Category: Smart Speakers

When the news first broke that legendary Apple designer John Ive was joining forces with OpenAI on the first made-for-ChatGPT hardware, imaginations ran wild.  What could the first ChatGPT hardware be? Not anything with a screen, insiders said…

TechHive Editors Choice At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Sleek new design Impressive audio performance Packs Zigbee, Matter, and Amazon Sidewalk hubs Focuses on video chat participants Cons No privacy shutter Alexa+…

Sonos’s first new product since 2024’s Arc Ultra soundbar has finally arrived, but it’s not something you’ll ever find in Best Buy.  Slated to arrive “soon,” the Sonos Amp Multi is like a super-changed version of the Sonos Amp,…

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Attractive mesh-fabric design Volume and mic-mute buttons are much more accessible Zigbee and Matter hubs, as well as Amazon Sidewalk support Improved bass response compared to the…

Have you been holding off on upgrading to the newer, AI-enhanced version of Alexa? If so, heads up: Amazon has been notifying at least some Alexa users that the Alexa+ update is coming their way, like…

Samsung has dabbled in the smart speaker space before, but the company’s all-new Music Studio 5 and Music Studio 7 Wi-Fi speakers pose serious competition for the likes of Amazon, Apple, Bose,…

Here’s something I’d like to see more of: a tech manufacturer choosing not to brick one of its older cloud-connected products.  In this case, we’re talking Bose, which just months ago was poised to yank cloud functionality from its more-than-decade-old line of SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers…

Don’t want to deal with rearranging your living room furniture to place Dolby Atmos speakers in just the right place? Dolby’s new and more flexible Atmos technology lets you decide where your speakers go,…

Ready to send Alexa+ bargain hunting with your credit card? That’s the idea behind the latest shopping feature for the revamped and AI-enhanced Alexa, who you can now snap up deals for you the moment she spots…

They say you can’t go home again, and for the moment, it appears you can’t call home to your Google displays or speakers anymore either.  Google Home users on Reddit have been…