Denon’s parent company Sound United has announced it has reached a settlement with Sonos over potential patent infringement by Denon’s HEOS wireless speakers. Sonos sued Denon back in 2014 as it said the HEOS lineup was too similar to Sonos’ own and infringed on at least four of its patents. “Our direction with HEOS is …
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V-Moda is having its “Supersonic Spring Sale,” with discounts on headphones and its Remix Bluetooth speaker. The highlight deal is on the Crossfade 2 Wireless, which is one of our favorite Bluetooth headphones. It normally retails from $330, but it’s on sale for $250. The top-end rose gold model, which features AptX support, is also on sale for $250. You …
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This is hard for me to believe, but Cheapskate Jr. is graduating high school in a few weeks. (And, ahem, going to my alma mater, Michigan State, with an honors scholarship. #crazyprouddad) That means there’s a backyard graduation party in our future, which means we’ll need tunes, which means today’s deal is perfect. Today only, and while supplies last, Meh …
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Sonos could be ready to announce a new home-theater speaker with voice control next month. In an invitation that went out to journalists Thursday morning, the audio company has scheduled an event for June 6 in San Francisco. The invite features a table-full of remotes with the tagline “You’re better than this.” The Sonos invite that was sent to journalists …
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It’s finally starting to warm up around here, and I couldn’t be more eager to start planting stuff in the garden, shooting hoops in the driveway and sitting on the back porch with a mojito in my hand. For those and other outdoor activities, you can’t beat a good portable speaker — especially when it’s 50 percent off. For a …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Sarah Tew Which would you rather have: a cheap speaker that sounds like a cheap speaker or an …
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Spotify is ready to announce… something. The streaming music giant sent a “save the date” notice to journalists this morning, but except for the date and general location — the morning of April 24 in New York — there aren’t any official details. Spotify One rumor suggests that Spotify will bring the music service to your car. The Verge reported on …
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Editors’ note: CNET’s Cheapskate, Rick Broida, is taking some well-deserved time off today, but he’ll be back soon! In the meantime, the CNET team is pitching in with with some suggested bargains of our own. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image …
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I’ll cut right to the chase: the Dayton Audio MK402BT two-speaker system fills a room better than any single speaker could: whether thats a $349 Apple HomePod or a $399 Google Home Max smart speaker. The big advantage of bona fide stereo separation is hard to beat for the money; the MK402BT sells for just $98 a pair. The Dayton …
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Calling it a small gesture, Sonos has announced that in response to the recent revelations about how Cambridge Analytica was allowed to exploit millions of Facebook users’ data, it’s suspending all of its digital advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube and Twitter for a week. The smart speaker company will also “go dark” on its Facebook and Instagram social accounts …
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