Smart speakers like the Amazon Echo, Google Home speakers, and Apple HomePod are becoming more and more common in houses. But more than just homes →
This is Amazon Echo Sub, a sign that Amazon is starting to get serious about the sound quality of its Echo devices. At a time →
Amazon Alexa, AirPlay2, and Heos make Denon’s HomeCinema HS2 a feature-rich package. Denon’s HEOS HomeCinema HS2 soundbar and wireless subwoofer is a solid, feature-rich audio →
Samsung’s big Note 9 announcement took place today, and the 6.4-inch smartphone brought along some surprises too. We knew the latest Galaxy Note would take →
If one HomePod sounds great, how about two of Apple’s speakers set up as a stereo pair? With the arrival of AirPlay 2 this week, →
With smart speakers taking many of the tech headlines in 2017, it’s no surprise to find that LG wants a slice of this pie in 2018. Say hello to →
With the launch of the Apple HomePod, and pending the launch of a Bixby speaker, if there will ever be one, the major pieces on →
If Apple gets anything pitch-perfect with HomePod, its new smart speaker, it’s the setup process. We’ve got our hands on the Apple Music streaming speaker →
The Apple HomePod is a £319/$424 speaker with Siri built-in. It plans to take on not only the much-cheaper Amazon Echo and Google Home but systems like Sonos too. Apple wants to deliver not only →
The battle lines are drawn. Apple’s HomePod smart speaker is finally almost here. After a month-long delay that caused it to miss the all-important holiday-shopping season, Apple →
At CES 2018, the usual circus of new products, experimental devices, and moonshot projects seem to have a common undertone: AI assistants. At almost every →
OUR VERDICT In isolation, the Sony LF-S50G is a very good smart speaker. It’s great at picking up voice commands, sounds good and features a →
As if managing our interpersonal relationships weren’t already challenging enough in this digital day and age, now we have to worry about talking to artificial →
2017 will be seen as the year of the smart speaker. But what is a smart speaker? And what does it do? We give you →
OUR EARLY VERDICT While not for everyone, the Home Max takes your tunes to the next level with strong and intelligent hardware. Both Google and →
OUR EARLY VERDICT With a simple screen and stylish display, Sony’s first smart speaker looks and sounds great – we just wish it had a →
Lock up your sources, it’s time for And finally, a place where we trawl through the week’s whispers to bring you the rumours you need to →
Honestly, not everyone needs an Amazon Echo. Sure, it’d be nice. But most of us don’t have $179 (£150, around AU$230) burning a hole in →
Put a Virtual Assistant in Your Home There’s a good chance that your first smart home device will be a smart speaker. For one, it →
Back in November 2015 Amazon released Amazon Echo, its all-in-one speaker and assistant with Amazon Alexa voice control. And it’s not taken long for other →
According to Apple, the iPod reinvented portable music and the Apple HomePod aims to do the same with our music at home. You can choose →
Apple has unveiled the new Apple HomePod, its play into the smart speaker space that’s coming later this year for $349 (about £270 or AU$460). →