Home theater enthusiasts know OPPO Digital for its high-quality universal disc players. The provider of video content for single-room applications is branching into the music world and distribution of tunes to several rooms of a home. Its Sonica Wi-Fi Speaker comes equipped with AirPlay and Bluetooth capabilities, and the companion smartphone and tablet app makes […]
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Great Accessories for Your Sonos Wireless Speakers
Do you like Sonos wireless speakers? If you’re a Sonos fan, you probably have several of the speakers throughout the house. You may have a Sonos PLAY: 3 in the bedroom, a pair of Play: 1 speakers in the den, a Sonos Playbar in the living room and maybe a few more spread around various […]
Get the GuideFour Sonos Alternatives: What Other Wireless Speakers Are Worth Buying?
Here we are in 2016, 14 years since the Sonos brand launched, and but with a thousand other audio brands on the market, Sonos is still the leading maker of wireless speakers. Why’s that? Well, for starters, the Sonos products are very good (this editor has them in several rooms of his house). They set […]
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The antenna maker is branching out, with a self-contained wireless speaker.
Mohu is pretty well known for making over-the-air HD antennas. However, it’s not just because people love free TV (although they do). It’s because Mohu is making: OTA HD antennas that don’t really look like OTA HD antennas. The company knows how to design a nice looking antenna. Now, can you imagine how they could […]
Get the GuideGreat DIY Home Automation Ideas for Beginners
Smart home systems, or home automation systems, once were expensive luxuries (and professionally installed and custom programed systems still can be), but today many DIY home automation products are actually very practical and reasonably affordable. If you hadn’t thought much about adding smart home devices to your home, here are seven home automation ideas for […]
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Audiophiles understand the importance of speakers in a home entertainment set-up. This is arguably the most important decision made when purchasing and assembling the audio components for the system. It is certainly one of the first features shown off when fellow audiophiles drop in for some aural sampling. When selecting speakers, consumers may find themselves […]
Get the GuideWhat Options are there for Playing Sonos on Outdoor Speakers?
This is a question we receive all the time, and one I bring up myself whenever I speak to people at Sonos? Where are the Sonos outdoor speakers? At the moment there are none. It’s a curious issue, because Sonos is easily the most popular wireless speaker company in the world, but so far, there […]
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You have lots of rooms in your home or apartment, so why would you want a stereo system only capable of playing in one room? In the old days (well, not that long ago) people bought a stereo, set it up in one room, and then maybe added more speakers, lots of wire, a speaker […]
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Your smart home starts with a good list of home automation options
One of the biggest challenges of adding technology to a home is finding and comparing the many options available. You can scour the Internet for hours and still leave scratching your head. While the selection of home automation systems may not be as immense as stereo speakers or smart TVs, it’s still impressive … and […]
Get the GuideHands On: SmartThings Smart Home Control and Automation System Review
Updated. Originally published March 2014. There are a lot of smart things in this review. Unfortunately, I’m not one of them. In the case of this test I was probably the dumbest thing in the room. I’ve setup a number of smart home hubs (like this one and this one), programmed my own Control4 system […]
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