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  1. The OpenAI Mystery Device Will Reportedly Be Basically Just a Smart Speaker

    According to an anonymously sourced report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, the much hyped and frequently mocked physical…
    #NewsBeep #News #Technology #apple #CA #Canada #JonyIve #OpenAI #SamAltman #smartspeakers
    newsbeep.com/ca/802607/

  2. Google Home Speaker early unboxing reveals a potential deal-breaker

    Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR A Reddit user claims they bought Google’s Home Speaker from Walmart before…
    #NewsBeep #News #Technology #GB #Google #GoogleHome #GoogleHomeSpeaker #SmartSpeakers #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/656062/

  3. Google has stopped manufacturing its 2nd-gen Nest Mini and Nest Audio smart speakers, which are being replaced by the new Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker thurrott.com/smart-tech/337578 #googlenest #smartspeakers #smarthome #technology

  4. Google has stopped manufacturing its 2nd-gen Nest Mini and Nest Audio smart speakers, which are being replaced by the new Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker thurrott.com/smart-tech/337578 #googlenest #smartspeakers #smarthome #technology

  5. Google has stopped manufacturing its 2nd-gen Nest Mini and Nest Audio smart speakers, which are being replaced by the new Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker thurrott.com/smart-tech/337578 #googlenest #smartspeakers #smarthome #technology

  6. Google has stopped manufacturing its 2nd-gen Nest Mini and Nest Audio smart speakers, which are being replaced by the new Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker thurrott.com/smart-tech/337578 #googlenest #smartspeakers #smarthome #technology

  7. Google has stopped manufacturing its 2nd-gen Nest Mini and Nest Audio smart speakers, which are being replaced by the new Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker thurrott.com/smart-tech/337578 #googlenest #smartspeakers #smarthome #technology

  8. Sony Launches New BRAVIA Home Audio Line to Bring the Movies Home
    allthethings.best/sony-launche
    Sony Electronics has announced a new BRAVIA Theater home audio line, aimed at people who want a more cinema-style sound system in their living rooms. The new lineup is designed to match with Sony BRAVIA TVs, but it can also be used with other screens.
    #news #smartspeakers #sony

  9. Sony Launches New BRAVIA Home Audio Line to Bring the Movies Home
    allthethings.best/sony-launche
    Sony Electronics has announced a new BRAVIA Theater home audio line, aimed at people who want a more cinema-style sound system in their living rooms. The new lineup is designed to match with Sony BRAVIA TVs, but it can also be used with other screens.
    #news #smartspeakers #sony

  10. Sony Launches New BRAVIA Home Audio Line to Bring the Movies Home
    allthethings.best/sony-launche
    Sony Electronics has announced a new BRAVIA Theater home audio line, aimed at people who want a more cinema-style sound system in their living rooms. The new lineup is designed to match with Sony BRAVIA TVs, but it can also be used with other screens.
    #news #smartspeakers #sony

  11. #Bose #OpenSources its #SoundTouch home theater #SmartSpeakers ahead of end-of-life

    If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.

    Scharon Harding – Jan 7, 2026 1:51 PM |
    102

    "Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (#EoL) of the expensive home theater devices.

    "In October, Bose announced that its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars would become dumb speakers on February 18. At the time, Bose said that the speakers would only work if a device was connected via #AUX, #HDMI, or #Bluetooth (which has higher latency than Wi-Fi).

    "After that date, the speakers would stop receiving security and software updates and lose cloud connectivity and their companion app, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said. Without the app, users would no longer be able to integrate the device with music services, such as Spotify, have multiple SoundTouch devices play the same audio simultaneously, or use or edit saved presets.

    "The announcement frustrated some of Bose’s long-time customers, some of whom own multiple SoundTouch devices that still function properly. Many questioned companies’ increasingly common practice of bricking expensive products to focus on new devices or to minimize costs, or because they’ve gone through acquisitions or bankruptcy. SoundTouch speakers released in 2013 and 2015 with prices ranging from $399 to $1,500.

    "Today, Bose had better news. In an email to customers, Bose announced that #AirPlay and #SpotifyConnect will still work with SoundTouch speakers after EoL, expanding the wireless capabilities that people will still be able to access.

    "Additionally, SoundTouch devices that support #AirPlay2 will be able to play the same audio simultaneously.

    "The SoundTouch app will also live on, albeit stripped of some functionality."

    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0

    #SolarPunkSunday #BoseProducts #Obsolescence #AudioSpeakers #HomeTheater #OpenSource

  12. #Bose #OpenSources its #SoundTouch home theater #SmartSpeakers ahead of end-of-life

    If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.

    Scharon Harding – Jan 7, 2026 1:51 PM |
    102

    "Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (#EoL) of the expensive home theater devices.

    "In October, Bose announced that its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars would become dumb speakers on February 18. At the time, Bose said that the speakers would only work if a device was connected via #AUX, #HDMI, or #Bluetooth (which has higher latency than Wi-Fi).

    "After that date, the speakers would stop receiving security and software updates and lose cloud connectivity and their companion app, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said. Without the app, users would no longer be able to integrate the device with music services, such as Spotify, have multiple SoundTouch devices play the same audio simultaneously, or use or edit saved presets.

    "The announcement frustrated some of Bose’s long-time customers, some of whom own multiple SoundTouch devices that still function properly. Many questioned companies’ increasingly common practice of bricking expensive products to focus on new devices or to minimize costs, or because they’ve gone through acquisitions or bankruptcy. SoundTouch speakers released in 2013 and 2015 with prices ranging from $399 to $1,500.

    "Today, Bose had better news. In an email to customers, Bose announced that #AirPlay and #SpotifyConnect will still work with SoundTouch speakers after EoL, expanding the wireless capabilities that people will still be able to access.

    "Additionally, SoundTouch devices that support #AirPlay2 will be able to play the same audio simultaneously.

    "The SoundTouch app will also live on, albeit stripped of some functionality."

    arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0

    #SolarPunkSunday #BoseProducts #Obsolescence #AudioSpeakers #HomeTheater #OpenSource