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Sonos Black Friday deals are still going: Get up to $200 off soundbars and speakers
01 Dec

Sonos Black Friday deals are still going: Get up to $200 off soundbars and speakers

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Black Friday has come and gone, but you can still get substantial discounts on Sonos products. Until Monday, you can get up to $200 off the company's speakers and soundbars, with one of the highlights being $50 off the Sonos Era 100 — it’s down to a record low of $199.If you’re in the market for a soundbar, consider the Sonos Arc. Now that the Arc Ultra is available, Sonos has discounted its previous flagship soundbar by $200 to $699. For something more affordable, the Beam 2 is currently $369, down from $499. Lastly, there’s the Era 300. Right now,…
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Sonos Black Friday deals: Get up to $200 off soundbars and speakers
30 Nov

Sonos Black Friday deals: Get up to $200 off soundbars and speakers

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Sonos Black Friday sales are here, kicking off one of the few times of the year you can actually save a decent amount on the company’s speakers, soundbars and other gear. This time around, you can get up to $200 off, with one of the highlights being $50 off the Sonos Era 100 — it’s down to a record low of $199.If you’re in the market for a soundbar, consider the Sonos Arc. Now that the Arc Ultra is available, Sonos has discounted its previous flagship soundbar by $200 to $699. For something more affordable, the Beam 2 is currently…
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Engadget review recap: An iMac, a coffee maker and an Amazon tablet
24 Nov

Engadget review recap: An iMac, a coffee maker and an Amazon tablet

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It's almost Thanksgiving week here in the US, and that means gift-shopping season is in full swing. As the hardware launches slow down while companies wait for you to buy their wares, so, too, can our reviews team take a tiny breather. That respite will unfortunately be brief, as we begin to prepare for CES 2025 in earnest while getting some year-end retrospectives ready. Many of our team members will be taking meetings all through December ahead of the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, which is officially starting on January 7 this year, and the news will be coming…
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Sonos Black Friday deals: Save up to $200 on speakers and soundbars
24 Nov

Sonos Black Friday deals: Save up to $200 on speakers and soundbars

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Sonos Black Friday sales have begun, kicking off one of the few times of the year you can actually save a decent amount on the company’s speakers, soundbars and other gear. This time around, you can get up to $200 off, with one of the highlights being $50 off the Sonos Era 100 — it’s down to a record low of $199.If you’re in the market for a soundbar, consider the Sonos Arc. Now that the Arc Ultra is available, Sonos has discounted its previous flagship soundbar by $200 to $699. For something more affordable, the Beam 2 is currently…
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What is Sonos’ Sound Motion technology?
19 Nov

What is Sonos’ Sound Motion technology?

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Last month, Sonos debuted its latest premium soundbar in the midst of . The company initially delayed launching , to fixing the major issues that plagued its app since in the spring. Now that the soundbar is here, Sonos has rolled out its first product to feature its Sound Motion technology that offers increased bass performance from smaller components. This new transducer allowed the company to make other improvements to the Arc Ultra versus , so it’s not just a matter of more low-end tone. So, what is Sound Motion exactly, and will it be available in other Sonos products?What…
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Sonos’ $999 Arc Ultra is a bass powerhouse in a (relatively) small package
15 Oct

Sonos’ $999 Arc Ultra is a bass powerhouse in a (relatively) small package

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Sonos must feel its companion app is in good enough shape, because today the company is launching two new products just a couple of months after it delayed them to fix its software. On Tuesday, Sonos announced the Arc Ultra and Sub 4. The former replaces the $899 Arc as the company’s new flagship home theater product.It’s the first Sonos soundbar to include its new Sound Motion technology. The company says the tech allowed it to “drastically” reduce the size of the Arc Ultra’s transducer without sacrificing bass output. In fact, Arc Ultra can produce up to twice as much…
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Here’s how Sonos hopes to win back your trust after its app debacle
01 Oct

Here’s how Sonos hopes to win back your trust after its app debacle

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It’s been a disastrous few months for after the company. In an effort to win back users’ trust, the company has laid out a plan that includes several new commitments.“Our priority since its release has been — and continues to be — fixing the app. There were missteps, and we first went deep to understand how we got here, and then moved to convert those learnings into action,” Sonos CEO Patrick Spence . “We are committed to making changes to get us back to being the brand people love by offering the best audio system for the home and beyond.”There…
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Sonos made a public Trello board to track its broken app fixes
31 Aug

Sonos made a public Trello board to track its broken app fixes

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The Sonos app is broken, and it's been causing not just customers, but also dealers and installers so many problems over the past few months. Now, it's documenting the app issues it has already fixed in a public Trello board that you can view and browse yourself. The company's Social & Community manager, Keith Nieves, has announced the Trello board on Reddit, describing it as a way for people to keep updated about its "progress on the path to a normal core app." While this is the first time Sonos has taken this approach, this isn't a new idea for…
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Sonos, still trying to fix its broken app, lays off 100 employees
15 Aug

Sonos, still trying to fix its broken app, lays off 100 employees

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Sonos has laid off around 100 employees on Wednesday, first reported by The Verge and confirmed to Engadget. Workers from the company’s marketing department allegedly bore the brunt of the hit. The cuts come as Sonos tries to simultaneously sell the public on its new Ace headphones and fix the rebuilt Sonos mobile app, which CEO Patrick Spence admitted was the result of his push for development speed.The company confirmed the layoffs in a statement to Engadget. “We made the difficult decision to say goodbye to approximately 100 team members representing 6 percent of the company,” Spence said in a…
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Why is the Sonos app so broken?
14 Aug

Why is the Sonos app so broken?

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Following back in the spring, the Sonos app was very broken and missing key functionality. The company admitted it made a huge mistake in pushing the redesign too soon and explained that it has since uncovered more “issues” that have prohibited it from adding those missing features. Users were quickly frustrated, and now the company is so mired in fixing its app problem that it that are ready to launch ahead of the holiday season. Let’s discuss how we got here, what happened with the app, the consequences Sonos is facing and what likely happens next.The backstorySonos released a completely…
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