Smart Speakers

Photo Credit: Daniel Cañibano Is your HomePod speaker not working? Some owners are reporting dying speakers after an update. Apple discontinued the original HomePod speaker in favor of its smaller, HomePod m... Read More...

Photo Credit: Nauris Ranga A new report suggests Apple is working on HomePod devices with a screen and cameras. The actual report focuses on the unactivated temperature and humidity sensor in the HomePod min... Read More...

Photo Credit: Daniel Cañibano After four years, Apple has officially discontinued its original HomePod speakers. Instead, the Cupertino giant will focus on the HomePod mini, which it introduced last year. Th... Read More...

Photo Credit: Andres Urena Facebook, Xiaomi, Garmin, and Dolby are joining Amazon's voice interoperability initiative. Microsoft, Apple, and Samsung remain absent. Amazon debuted its Voice Interoperability I... Read More...

Photo Credit: Sonos Sonos isn't bricking old speakers anymore – but you can say goodbye to updates for them. Today Sonos revealed details surrounding its multi-room home audio strategy going forward. The sma... Read More...

Photo Credit: Unsplash Sonos is doing away with the company's controversial Recycle Mode for its trade-up program. Recycle Mode on devices is a setting that could be activated by customers. Once activated, t... Read More...

Photo Credit: Unsplash Security researchers say they can use ultrasonic waves to hijack voice assistants like Bixby and Siri. Ultrasonic waves are sounds that humans cannot hear, so the hijacking is impercep... Read More...

Photo Credit: Sonos Sonos CEO Patrick Spence has publicly apologized for confusion around Sonos' smart speaker plans. The company announced that older hardware would stop getting software updates in May. Tho... Read More...

Photo Credit: Unsplash Sonos will stop updating its older speakers and hardware in May, the company has announced. Sonos says it is retiring old products because "they have been stretched to their technical ... Read More...