Three high-profile Sony audio products — the Sony’s HT-ST5000 Atmos sound bar, the HT-MT300 and the STR-DN1080 receiver — will be available from March. Sony Firstly, Sony’s HT-ST5000 is an Atmos sound bar with a wireless subwoofer, with a purported 7.1.2 channels — as an all-in-one bar, the surrounds are virtual. That said, the demo …

As the most popular multiroom speaker, the market for third-party Sonos accessories is thriving. The Sanus TV Base for the just-announced Sonos Playbase joins other add-ons including skins, wall mounts and even a turntable. Ordinarily you wouldn’t need this stand, as your TV should just sit on top of the speaker, but you could run into trouble if your TV …

Sound United, the company behind Polk and Definitive Technology, has announced it has acquired D+M Group, which is home to audio brands Denon and Marantz. The combined company will continue to be known as Sound United and the terms of sale have not been announced. Kevin Duffy will continue as CEO of Sound United after the sale. D+M Group is …

Yamaha has announced that its multi-room system MusicCast will soon take orders from the Alexa voice assistant. “MusicCast is the most versatile and powerful wireless multiroom audio system on the market, and the integration with Amazon Alexa makes it even easier to control,” said Bob Goedken, general manager of Yamaha’s AV division in a press release. Up to 40 MusicCast …

Some people marry the Eiffel Tower, some even their motorbike, but has anyone ever given thought to wedding the humble turntable? Forget levitating turntables and forget Bluetooth lint brushes. Here is the “novelty” turntable I might even consider buying (if not actually commit bigamy for). The Wheel by Dutch design firm Miniot is as minimalist as a turntable could possibly …

Huawei has announced is first 360 degree VR camera, and it’s designed as a snap-on add-on to the company’s line of Honor phones. The new product was teased earlier this week in Beijing, according to Insta360, the hardware partner that already produces a variety of similar 360 degree cameras. The Honor VR Camera will support full wraparound livestreaming and photography. …

While most people use their phone to wake them up these days, some still have use for an alarm clock. Especially for that handy snooze button. For these dozy souls, the iLuv Morning Call 2 is the company’s most featured alarm clock yet. It comes with a large LED display, a dual alarm clock, Bluetooth connectivity and FM radio (naturally). …

Dolby has announced that its HDR standard Dolby Vision is now fully software-based, meaning that existing devices such as consoles and televisions can take advantage of it. “There are implementations that can run Dolby Vision in software, certainly in the console space but also in the TV SoC (System On a Chip) space,” Dolby reps said Friday in Forbes. Dolby …

Sonos demonstrated Amazon Alexa voice control of its speakers at an event in Boston yesterday. Antoine Leblond, Sonos vice president of software, walked onstage and said, “Alexa, pause Sonos” to an Amazon Echo Dot speaker, pausing the music playing over the Play:5 speakers lining the room. Leblond said the company still had some work to do and that it was …

Sprint has announced a limited-time discount on its unlimited data, talk and text deal. For the next four days, new subscribers will be able to get a new contract for $50, with the ability to add an extra line for $40 more, or even further lines for $30 each a month beyond that. The Sprint offer is usually $60 a …