Sonos Unveils Era 100, Era 300 Smart Speakers
Multi-room music and speaker resource Sonos formally introduced this week its latest smart speakers in the Sonos Era 100 and Sonos Era 300, the latter bringing new “spatial audio” support to the company’s wirelessly connected speaker offerings. The Sonos 100 is an upgrade and replacement…
Hub Research: 74% Of U.S. Homes Now Have A Smart TV
Some 62% of U.S. TV homes use their smart TV to stream video, up from 47% two years ago, according to a recent survey of 2,526 U.S. consumers from Hub Entertainment Research. In its report on “The Evolution of the TV Set 2022,” Hub Entertainment…
Hub: Smart TVs Represent ‘Leading Edge’ Of Smart Devices Purchased By U.S. Consumers
Adoption of smart TVs is outpacing all other smart CE product tech, according to a new study released by Hub Entertainment Research. The tech-market analyst said in its fourth annual “Connected Home” study that smart TV ownership continues to climb with 76% of TV households…
New B&W Zeppelin Smart Speaker Arrives With High-Resolution Sound
Renowned U.K.-speaker manufacture Bowers & Wilkins is now selling its newest Zeppelin smart speaker offering more detailed high-resolution sound with expanded smart capabilities. The new B&W Zeppelin is available now at a $799.99 suggested retail price, supporting a wide range of popular streaming services using…
Denon Home Wireless Speakers Get Built-In Alexa Firmware Update
Denon is adding a firmware update to its “Denon Home” range of premium wireless speakers and soundbars bringing built-in Alexa AI voice control to the devices. The full-range of Denon Home speakers will get the firmware update bringing built-in Alexa assistant smart speaker capability while…
Juniper: 13.4B Smart Home Devices To Be In Active Use In 5 Years
In line with recent reports of surging growth of integrated Smart TVs around the world, nearly 13.5 billion smart home devices are forecast to be in active use by 2025, up from an estimated 7.4 billion at the end of 2020, according to new data…
Amazon Fire TV Blaster Brings Voice Control Via IR
Amazon launched this week its Fire TV Blaster, a new add-on device designed to bring voice control via Alexa-enabled Echo and Fire TV products to more devices. The Fire TV Blaster (which will ship December 11th at a $34.95 retail price) is an IR hub…
Alexa Will Now Let Users Delete Recorded Commands
Amazon announced at its devices event Wednesday that it has added a new feature to its Alexa cloud-based AI voice control platform enabling users to auto-delete their spoken commands from the system database, as a gesture to assuage the fears of those concerned with their…
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