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8810088100Sonos Era 100 review: Affordable multi-room audio that actually sounds good
Of the two speakers Sonos announced earlier this month, the Era 100 is much easier to sum up: it’s a replacement for the Sonos One, which was first introduced in 2017. Unlike the Era 300, there’s no need to ponder the value of spatial audio; the Era 100 is a relatively straightforward mono speaker, just like the One and the Play:1 before it. Don’t let that simple description deceive you, though – the $250 Era 100 is a complete redesign, inside and out, and the end result is a worthy upgrade and a very versatile speaker.
Apple Music finally arrives on Xbox consoles
The app has been available on PS5 for a year.
Victrola made a $799 turntable that can connect to any Sonos speaker
Victrola, a brand that’s been making record players for more than 100 years, is mostly known at this point for making entry-level turntables with built-in speakers in a variety of vintage-inspired designs. But today, the company introduced the Stream Carbon, a $799 turntable that can directly connect to a Sonos system, which means you’ll be able to stream your records all over your home. Victrola says this is just the first of more planned devices in the Stream lineup, too.
Spotify's latest fancy feature for Premium users is a play button
The iOS and Android apps will soon have separate play and shuffle icons on all playlists
Bandcamp's mobile app now supports song and album queuing
Bandcamp has addressed one of the shortcomings of its mobile app.
Spotify's Noteable Releases playlist showcases the songwriters behind popular music
Noteable Releases is a weekly playlist dedicated to some of the most prolific songwriters and producers in the music industry.
Spotify makes it easier to navigate your library on the go
Today, Spotify is finally modernizing its experience with a completely redesigned Your Library section, which will start rolling out to Android and iOS users over the next week.
Spotify updates its desktop and web apps to match its mobile experience
Spotify has overhauled its desktop and web apps, adding new playlist controls and the ability to download music and podcasts.
Spotify's new home screen lets you quickly resume unfinished podcasts
About a year ago, Spotify revamped its home screen to make it easier to find your favorite playlists and podcasts. It was a pretty helpful redesign, and today Spotify announced that it's further tweaking things with a focus on quickly getting back to what you've been listening to.
Apple Music's Behind The Songs hub highlights songwriters and producers
The section also puts session musicians in the spotlight.
Sonos on where streaming music is going next
Sonos launched Sonos Radio just as the pandemic took hold in the US. Sonos owners had the chance to use their speakers more than ever and that helped Sonos Radio get off to a fast start. We talk to Sonos Radio GM Ryan Taylor on how the company built a service that complements options like Spotify and Apple Music.
Spotify forces more password resets after plugging a security hole
Spotify recently reset the passwords of a small subset of its users after a software oversight exposed private account information to some of its business partners.
Spotify now works on the Apple Watch, no phone required
The company's rolling out the option to stream music and podcasts without an iPhone.
Pandora is the first third-party music app to work on Apple's HomePod
When Apple unveiled the HomePod mini last month, the company showed off a long-awaited feature: the ability to use it with third-party music services. And as of now, Pandora is the first third-party music app to work with Apple’s existing HomePod as well as the upcoming HomePod mini.
Spotify will let artists and labels promote songs in recommendations
As part of a test, they can flag tracks they want to pop up in Radio and Autoplay.
Oda aren't just speakers, they're a $299 ticket to live music
As such, I’ve been going through what can only be described as live music withdrawal. It’s a pair of speakers where the main selling point isn’t the speakers themselves -- it’s the access they grant to an exclusive subscription of live music and artist “station” takeovers. A three-month season of Oda will cost $79 when the first one starts on December 21st, and that’s in addition to the speakers, which are $299 if you preorder them.
Disney gets its own hub in Apple Music full of soundtracks and playlists
Expect plenty of playlists and tunes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars flicks.
Spotify was briefly down in the US this morning
A handful of Engadget editors have experienced this issue, the reliable Down Detector site is showing problems, and Spotify itself has confirmed the issue on its support Twitter account.
Apple renames Beats 1 and launches two new radio stations
Say goodbye to Apple Music’s Beats 1 — at least in name. Today, Apple announced it was rebranding its flagship radio station from Beats 1 to Apple Music 1. It’s a logical move, given that “Beats 1” was the only place Beats branding showed up in the Apple Music service.
Google Play Music will start shutting down in September
It’s been a long time coming, but Google is in the final stages of shutting down its longstanding Google Play Music app and service in favor of YouTube Music. At that point, you won’t be able to stream from the Google Play Music app at all; streaming on the web will stop then as well. While Google Play Music will stop functioning sometime in October, former users will have until December of this year to transfer all their music and data out of the service.
