In May, #Sonos will stop providing software updates for its oldest products, and they’ll no longer receive any new features. The decision impacts “legacy” devices that are currently part of the company’s trade-up program, including all Sonos Zone Players, the Connect and Connect:Amp, the first-generation #Play:5, the #CR200 controller, and the Bridge. It’s important to note that with the #Connect and #Connect:Amp, this only applies to devices manufactured between 2011 and 201

Sonos makes its first step outside of the home with Sonos Move, the company’s first portable speaker. Designed to have the same quality and performance levels as the rest of the Sonos product range, the Move takes it one step further by giving consumers the option of having a speaker that can be taken with them anywhere. Move is a battery-powered speaker that produces the same sound quality indoors and outdoors, with the help of the new automatic Trueplay technology. Introduc

Sonos has announced the Playbase, a soundbase alternative to the best-selling Playbar soundbar. Fully compatible with all other wireless multiroom speakers in the Sonos ecosystem, it will retail for £699 when it becomes available in the UK April 4. The Sonos Playbase stands 58 mm high and incorporates 10 drivers: six mid-range, three tweeters, and one woofer. Build quality is high. The unit has custom-designed glass-filled polycarbonate exterior, which keep vibration to a min

Amazon Echo will launch in the UK on September 28. The voice controlled speaker and smart home interface will be joined by a second-generation Echo Dot in November. The two will retail for £150 and £50 respectively. Speaking at the Amazon launch in London yesterday, Senior Vice President of Amazon Devices & Services, Dave Limp, says the original inspiration for Echo was Star Trek, specifically the voice controlled computer used throughout the Starship Enterprise. Amazon Echo

Expect your Sonos system to ask you to do a software update soon as the a new update has just been released. The update is easy to do just follow the onscreen instructions and it take just a few moments. Some of the new features: Tap to Play Tap a song on your phone or tablet, it plays instantly. No need to select Play Now or Play Next. Controlling your Sonos from a computer? Double click to play. Adding Songs Adding songs to your Queue has changed slightly. Instead of direct

Download newsletter here. What is Hi Res Music? Some say vinyl is the best audio source you can get, others CD’s. But is there another source of high quality audio delivered via the same means as today’s poor quality audio? Currently the most popular streaming services on the internet deliver us music that is so compressed that quality is sacrificed for speed of delivery. Should we be accepting this? ____________________________________________________________________________

You might not be aware but Sonos recently added Apple Music to their list of streaming services. But did you know you can also upload the music files from your CD's into a personal cloud storage account and connect this to Sonos. Sonos suggest using either Google Play or Amazon for cloud storage. If you need advice and what file format to use take a look at this page. #Sonos #GooglePlay #Amazon #Format

A public beta (trial) will go live on 15th Decemeber, according to the Indepenedent and other AV sources, allowing listeners to stream Apple Music from their iPhone or iPad straight to Sonos speakers. The service will go live to all of us early next year. About time we say! #applemusic #apple #sonos

Whether you love or hate Sonos you've got to admire their forward thinking innovations. Trueplay utilises the microphone in your iPhone or iPad to measure how sound reflects off walls, furnishings and other surfaces in a room and then adjusts your Sonos speaker to make sure it sounds as a spot on playback of what the artist recorded. See here for an introduction and a guide on how to use it. #Sonos #Trueplay

Interesting article comparing Control4 and Savant _______________________________________________________________________________ In your effort to create a comfortable and secure home, it is essential to find the ideal home automation solution to meet your unique needs. Two of the most popular and robust systems are Control4 and Savant. Without a doubt, both systems offer a plethora of options for revolutionizing your home – yet there are inherent differences between them th

Just thought we'd mention our Home Entertainment packages are featured in this month's GQ. Hey it's only a small advert but we think it's cool. Number 1 in the Bachelor Pad section! #BowersWilkins #Denon #Sonos #Control4 #Amazon #AmazonFireTV #AppleTV #Panasonic

Download newsletter here. Welcome to the March 2015 newsletter from the Electric Playground, the home technology specialists. This month we wanted to give you a few suggestions on brands of wireless speaker systems for the whole house. What do we mean by a whole house wireless speaker system? Simply, it's the ability to stream music or a radio station over your WiFi network into any room in your home. This can be done using your existing phone, tablet or computer via a simple