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Sonos Adds iOS iTunes Playback
If you have a Sonos streaming stereo system and you download your music to a PC in your home then it is fairly simple to get access to all your stored music throughout your home. If however you download music...
Apple to Launch a Pandora Competitor Next Week?
Apple is said to be getting into the music streaming business and there’s a chance we’ll hear more about it at the iPhone 5 launch event next week. As you may recall I surmised Apple would get into the home...
Songza is a Solid Music Streaming Service
I've been testing Songza's music streaming service for a few weeks now and it seems to be the best place to listen to real hits all the time. It competes with Slacker, Pandora, Sirius XM and Spotify and lately I...
Sonos Supports Amazon Cloud
One of the challenges for consumers is dealing with disparate cloud vendors such as Apple and Amazon. Interestingly for many users the song catalogues for each vendor is incomplete. This is especially true when it comes to electronic dance music...
Did Sonos Just Obsolete Their Remote?
Sonos users rejoice - you can now control the volume level of yourmusic with the volume buttons on your iOS device. Prior to this software upgrade you had to use the slider switch on your Apple device. Now Sonos sells...
Nexus Q: Google's Lateral Move into the Home Entertainment Ecosystem
There has been massive speculation regarding Google’s decision to purchase Motorola Mobility. Many, including the author believed this move was primarily driven by patents but it is becoming clear that even if this was the case, the search leader has...
Sonos SUB Expensive but Convenient
Sonos makes a great WiFi-based sound system allowing wire-free sound in any room in your home. The only problem with this strategy is that Apple and its AirPlay wireless streaming system is a peripheral competitor and when you go up...
The Only Way Google can be Successful in Consumer Electronics
Yesterday I detailed how Google IS the tech news of the day and folks, this search leader is ambitious – more so than Microsoft ever was. In addition to a Dropbox killer and massive Google+ growth I outlined in this...
Slacker on Sonos Review
After waiting for over a year for Slacker to come to Sonos - I am now one very happy camper. First off Slacker provided me with a Premium Radio subscription a while back - prior to that I had a...
Sonos Now Works with Slacker
Yesterday I mentioned big news coming from Slacker which I couldn't disclose specifically. Now I can. Sonos will work with Slacker - I can't wait to get home and give it a whirl. Sonos said this was the #1 request...
Streaming Radio? There's An App For EACH Station
I love all kinds of music and unless I am in the mood for something slow, I find the faster the beat the better. So I have been on a quest for the best workout music and I’ve had good...
Sonos Adds PLAY:3, Lowers Price
As a happy Sonos customer, I was delighted to learn the company has added more content (Spotify to be specific) to its system and also added a new music player and lowered its price on the SONOS BRIDGE, a wireless...
Finally Headsets Get Smart
You get a call, you pick up the headset and put it on your ear and then turn on the headset to connect the call.One of these steps is not needed.The Apple iPhone popularized the motion sensor/accelerometer and Sonos uses...
Sonos Wireless Dock Review
A while back I reviewed the Sonos wireless home stereo system and was quite impressed. The product is great and in many ways shows how any company can design products which are full of functionality but minimalistic in design. In...
Sonos iPad Remote Control
I have been waiting for a over a month for the Sonos iPad application become approved because the wireless home stereo company has told me it was on its way and had new features. The software was approved last night...
What Cablevision Needs to do Next
While others complain about their cable providers, I am pretty happy with mine - Cablevision and Optimum/Optimum Online. The company provides blazing fast Internet at reasonable prices and recently has added services such as WiFi almost everywhere I go, Caller-ID...
When will the Smart Home Take off?
It is a certainty inevitable that home automation becomes more of a reality and that disparate product categories will converge. Already tablet computers are being tasked with becoming part of the integrated entertainment of millions of consumers who appreciate being...
Google Wave: It's the UI Stupid
Why we should congratulate Google on its failures When Google Wave launched I read it was going to change email and it was what email would be if it was designed today. The concept seemed very solid - merge...
Blackberry Torch 9800 Analysis
The launch of RIM's latest phone the Torch 9800 certainly wasn't a secret and although I haven't had time to test the device as of yet, I am impressed with much of what the Canadian company has packed into its...
Sonos Nearly Perfects Home Audio
This summer more Americans than ever are conserving cash by taking staycations and in doing so, many are looking to add nice touches to their homes to make their lives more comfortable. A new 3D TV may be one way...
Why Apple Spent $80M on LaLa
Apple confirmed they purchased music streaming site LaLa for around $80 million and I believe the reason for the acquisition may have to do with my recent experience with Sonos, a company which makes multi-room, WiFi home stereo equipment. After...
