Google Kicks Off `Home Max’ Speaker Launch
Google launched Monday its new Home Max speaker with Google Assistant technology, designed to provide a bigger sound experience and intelligent “smart sound” acoustic adjustments. The Google Home Max speaker is available now primarily online through Best Buy, Walmart and the Google Store at…
Amazon Expands Daily Deals For Black Friday
This is it, Black Friday has arrived, and Amazon is providing a load of deals on holiday gift items and electronics to brighten the season. Savvy e-shoppers will find up to 37 items offering significant savings for the annual shopping holiday. That’s more specials…
Sound United Reveals November, December Holiday Deals
Sound United, manufacturer of high performance AV brands including Marantz, Denon, Definitive Technology, Polk and others, has kicked off the holiday season by announcing a number of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and beyond on the company’s various brands of audio video receivers…
Phorus PS10 Wireless Speaker With Alexa Goes On Sale
DTS said Monday that the Phorus PS10, the first DTS Play-Fi enabled wireless speaker with Amazon Alexa Voice Service, is now available for purchase from Amazon and Phorus.com. The Phorus PS10, which carries a $249 retail price, includes a built-in far-field microphone array to…
Hi-Res Audio Technology Developer MQA Teams Up With Deezer Streaming Platform
Hi-res audio fans got some big news over the Labor Day weekend with the announcement that MQA, a developer of hi-res audio capture and streaming technology, has entered into a key new agreement with the rapidly growing global music streaming platform Deezer. The deal will…
Onkyo, Pioneer Elite, Phorus Add Smart Speakers With Alexa, Play-Fi
Wireless speakers incorporating Alexa far-field voice control and DTS Play-Fi capabilities, will be offered under the Phorus, Onkyo and Pioneer brands this fall. DTS announced the smart speaker additions this week to underscore their use of DTS Play-Fi technology, which delivers advanced multi-room audio…
Onkyo Introduces Smart Speaker With Google Assistant, Chromecast
Onkyo joined Sony Thursday in introducing a wireless speaker that incorporates Google Assistant interactive voice control technology and Chromecast Built-in app streaming functionality. The Onkyo Smart Speaker G3 (VC-GX30) will ship to retail in October at a $299 suggested retail. It is designed to…
Sony Brings Google Home With Wireless Google Assistant Speaker
Sony unveiled at the IFA consumer technology show in Berlin, Germany Thursday a slate of portable audio products including a wireless speaker that integrates audible Google Assistant technology to bring audible voice interaction and control for compatible automated homes and home entertainment systems. The…
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