Tag Archives: Sonos

20 Awesome Things We Saw at the IFA Tech Show

Posted on 20 September 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

IFA, Europe’s biggest consumer electronics show, is always a hotbed of new products introductions. This year’s show was especially rich in innovative, unique, and even eye brow-raising new gear. After walkiing the two-dozen-plus buildings that house IFA on the Messe … Continue reading →

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IFA 2019: Top 11 smart home gadgets from Berlin

Posted on 6 September 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

IFA’s annual event in Berlin is where Europe goes to find the smartest of devices for the coming year. Walking the show, we found brands are focused on wireless — both in terms of connections and power.  Since our visit to … Continue reading →

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7 Companies That Owned The Smart Home Conversation In 2018

Posted on 6 December 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Two trends dominated the smart home category in 2018. On the product side, there is the growing battle for voice assistant ecosystem supremacy between Amazon and Google. Not only has there been hockey-stick growth in the number, as well as unit sales, … Continue reading →

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Review: Riva Concert Takes On Sonos One

Posted on 13 November 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

In the world of $200 Alexa-enabled smart speakers, everyone is competing with the acknowledged audio quality and multi-room king of this category, the Sonos One. The latest – and perhaps most worthy – contender is the new Riva Audio Concert ($199, due … Continue reading →

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Review of the Apple HomePod

Posted on 19 February 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Is it the best-sounding and most beautiful smart speaker extant with a lot of potential or an overpriced smart speaker with limited functionality? The ‘net has been bubbling over with one or the other of these wildly divergent assessments of … Continue reading →

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How To Wire Your House With Sound—Without Wires

Posted on 25 February 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Here’s a general overview of the varying wireless speaker system options available, composed for Homes.com.

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