Unreleased Sonos Portable Bluetooth Speaker Revealed in FCC Filing
Sonos appears to have a portable Bluetooth speaker in the works. After a [filing][1] with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revealed the existence of the company's first Bluetooth speaker, _[Zatz Not Funny][2]_ shared a photo of the device in question (below), which has a more rounded design than the Sonos One.
![][3]
In the filing for the unreleased product, Sonos calls it "a high-performance wireless speaker and part of the Sonos sound system. The device's primary function will be for streaming with Wi-Fi, but also features Bluetooth audio streaming and Bluetooth Low Energy, used for simplified setup."
Like Apple and its [HomePod][4], Sonos has used Bluetooth Low Energy in its devices before to make setup easier, but support for Bluetooth streaming would be a new thing in the Sonos lineup and allow users to play audio from any Bluetooth-enable device within range.
The addition of Bluetooth support is particularly surprising given that Sonos has [belittled][5] Bluetooth audio listening experiences in the past.
After the FCC filing emerged, _The Verge_ had a chance to see more images of the speaker and has spoken to a person familiar with its capabilities.
According to the source, the speaker is both taller and slightly wider than the Sonos One, and it supports hands-free voice commands from Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. The portable speaker charges via a base station, and can also optionally be recharged over USB-C.
There's also an integrated handle on the rear and a button that switches between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. As with other recent Sonos speakers, the portable one will support Apple's [AirPlay][6] 2.
Last week, Sonos sent out media invites for meetings later in August, so there's a good chance that the company will use those to unveil the Bluetooth-supporting portable speaker, along with other products due to be launched in the fall.
Tag: [Sonos][7]
This article, "[Unreleased Sonos Portable Bluetooth Speaker Revealed in FCC Filing][8]" first appeared on [MacRumors.com][9]
[Discuss this article][10] in our forums
[![][11]][12] [![][13]][14]
[1]: https://twitter.com/davezatz/status/1159910328169357312
[2]: https://zatznotfunny.com/2019-08/sonos-bluetooth/
[3]: http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/08/SonosBT.5.jpg
[4]: https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/homepod/
[5]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOZIAcYsjtM
[6]: https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/airplay/
[7]: https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/sonos/
[8]: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/08/12/sonos-portable-bluetooth-speaker-revealed/
[9]: https://www.macrumors.com
[10]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/unreleased-sonos-portable-bluetooth-speaker-revealed-in-fcc-filing.2193466/
[11]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-iPhone?d=yIl2AUoC8zA
[12]: http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-iPhone?a=dAGVf6t4ctE:Hu7mjdzHytQ:yIl2AUoC8zA
[13]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-iPhone?d=6W8y8wAjSf4
[14]: http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-iPhone?a=dAGVf6t4ctE:Hu7mjdzHytQ:6W8y8wAjSf4
URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/08/12/sonos-portable-bluetooth-speaker-revealed/
![][3]
In the filing for the unreleased product, Sonos calls it "a high-performance wireless speaker and part of the Sonos sound system. The device's primary function will be for streaming with Wi-Fi, but also features Bluetooth audio streaming and Bluetooth Low Energy, used for simplified setup."
Like Apple and its [HomePod][4], Sonos has used Bluetooth Low Energy in its devices before to make setup easier, but support for Bluetooth streaming would be a new thing in the Sonos lineup and allow users to play audio from any Bluetooth-enable device within range.
The addition of Bluetooth support is particularly surprising given that Sonos has [belittled][5] Bluetooth audio listening experiences in the past.
After the FCC filing emerged, _The Verge_ had a chance to see more images of the speaker and has spoken to a person familiar with its capabilities.
According to the source, the speaker is both taller and slightly wider than the Sonos One, and it supports hands-free voice commands from Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. The portable speaker charges via a base station, and can also optionally be recharged over USB-C.
There's also an integrated handle on the rear and a button that switches between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. As with other recent Sonos speakers, the portable one will support Apple's [AirPlay][6] 2.
Last week, Sonos sent out media invites for meetings later in August, so there's a good chance that the company will use those to unveil the Bluetooth-supporting portable speaker, along with other products due to be launched in the fall.
Tag: [Sonos][7]
This article, "[Unreleased Sonos Portable Bluetooth Speaker Revealed in FCC Filing][8]" first appeared on [MacRumors.com][9]
[Discuss this article][10] in our forums
[![][11]][12] [![][13]][14]
[1]: https://twitter.com/davezatz/status/1159910328169357312
[2]: https://zatznotfunny.com/2019-08/sonos-bluetooth/
[3]: http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/08/SonosBT.5.jpg
[4]: https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/homepod/
[5]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOZIAcYsjtM
[6]: https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/airplay/
[7]: https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/sonos/
[8]: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/08/12/sonos-portable-bluetooth-speaker-revealed/
[9]: https://www.macrumors.com
[10]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/unreleased-sonos-portable-bluetooth-speaker-revealed-in-fcc-filing.2193466/
[11]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-iPhone?d=yIl2AUoC8zA
[12]: http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-iPhone?a=dAGVf6t4ctE:Hu7mjdzHytQ:yIl2AUoC8zA
[13]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-iPhone?d=6W8y8wAjSf4
[14]: http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-iPhone?a=dAGVf6t4ctE:Hu7mjdzHytQ:6W8y8wAjSf4
URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/08/12/sonos-portable-bluetooth-speaker-revealed/
Tidak ada komentar: