Amazon has introduced a new feature in the Alexa mobile app, in a recent update, allowing users to manage and move their music between Echo devices (or groups of multiple speakers) within the app itself.
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December 28, 2019Taking on Amazon, Google and Apple, Facebook is now set to officially roll out two smart home speakers in 2018. According to a report in Taipai-based website Digitimes, the two models – Aloha and Fiona with 15-inch touchscreens – will be launched around July. “Supply chain sources said that Facebook was originally slated to release...
February 15, 2018US-based audio equipment maker Bose on Tuesday launched wireless headphone “SoundSport Free” that delivers up to five hours of music, for Rs 18,990. The “SoundSport Free” will be available in black, midnight blue and bright orange colours at select Bose online and retail stores and Amazon from February 7. The earbuds are engineered to strike...
February 9, 2018Samsung Electronics Co. and HARMAN International on Tuesday launched the JBL Boombox portable Bluetooth speaker in India for Rs 34,990. “JBL Boombox provides long-playing sound, setting the standard for power in all future portables in the industry. We are excited to give consumers in India yet another way to have a powerful audio experience, now...
February 6, 2018In the 8th edition of TEDxGateway that took place on 4 February 2018 in Mumbai, celebrated mountaineer twin sisters Tashi and Nungshi Malik were among the speakers. Popularly known as ‘Everest twins’, Nungshi and Tashi have had several global landmark achievements. In 2013, barely 21 years old, they became world’s first female twins to scale...
February 5, 2018After the first phase, the smart speaker will arrive in France and Germany this spring. There was no mention about its release in India.
January 24, 2018Apple had announced its $349 HomePod in June 2017, with an on-sale date set before the end of December 2017.
January 12, 2018Google sold more than one Home smart speaker every second since it started shipping in mid-October, taking the sales numbers to over six million, the company has announced. “We sold more than one Google Home device every second since Google Home Mini started shipping in October,” Rishi Chandra, VP, Product Management, Google Home, said in...
January 8, 2018The palm-sized Creative Muvo 1c features a passive radiator and full-range speaker drivers for enhanced bass.
December 29, 2017Expanding its home audio lineup, Sony India on Wednesday launched two new speaker systems – Sony ‘SA-D20’ and Sony ‘SA-D40’ in the country. The Sony ‘SA-D40’ is equipped with 4.1-channel surround-sound system and 80W power output while the ‘SA-D20’ comes with 2.1-channel surround-sound system and 60W power output. Both the speakers are tuned according to...
December 14, 2017HARMAN International on Monday introduced its voice-activated speaker “Harman Kardon Allure” in India for Rs 22,490. Originally unveiled at the IFA Berlin show in August this year, the device is available for “Prime” members on Amazon.in. “Ever since its launch at IFA, we have seen tremendous interest and demand for the ‘Harman Kardon Allure’ from...
December 11, 2017In October, Google disabled the feature after a privacy issue was reported.
December 9, 2017Apple has delayed the launch of its smart home speaker HomePod until 2018 and reportedly said that it needed more time to work on it. “We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod, Apple’s breakthrough wireless speaker for the home, but we need a little more time before it’s ready for our customers,” The Verge...
November 20, 2017Taiwanese semi-conductor company MediaTek on Thursday launched a new chipset designed to enable Voice Assistant Devices (VADs) and smart speakers, including the Google Assistant. "Smart home products are growing in popularity and MediaTek's expertise is making connected devices smarter, smaller and more power efficient without sacrificing performance," said Joe Chen, Executive Vice President and Co-COO...
May 18, 2017Scientists have created a paper-thin, flexible device that can generate energy from human motion and could one day lead to foldable loudspeakers or even talking newspapers. The audio breakthrough can act as a loudspeaker and a microphone at the same time. “This is the first transducer that is ultrathin, flexible, scalable and bidirectional, meaning it...
May 17, 2017