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Sonos’ Android Controller app gets hands-on demo [Video]

Chris Davies, Feb 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

It's ShowStoppers, the unofficial pre-MWC event, and we've just caught up with the Sonos team to take a look at the latest beta of their Sonos Controller for Android app. Headed to the Android Market in March 2011 as a free download, the app allows for all the control of its iOS counterpart but also a few extra features thanks to Google's broader hardware flexibility in Android. Read The Full Story

Sonos Controller for Android due March with voice control [Video]

Chris Davies, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sonos has announced its latest controller app, this time headed to Android smartphones. The Sonos Controller for Android will hit the Market in late March and, like the company's existing iOS apps, be a free download. New on the Android version, however, is music voice search, which will allow users to search for tracks, artists and albums using spoken requests. Voice control also works for searching for new streaming radio stations, and the Android app has the same multi-room volume and track control as its predecessors. It requires a device running Android 2.1 or later, with a screen size of HVGA 320 x 480, WVGA 480 x 800 or WVGA 480 x 854; that basically means most recent phones. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Sonos considering in-car and headphone systems

Chris Davies, Jan 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sonos is considering expanding its streaming audio system to offer products for in-car and headphone use, as part of an eventual push to cover more of the places that users listen to music. Sonos co-founder and VP of sales and marketing Tom Cullen told GigaOM that the company's roadmap was guided by the principle that "people listen to music in other places." However, the exec wouldn't pin a release date on an Android controller app. Read The Full Story

Sonos Wireless Dock WD100 now shipping for $119.99

Chris Davies, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sonos has confirmed that their Wireless Dock WD100 - which allows you to drop your iPhone or iPod into a simple cradle, and then funnel the music stored on it across your network of Sonos ZonePlayer media boxes - is now shipping. Priced at $119.99, the desktop cradle requires only a power connection, since - as the name suggests - it has integrated wireless support. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Raumfeld Multi-Room Audio System Review

Chris Davies, Sep 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Just as CDs have quickly been overtaken by digital downloads, so the number of people wanting to get their music off the computer and through speakers in their living room, kitchen and bedroom has increased. Wading into that market is Raumfeld, promising “Hi-Fi for the digital age” with their eponymous modular system. Still, you can’t get far in multi-room audio without tripping over Sonos, so the question is whether the little-known German start-up can compete. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Sonos Controller for iPad released; Sonos Spotify activated

Chris Davies, Sep 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's taken them a little longer than initially expected, but the Sonos controller for iPad app has finally landed in the App Store [iTunes link]. A free download, it allows Sonos system users to control their multi-room streaming music system on the iPad's sizeable touchscreen. Meanwhile the company has also released Sonos Software 3.3, which updates the system with support for Spotify. Read The Full Story

Sonos Wireless Dock WD100 streams iPod/iPhone music

Chris Davies, Sep 23rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Sonos has outed the latest part of its streaming music puzzle, in the shape of the Sonos Wireless Dock WD100. Packing an integrated Sonos wireless connection and an iPod/iPhone docking connector, the WD100 basically takes whatever music is stored on your Apple PMP and funnels it around the house. It's all Apple certified, so there shouldn't be any annoying "this accessory isn't supported" pop-ups, and it'll work with a broad range of the company's hardware: the iPod touch (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation), iPod classic, iPod nano (3rd, 4th, and 5th generation), and iPhone (original, 3G, 3GS and 4). Sadly no iPad support, since the cradle is the wrong shape. Read The Full Story

Spotify and Sonos team to stream Spotify tracks all around the house

Shane McGlaun, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Sonos has been streaming music all around people's homes without any wires for a long time now. At the same time, Spotify has been around and streaming tunes that music fans really love. Sonos and Spotify have announced that they are teaming up for a new offering. Read The Full Story

Sonos Controller for iPad delayed until late September

Chris Davies, Aug 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sonos' Controller for iPad app seemed too good to be true - a free, finger-friendly remote control for the wireless multiroom audio system that turned the Apple tablet into something Crestron owners would be jealous of - but it'll take a little longer than expected to arrive. Initially promised for an August debut, the company has just informed us that they're postponing the release of Sonos Controller for iPad until late September. Read The Full Story

Sonos Controller for iPad app due August [Video]

Chris Davies, Jun 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Sonos has spilt the beans on its upcoming Sonos Controller for iPad app, set for release in August 2010. The new app, specially designed to take advantage of the iPad's 9.7-inch display, will turn the tablet into a touchscreen controller for the multi-room audio system, allowing users to control playback in each of their zones - either individually or linked together in party mode. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

New black Sonos S5 is better at lurking in the shadows

Chris Davies, Jun 2nd 2010 Discuss [2]

The Sonos S5 has been given a makeover, with the company pushing out a new, black version of the all-in-one music system. Priced at the same $399 as its white counterpart, the Sonos S5 has the same five integrated speakers - each with their own digital amp - and can be controlled via either Sonos' own special remotes or the company's iPhone and iPod touch app. Read The Full Story

Sonos adds new stereo pair mode to ZonePlayer S5

Shane McGlaun, May 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Sonos ZonePlayer S5 went on sale in the US back in November of 2009. The S5 has an amp and a wireless receiver along with a speaker sporting five drivers inside its sleek enclosure. Sonos has announced that it has added a new mode to the S5 called stereo pair. Read The Full Story