In the same week Apple revealed the Feb. 9 availability of its first smart speaker, the HomePod, Sonos has a response: two Sonos One speakers for $349 or £349. The Sonos One smart speaker is $199 or £199 on its own, and the company says the bundle deal will be available from Friday, Jan. 26, 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! Indulge your childhood fantasies of flying a Star Wars ship or speeder. Propel’s drones are a blast. Propel …
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There will come a day, and probably pretty soon, where pretty much every standalone speaker will have a voice-operated assistant inside of it. In the same way way that most TVs today have integrated “smarts” in the form of streaming apps for video, “smart speakers” will simply be the default, offering streaming audio apps and music at your voice’s beck …
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The Vizio SB3621 isn’t just a terrific little sound bar system for movies and TV, it’s also a sweet Bluetooth speaker for playing tunes. It’s the first sound bar CNET ever reviewed to earn five stars and an Editors’ Choice award. Heck, I’d be just as enthusiastic about the $149 SB3621 if it sold for $300, it’s that good. The …
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A new Samsung C-Lab project called S-Ray lets you to listen to your devices without disturbing others by beaming sound straight into your ears. The company says the technology could be used with a number of different devices including a Bluetooth speaker, a phone cover and a personal neckband. It’s a bit like the Bose SoundWear, except other people can hear the …
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Klipsch has one of the freshest takes on what constitutes a “smart speaker” at CES 2018 with a pair of resolutely old-school tabletop systems. The Klipsch Heritage Wireless speakers The Three and The One offer the use of Google Assistant with their built-in microphone arrays. The speakers are modeled after the company’s Heritage range, which includes the Forte III, and …
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Get ready for smaller, longer-lasting wireless earbuds, thanks to a new Bluetooth processor from Qualcomm. The mobile chip giant on Monday unveiled a low-power Bluetooth processor, the QCC5100, at its CES 2018 press conference at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. The chip integrates into one package the Bluetooth tech that connects to other devices, the application processor that …
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We’ve been fans of earlier JBL Clip mini Bluetooth speakers and there’ll be a new Clip 3 ($60) showing up in stores later this spring. There’s no word yet on international pricing. JBL says the latest Clip offers improved sound quality and battery life (10 hours) in the same compact form. The fully waterproof speaker is also more durable, according …
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Sony’s Extra Bass portable Bluetooth speaker line up is getting three new additions this spring: The SRS-XB41 ($250), SRS- XB31 ($150) and SRS-XB21 ($100). There’s no word yet on international pricing, but $250 converts to about £185 or AU$320. The company is billing these as mini party speakers, as all of them also incorporate LED lighting effects. “We are excited …
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