Sentences with phrase «standalone speakers»

Vizio has also announced that the new SmartCast functionality will eventually span across «displays, sound bars, and standalone speakers,» allowing users to control multiple Vizio components through the app.

There was a time when if you wanted to listen to music in the comfort of your own home, then you'd need a whole host of bulky equipment including dedicated standalone speakers, a stereo amplifier and a CD player or turntable to provide your tunes.

The company has termed this setup «S - Force» and it promises to deliver a surround sound experience without the need for standalone speakers.

The XZ Premium's standalone speakers could be better, but connect the device to a pair of decent headphones and you'll get a great high - end experience.

In addition to its standalone speakers, the Play: 1, Play: 3, and Play: 5, Sonos also sells the Playbar and Sub.

While the others make for very solid standalone speakers from a performance standpoint, the Home Mini can't hold its own as the sole sound - maker in your house.

The forward - firing speaker bar below the monitor delivers sound right on par with a pair of modest standalone speakers right up until about 80 percent of its volume, where treble because harsh bass begins to bend.

Early plans call for the standalone speaker to sell in the low $ 100 range, undercutting the competition, while the technologically more complex video chat device would cost a few hundred dollars, one of the people said.

You can also connect any Bluetooth enabled device to the chair so you can use it as a standalone speaker if you are feeling fancy.

The company is also said to be launching a cheaper, standalone speaker.

Designed by award - winning Cecilie Manz as a standalone speaker with multiroom audio capability, Beoplay M5 disperses sound evenly in all directions, and is clad in a premium wool - blend fabric that adds beauty and warmth to any interior arrangement.

Of course, if we're talking about multi-room playback, we're talking about multiple sets of expensive speakers; the cheapest Sonos standalone speaker starts at $ 199.

It's a standalone speaker, though it can work with a multi-room system if you have more than one.

While it is a good value for the price, its poor sound performance makes it a better desk buddy than a standalone speaker.

In addition to the Trim Plus, SkyBell will also offer Chime, a standalone speaker designed to play a doorbell melody.

The news site said that Samsung has already been granted design patents for the new standalone speaker device, and it most likely will be powered by the company's own Bixby assistant.

Until now, HomeKit apps have been confined to the iPhone and iPad, so the standalone speaker will make them more accessible and surely more plentiful.

A «version» of Android is eyed to run on Facebook's social - first, category - defining product, which should cost «a few hundred dollars», compared to the «low $ 100 range» where the company's standalone speaker is expected to squeeze in if it ever comes to pass.

The Sonos One can be used a standalone speaker, but users can pair two of them to create stereo setup.

Instead, it gains an audio port which allows it to be plugged into any standalone speaker of the user's choosing.

Samsung may be struggling to get its Bixby voice assistant to understand English on its flagship smartphone, but it seems that isn't preventing it from planning a standalone speaker based on the same technology.

The TV is also just 15.5 mm thin, as the company decided to build it speaker - free, with a standalone speaker setup for it being included in the price.

Design patents don't explain the concept beyond the graphics they're filed with so all we can gain from the graphics right now is that this is likely going to be a standalone speaker.

That is good for a standalone speaker where the main use is background music.

It delivers excellent sound quality and enough bass to be sufficient as a top notch standalone speaker too.

Apple today announced a standalone speaker called HomePod that has a strong focus on music, which Apple hopes will «reinvent music» in the home.

The loud audio, despite lacking bass, can be used for playing games, watching videos, or listening to music just fine, though it goes without saying that it can't replace a standalone speaker by any means.

Not exact matches

The social media giant is working on at least one other product — a standalone smart speaker that would compete with the Amazon Echo and Google Home, said the people, who asked not be named discussing unannounced products.

Like Siri, Google Assistant will be accessible to users through Google's Android phones and tablets; like Alexa, she'll also live in a stylish new standalone wireless speaker, which will go on sale later this year.

Nest currently operates as a standalone company under the Alphabet umbrella, but there's a significant amount of overlap between Nest's business — smart thermostats, home security systems, doorbell cameras, and smoke detectors — and Google's hardware division, which includes the Google Home smart speaker and the Pixel smartphone.

We've learned it's building a smart speaker, a standalone VR headset and a Houseparty split - screen video chat clone.

Standalone options include 19 - inch wheels, LED headlights, a 19 - speaker Mark Levinson audio system, heated steering wheel, a blind - spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert and adaptive cruise control.

20 - speaker Harman Kardon premium audio system available as a standalone option on Limited and is standard on Hybrid Limited

Further available bling, depending on the Dart iteration chosen, ought to again include the safety - minded Technology Group sporting a blind - spot alert, high - intensity - discharge (HID) headlights, rear parking sensors and an intrusion alarm, while 9 Alpine premium speakers can be blended with 506 watts of audio power in a pair of standalone options.

The standard audio system is muddy and flat, rendering a standalone $ 875 Harman / Kardon 16 - speaker surround sound system a no - brainer.

Our tester added the following line items: $ 850 for an automatic transmission; $ 960 for air - conditioning; $ 695 for OnStar; $ 450 for the upgraded stereo with 6 - disc changer and MP3 playback ability; $ 395 for the upgraded audio arrangement with seven high - performance speakers including a standalone subwoofer; $ 275 for a rear spoiler; $ 199 for XM satellite radio; and $ 150 for a premium acoustic headliner.

Made by a startup named Esti, the Eye is a standalone device, even if it shares the speaker, microphone and cameras of the iPhone.

Forty - two percent use voice assistants on mobile, 14 % on computers or tablets and 8 % on smart speakers (i.e. standalone devices).

Sit the tiny smart speaker beside the standard Google Home standalone voice - activated assistant, though and any way you look at it, the tech giant's more affordable, miniature offering pales in comparison.

a smart speaker that operates as a standalone device or extends existing device audio to a multiroom experience; and

That said, the Sonos Playbar delivers great sound, super easy setup and it is excellent as both a TV speaker and a standalone Sonos speaker, offering all the features that come with the Sonos system, including brilliant app control, voice control via an Alexa - enabled device and fantastic multi-room capabilities, as well as the additional TV functions.

The Ecobee3 and Ecobee3 lite both work with individual temperature sensors for different rooms, and the Ecobee4 works with HomeKit, but also works as a standalone Alexa speaker (sorry Siri).

The Seattle - based company started with TV - streaming boxes and standalone Echo speakers.

A standalone Siri speaker should make HomeKit much more accessible to Android users, children and other family members who'd rather not use an iPhone to ask Siri a question.

Amazon's voice assistant isn't focused on mobile or computer purposes, but rather for the standalone Amazon Echo speaker and a limited number of Amazon Fire devices, with a greater concentration on whole - house management and services rather than computer - oriented tasks.

That means that this speaker works both within the Sonos system, as well as standalone as an Alexa speaker.

Not to be outdone, sources have said that Google is planning to unveil a standalone voice - activated speaker of its own this week at Google I / O, reportedly called Google Home.

It comes ahead of Apple's expected Siri speaker, which will embody the iPhone's virtual assistant in its own standalone device.

Amazon launched the standalone smart speaker category when it created the Amazon Echo.

It's obviously no standalone subwoofer, but it outperforms what you'd expect from a speaker of this size.