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Marshall Emberton III in cream.

Marshall’s Emberton and Willen speakers get microphones and Auracast

Marshall has updated its Emberton and Willen portable Bluetooth speakers with speakerphone capability and Auracast compatibility.
The Sonos app on an iPhone in front of Sonos speakers and headphones.

Sonos, software, and Stockholm syndrome: what went wrong in 2024

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence at the Sonos One launch in 2017.

Sonos needs a new CEO

The Venu Sports website seen on an iPad.

Fubo wins injunction against Venu Sports streaming service

Victrola VPT-800 Automatic Turntable.

You can now buy Victrola’s repeat-play automatic turntable

An Android phone with the Sonos app showing the music sources tab menu, next to a Sonos Roam wireless speaker.

Yes, Sonos, bring back the old app!

Kim Kardashian models three new Beats Studio Pro colors.

Beats Studio Pro get the Kim Kardashian treatment

Nakamichi

Nakamichi’s insane Dragon soundbar reborn with quad 750-watt subwoofers

Sonos app on iPhone in front of a Sonos Move 2 speaker.

Sonos laying off 6% of employees ‘for long-term success’

OnePlus Buds Pro 3.

OnePlus teases the arrival of the Buds Pro 3

Two pairs of Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 in their charge case.

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 get smaller and smarter

A Sonos One speaker sitting on an outdoor table.

A major Sonos exploit was explained at Black Hat — but you needn’t worry

Phil Nickinson wearing the Sonos Ace headphones.

What can Sonos possibly do to ‘delight’ customers again?

It's been a bad summer for Sonos. What can the company do to make things right with customers?
Cambridge Audio Evo One.

Cambridge Audio Evo One is a 14-driver wireless music speaker that doubles as a soundbar

Cambridge Audio's latest speaker does wireless music streaming and much more.
McIntosh MX200 AV Processor.

McIntosh’s MX200 AV processor includes full Dirac Live room correction

McIntosh's latest Dolby Atmos/DTS:X AV processor now includes multiple analog inputs, plus a full license for Dirac's room correction.
Chromecast with Google TV.

Don’t throw out that old Chromecast with Google TV just yet

The new Google TV Streamer is better than the old Chromecast with Google TV in nearly every way that counts — except for when it comes to size.
1More SonoFlow Pro HQ51.

1More says its $90 SonoFlow Pro HQ51 headphones are better than Bose and Sony

1More says its new SonoFlow Pro HQ51 headphones beat Bose and Sony's best in key areas, while keeping a sub-$100 price.
The Sonos app on an iPhone in front of a Sonos Move 2 speaker.

‘Push for speed backfired,’ Sonos CEO says as new products delayed

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence said he pushed the company to move too fast, and as a result two new products will have to be delayed until software is fixed.
The tag on a Roku remote control.

Roku now has a dedicated free sports channel

Roku will consolidate the live and original sports programs it owns or licenses under a single channel.
The Disney Plus app on a TV.

Disney’s password-sharing crackdown goes big in September

Disney's CEO said the company would expand its crackdown on login sharing starting in September.
The rear of the Google TV Streamer device.

The Google TV Streamer added one feature that all such devices need

The Google TV Streamer includes a simple button to help you locate a missing remote control — and that's something every such device should have.
App icons for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Get ready to pay for more Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+

Starting October 17, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ are all going to cost a little more. Again. Because Disney is still trying to not lose money on streaming.
The Chromecast with Google TV (left) and the Chromecast Ultra.

Chromecast now has a place in the Google Graveyard

With the announcement of Google TV Streamer, the Chromecast platform has been laid to rest after almost a dozen years.
TCL NXTFrame A3000W Pro.

TCL’s NXTFrame gallery TV launches with a little help from Bang & Olufsen

TCL's NXTFrame TV is an art gallery TV that goes head-to-head with Samsung's The Frame TV and Hisense's CanvasTV.
The Sonos Ace headphones in front of the Sonos Arc soundbar.

Sonos Ace headphones now work with more Sonos soundbars

Sonos just dropped another bevy of improvements, including enabling the Sonos Ace headphones to work with all of the company's soundbars.
The two colors of Google TV Streamer — hazel and porcelain — with their remote controls.

Google TV Streamer is bigger, faster, and more expensive than Chromecast

Google TV Streamer takes what made Chromecast great and adds more power, smart-home tech, a better remote, and Ethernet. And it costs twice as much.
The Venu Sports website on an iPad.

Should you get Venu Sports if you have cable or streaming?

If you already have a cable or streaming subscription, it's very likely that you don't need Venu Sports. Even more so if you have a couple of other services.
The Venu Sports website seen on an iPad.

Venu Sports may actually be better than its creators intended

Execs for Venu Sports say they're not trying to steal subscribers from cable and streaming, but there's almost no way that won't happen.
Olympics channels on YouTube TV.

How I added a handful of hidden YouTube TV channels for the Olympics

If you use the custom channels sort option on YouTube TV, you might be missing out on a bunch of new channels.
Caleb Denison stands behind a 115-inch TCL QM89 4K TV.

Buy TCL’s giant 115-inch TV, get a ticket to the Super Bowl

TCL has some big freebies for the first 115 buyers of its big 115-inch TCL QM89 4K TV.
[EMBARGOED IMAGE – 08/02] The Victrola Stream Sapphire wireless turntable.

Victrola’s new Stream Sapphire is the wireless turntable for audiophiles

Victrola has launched its flagship wireless turntable, the Stream Sapphire, that's capable of playing your vinyl wirelessly at high quality over Sonos and UPnP.
A still frame from the personalized 3D audio profile creation tool on a Sony PS5.

Personalized spatial audio comes to the PlayStation 5

Sony's gaming console now offers a more immersive audio experience for headset and earbud users.
Nebula Capsule Air.

Nebula’s Capsule Air projector is so light you can stick it to a wall

Anker's Nebula line of projectors has two new models for big, bright images and extreme portability.
The Venu Sports website as seen on an iPhone.

Venu Sports finally announces price of $43 a month, for starters

Venu Sports — the new streaming service that combines sports from Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery — will cost $43 a month, but that may well increase.

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