The company’s first foray into smart tech adds Amazon’s Alexa to a remarkable wireless speaker to create a formidable comboHaving practically invented the multi-room wireless speaker category in 2005,Sonos has lagged behind in the race to become smart. Now the Sonos One is here, packing Alexa in the top and premium audio in the bottom.
The Sonos One is very intentionally designed to look, or feel and sound like the company’s successful Play: 1 – a compact wireless speaker launched in 2013 at approximately £150 that was arguably the best for the money for years. Side-by-side they look identical apart from the top of the speaker,which is flat on the One, perforated by holes for the microphones that enable the voice assistant to hear you.
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Source: guardian.co.uk