Headphones and Speakers

It Begins: Amazon Taps Yo-Yo Ma for a 36 Episode Alexa-Powered Music Series

August 21, 2018

Should Spotify and Apple Music be very, very afraid? Amazon is now aiming to crack Spotify and Apple's lead in music streaming through a new marketing blitz featuring Alexa and famous musicians. Alongside a... Read More...

Review: Ultimate Ears UE Live With Bluetooth

Noah Itman

August 17, 2018

Rating: 8/10 Pros: Outstanding sound quality! Bluetooth adds convenience and the battery system on the wireless is novel. Cons: The price tag. Poor microphone wind resistance makes these unusable for outdoo... Read More...

Pandora’s Voice-Activated Streams Have Jumped 50% In 2018

Marsha Silva

August 15, 2018

Spotify is projected to surpass Pandora's monthly active users by 2022. But one area Pandora has the Swedish company beat is voice integration with digital assistants. Pandora just announced that its Pandor... Read More...

Sonos’ Wall Street IPO Wasn’t a Disaster — But It Does Raise Some Serious Questions

Marsha Silva

August 3, 2018

Sonos' IPO didn't crater — but the middling performance of the stock raises some questions concerning how well the smart speaker maker can perform against titans like Amazon and Google. Shares were priced at... Read More...

Sonos Wants to Raise $264 Million In Its Upcoming IPO

Marsha Silva

July 24, 2018

Sonos Inc. is all set to go public on Wall Street with its upcoming initial public offering (IPO). The wireless smart speaker market is booming, but Sonos will face fierce competition from big players like A... Read More...

Smart Speaker Installations Will Cross 100 Million This Year Alone — and Amazon Music Can’t Wait

Paul Resnikoff

July 16, 2018

A new report from Canalys suggests that the number of smart speakers installed in homes across the world could surpass 100 million by the end of 2018. That's a remarkable period of growth, considering that l... Read More...

Alexa ‘Routines’ Will Wake You Up, Start Your Coffee, Open Your Shades, and Play a Morning Playlist

Marsha Silva

April 6, 2018

Coffee and music: two unbearable morning chores! Now, Alexa wants to make your life even easier by handling a myriad of mundane routines. Great news for Alexa users who hate doing routine tasks. Amazon is ... Read More...

Sonos Is Pulling All Of Its Advertising from Facebook — Effective Immediately

Marsha Silva

March 25, 2018

You won’t be seeing Sonos ads on Facebook anymore — or Instagram, for that matter. Looks like Sonos is sending a very clear message about Facebook's privacy breaches — and potentially sparking a mass exodus ... Read More...

After Acquiring Beats for $3 Billion, Apple Decides to Develop Its Own Pair of Headphones

Marsha Silva

March 7, 2018

Apple is rumored to developing a serious pair of high-end headphones. And they won't be branded Beats. Inspired by the success of its AirPods, Apple looks ready break into the high-end headphone market. ... Read More...

A List of Phones That Don’t Have a 3.5mm Headphone Jack

Paul Resnikoff

February 25, 2018

Apple isn't the only one ditching the 3.5mm jack. Here's a list of every phone that doesn't have the standard headphone jack. Considering how many phones are out there, it's a pretty small list. Updated: F... Read More...

Can This Blockchain-Powered Smart Speaker Get Artists Paid?

This Blockchain-Powered Smart Speaker Pays Artists When You Clap

Daniel Sanchez

January 11, 2018

Can Volareo truly spark a revolution in the music industry? Or will it end up as yet another generic blockchain 'solution'? Can blockchain technology truly revolutionize the music industry? Some people thi... Read More...

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It Begins: Amazon Taps Yo-Yo Ma for a 36 Episode Alexa-Powered Music Series

Review: Ultimate Ears UE Live With Bluetooth

Pandora’s Voice-Activated Streams Have Jumped 50% In 2018

Sonos’ Wall Street IPO Wasn’t a Disaster — But It Does Raise Some Serious Questions

Sonos Wants to Raise $264 Million In Its Upcoming IPO

Smart Speaker Installations Will Cross 100 Million This Year Alone — and Amazon Music Can’t Wait

Alexa ‘Routines’ Will Wake You Up, Start Your Coffee, Open Your Shades, and Play a Morning Playlist

Sonos Is Pulling All Of Its Advertising from Facebook — Effective Immediately

After Acquiring Beats for $3 Billion, Apple Decides to Develop Its Own Pair of Headphones

A List of Phones That Don’t Have a 3.5mm Headphone Jack

This Blockchain-Powered Smart Speaker Pays Artists When You Clap