If you can’t beat them, partner with them. Sonos, a maker of connected speakers, and Amazon announced at an event Tuesday that users will soon be able to control Sonos speakers with their voices, as the industry leaders have partnered to integrate the software of Sonos and Alexa, Amazon’s smart home voice assistant. Sonos’s reputation …
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Sonos, a pioneer in the multi-room speaker game who has struggled recently because of poor software experiences and increasing competition, announced two major moves today that it hopes will help it maintain its lead in the category. For one, Sonos will soon get Amazon Alexa integration, so that users will be able to control their …
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As great as Sonos is, there have always been a few limitations: You can only control the system through the dedicated app, and there was no Siri-like voice control. In the near future, you’ll be able to do both. “Technology has made access to music convenient, but the experience crappy,” says Joy Howard, CMO of …
Philips sensor induced automatic lighting is revolutionizing the smart home concept by taking automatic lighting to the extremes. The new lighting sensors will hit the markets in October. What makes the new Hue motion sensor special is that it can operate without a smartphone or switch. It is most useful in households for many occasions— …
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Sonos today announced voice control and partner app integrations that make it easier than ever for listeners to navigate, discover and share music in their homes. “With the unprecedented growth in streaming, music has become abundant and immediate,” said Sonos Chief Executive Officer John MacFarlane. “Together with a growing ecosystem of partners, we’re making sure …
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If Sonos has its way, the speaker company will become the ultimate sound provider for your smart home. At a special press event in New York, Sonos unveiled a slew of new hardware and software features meant to make jamming out to music in your high-tech abode as intuitive and enjoyable as possible, including some …
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Wireless speaker system maker Sonos announced two software partnerships today with Spotify and Amazon. The Spotify integration allows users to control their Sonos speakers via the Spotify app, essentially turning each Sonos speaker – or all of them – into a Spotify Connect system. The Sonos/Amazon partnership is a bit more interesting. Your Sonos speakers …
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Today Sonos announced a “long-term strategic partnership with Amazon” that will bring Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant to Sonos’ connected speakers next year. Amazon vice president and Alexa lead Mike George announced the news at an event in New York, where Sonos had invited press to “come hear how it’s all connected.” At the event, Sonos screened a …
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Amazon and Google are going head-to-head to be your personal butler. Amazon introduced the Echo in 2014: a digital assistant that connects to the internet and responds to your voice to do thousands of different tasks. This May, Google unveiled the upcoming Home at their annual I/O conference: a rival to the Echo, built off …
Room with a voice: Starwood incorporating Siri at Aloft hotels Hospitality firm is piloting the voice-activated rooms in Boston and Santa Clara, Calif. August 30, 2016 10:14AM Aloft Santa Clara, one of the test properties for Project Jetson (credit: Starwood Hotels and Resorts) and Siri on the iPhone “Hey Siri, which massive hotel company is …