Sonos is launching a new way for people to try out smart speaker ownership before committing to a purchase of its expensive hardware. The company is trying out a program called Flex, where people can rent Sonos speakers by the month for home use. Continue Reading
Sonos introduced three new products this week, including both updates to existing concepts and the official launch of its first portable speaker. The new product was the previously rumored Sonos Move, and the others are the Sonos One SL and the Sonos Port. Continue Reading
Sonos had teased that a new product was coming for a fall launch, but many of the details around its upcoming project have leaked. The new device is a portable speaker known as the Sonos Move. It appears to be designed for easy relocating, with a recessed grip handle and a docking station to recharge its battery. Continue Reading
Sonos published the financial results from its third quarter of the 2019 fiscal year. The company’s revenue totaled $260 million, growing 25% year-over-year. Continue Reading
Sonos and Ikea have expanded their smart speaker collaboration. After introducing two products this spring, Ikea has unveiled a dedicated wireless controller for its pair of upcoming Sonos-compatible speakers called the Symfonisk Sound Remote. Continue Reading
Sonos has made good on one of the announcements in its latest quarterly shareholder letter. The company is beginning to roll out a software update that will bring support for the Google Assistant voice AI to its smart speakers. Continue Reading
Sonos has released its second-quarter results with a new shareholder letter. The results included strong performances for a few of Sonos’ notable voice-activated wireless speakers. The other notable announcement from Sonos was its plans to begin rolling out support for Google Assistant this week. Continue Reading
Sonos has added partial support for Apple Music to its smart speakers. For now, the streaming service is only accessible on Sonos One and Sonos Beam devices. This is a big move from two businesses that have been slow to adopt new partners in the smart speaker space. Continue Reading
Sonos has partnered with Ikea for a line of smart home products. The collection, dubbed Symfonisk, will be available starting in August 2019. The pairing of Sonos, known as a high-end company appealing to audiophiles, with Ikea’s inexpensive, design-for-all approach is an interesting one. Continue Reading
Speaker company Sonos announced that it has hired Brittany Bagley as its new chief financial officer. Bagley has already served on the firm’s board of directors for two years, but will step away with her new appointment. Continue Reading
Sonos is starting off the 2019 fiscal year with some strong numbers, with Q1 marking the speaker company’s most profitable to date. Despite the good performance, an executive departure has made the market skittish. Continue Reading
Sonos may be looking to diversify its product lineup beyond speakers. Sources told Bloomberg that the company is developing high-end, wireless, over-the-ear headphones. As with its smart speakers, the new headphones would reportedly take an agnostic approach, supporting multiple music services and digital assistants. Continue Reading