smart speakers

Amazon's ecosystem (Echo-system?) never stops growing. Its newest player has arrived: the Echo Pop, a $40 smart speaker with a half-circle body instead of the fully rounded forms of Amazon's…

Earlier this year, Amazon announced that Amazon Sidewalk—a program that uses Ring cameras and Echo devices to transmit wireless signals that other smart home devices can use—would open to…

With a lovely mix of music, stories, and sounds, all available in eight languages, this speaker successfully combines fun and education. It is durable, has its own handle, and is simple…

US-based audio device maker Sonos announced its first quarter earnings call recently. During the call, Sonos CEOPatrick Spence discussed the company’s financial performance, sales momentum…

Apple cares a lot about music. Steve Jobs loved it so much that he invented the iPod and iTunes to let us bring all of it everywhere, and personally owned multi-thousand-dollar Swedish…

The latest edition of Techarc's "India Connected Consumer Report," analyses the smartphone and connected devices landscape in India. The research firm notes that the adoption of smart…

Apple may be planning to launch the new HomePod mini in four new countries which are Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, as per a report by Macrumors. According to the report, HomePodand…

Connects to Google Assistant or AlexaThe pint-sized Sonos Roam (9/10, WIRED Recommends) has become our new favorite portable speaker. I (Parker) have taken it on road trips, to outdoor…

On Thursday, the US International Trade Commission, which rules on import laws, determined that Alphabet-owned Google infringed on audio technology patents held by smart speaker company…

Google is working on a feature for its digital voice assistant that will allow users to skip saying ‘Hey Google’. This essentially means that a user will no longer have to add ‘Hey Google’…