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Sonos drop new hardware so you can drop the beats throughout your home
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that we love our tunes at Ausdroid, and many of us have invested significant amounts of money in Sonos hardware as a result.
Sonos overnight dropped some...
Could you be wearing Sonos headphones in 2020?
Sonos may soon enter the headphones market, if a report from Bloomberg proves accurate.
The report is light on detail, but that's what you expect from an early discussion on things like this from sources...
Sonos show off Google Assistant integration on the Sonos Beam
We all thought it was a unicorn. Google Assistant integration on a Sonos speaker. We have heard talk of it from Sonos themselves for quite a while but have never had it...
Google Assistant is definitely coming to the Sonos One and Sonos Beam, sometime
When we first reviewed the Sonos One we thought it was an excellent speaker but it's Alexa functionality left a bit to be desired. We bemoaned the lack of Google Assistant onboard and...
HAY for Sonos One Limited Collection ready for launch in a range of colours
Let's be honest, Sonos are a big deal when it comes to streaming speakers. They have a range of speakers suitable from bookshelf, through to high powered, room-filling speakers as well as soundbars...
Amazon is planning more IoT enabled products with an Alexa microwave, subwoofer, and more...
Reports have surfaced that Amazon is looking to increase their Internet of Things (IoT) product catalogue with eight new Alexa-powered smart home devices later this year, including items such as a microwave and subwoofer.
The...
Sonos announces a new Amp, developer API enhancements and “architectural” speakers
Overnight, Sonos announced a new product at IFA in Berlin called Amp and a new developer API thats designed to allow more third parties to control the Sonos Sound Platform.
Amp (pictured above) is a...
Sonos Beam Sound Bar — Australian Review
Earlier this month, Sonos added the Sonos Beam sound bar to its product range. It's Sonos' second sound bar, smaller and more compact than its older Play Bar and its related Play Base product....
Sonos Beam brings compact power with voice control and Amazon Alexa for just $599
Sonos makes some of our very favourite smart home audio gear, and today unveiled a new addition to their product range - it's a compact soundbar named Sonos Beam.
But wait, you ask, doesn't Sonos...
Plex has some new offerings and updates
Plex is one of the biggest platforms for users to centrally store and distribute their own media library around their network and personal devices. Over the last month or so they've brought forward...
Alexa arrives on the Sonos One in Australia
We have tested out the Sonos One here at Ausdroid a couple of times, most recently as a pair and we loved it. Officially, Alexa has not worked on Sonos' smart speaker in Australia,...
Sonos One: Why two Ones is one better than one One
The name Sonos is synonymous with multi-room audio and have been for a long time. They have always produced amazing sound as far back as I can remember along with multi-room capabilities unmatched...
Sonos One: The Australian experience
The Sonos One is Sonos’ entry into the smart speaker category. Having dominated the multi-room speaker section of the market Sonos are looking to move into this new and fast-moving category.
The...
Sonos announce their smart speaker, the Sonos One
You may be forgiven for missing it amongst the Pixel noise but overnight Sonos announced their very own high end smart speaker, the Sonos One.
We have seen many high end speaker companies announce smart...
Images of Sonos’ upcoming smart speaker leak
We have seen several leaks and rumours surrounding an upcoming Sonos smart speaker with Alexa included (and possibly other digital assistants). Today though we have our very first look at the Sonos smart...