Articles about Sonos

Tech Moves: Leafly names CEO; early Amazon exec departs; Microsoft vet named DocuSign CTO; ex-Vicis CEO lands new gig; more

— Leafly General Counsel Yoko Miyashita will take over as chief executive officer from outgoing CEO Tim Leslie. Miyashita joined… Read More

Sonos names Microsoft product chief and Surface impresario Panos Panay to its board

Panos Panay’s well-known passion for technology apparently extends beyond computers and tablets to wireless home speakers. Microsoft’s chief product officer,… Read More

Sonos cuts 12% of workforce due to pandemic; impact on Seattle engineering office not yet clear

Speaker-maker Sonos, which has a large presence in downtown Seattle, announced Tuesday that it is cutting 12 percent of its… Read More

Sonos targets coffee shops, cafes and more with program that bundles smart speakers and services

Businesses looking to enhance the ambiance of a space with music can take advantage of a new subscription program being… Read More

Dogs, views, snacks and more: Vote for Geekiest Office Space ahead of 2020 GeekWire Awards

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. It takes more than a ping-pong table to attract the… Read More

Amazon devices chief on Sonos accusations: ‘We have tried to be a great partner to them’

Amazon’s head of devices is maintaining an amicable tone toward Sonos despite accusations of stolen technology and bullying from the… Read More

Sonos vs. Google: Amazon won patent for ‘distributed speaker synchronization’ four years ago

Is this why Sonos decided to sue Google rather than going after Amazon? Our search of U.S. patent records this… Read More

Fast-growing Sonos turns up volume at new Seattle office dedicated to people, product and music

For 17 years, Sonos has been working to perfect what it calls the “sound experience,” with its commitment to multi-room… Read More

Tech Moves: Easy Metrics lands new CMO; Rakhi Voria jumps to IBM from Microsoft; and more

— Jill Keto signed on to be chief marketing officer at Easy Metrics, a supply chain operations startup that helps… Read More

Geek of the Week: Jillian Garber of Sonos tackles complex problems in software and on rock walls

When Jillian Garber was studying physics in college, she learned how to break down and approach problems in general, not just… Read More

Bose unveils Alexa-powered smart speaker and soundbars, aligning with Amazon on ‘next chapter’

Bose today showed off a new smart speaker and pair of soundbars powered by Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa as it… Read More

WeWork dramatically expanding Seattle presence, revealing several big new office leases in region

WeWork is in the midst of a massive expansion that will more than double its presence in the Seattle area… Read More

Sonos confident in Alexa partnership despite competition from Amazon in smart speakers

Amazon and Sonos are more friends than enemies, according to a top executive with the smart speaker company. Sonos has… Read More

On IPO day, smart speaker maker Sonos reveals ‘explosive growth’ in Seattle office

Sonos’ engineering center in Seattle has grown to nearly 120 people, emerging as the smart-speaker maker’s fastest-growing office and a… Read More

Sonos IPO filing reveals new details of tenuous partnership with potential frenemy Amazon

Sonos revealed new details of its delicate detente with competitor and partner Amazon as part the smart speaker maker’s filing… Read More

Alexa, play this ad for the Sonos Beam, which makes all other smart speakers just look dumb

You might not need another smart speaker in your house, but a smart-aleck commercial about not-so-smart speakers is worth your… Read More

Sonos debuts $199 Alexa-powered smart speaker, with Google Assistant coming next year

Sonos today showed off the fruits of a partnership with Amazon first announced last year. At an event in New… Read More

Amazon’s new multi-room Alexa music feature lets Echo devices work in concert; Sonos, Bose and others coming soon

Amazon announced a new feature for its Alexa voice assistant: multi-room audio that synchronizes music playback across multiple Amazon Echo devices,… Read More

Inside Sonos’ Seattle office, where the music is bumpin’ and the team is growin’

Sonos, the high-tech connected speaker maker that opened a Seattle office about two years ago, is turning up the volume… Read More

Sonos powering Bumbershoot Radio to bring Seattle music festival straight to your home

If you can’t make it to Seattle Center this weekend for Bumbershoot, the annual music and arts festival, Sonos is… Read More

Sonos will let users control sound systems with Amazon Echo and Spotify Connect

Sonos is opening up. The at-home connected speaker maker today made two key announcements related to Amazon and Spotify. Sonos… Read More

Former Microsoft Xbox Live leader Marc Whitten joins Amazon after stint with Sonos

Marc Whitten, a longtime Xbox Live leader who was most recently chief product officer at Sonos, is now working as an… Read More

Sonos caught snoozing: Speaker company cuts jobs as Amazon’s Echo catches fire

The bad news: Sonos, the privately held maker of wireless audio gear, is cutting jobs. The good news for the… Read More

Better late than never, Apple Music arrives on Sonos starting today

Sonos, the maker of high-end, connected stereo systems loved by discriminating audiophiles everywhere, finally offers Apple Music starting today. The… Read More

Sonos update to break Audible audiobook playback on WiFi speakers, but Sonos is working on a fix

A Sonos software update coming next week will keep users from playing Audible audiobooks through their wireless speakers, according to an… Read More

Amazon Prime Music finally arrives on Sonos, starting with launch of beta today

Sonos announced today that Amazon Prime Music subscribers can start streaming tunes to their Sonos speakers. The WiFi-enabled speakers already support… Read More

Wireless home speaker company Sonos establishes Seattle office

Another tech company is opening an office in Seattle. This time it’s Sonos, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company that makes… Read More

Should Sonos be worried? Big electronics makers are gunning for the networked speaker market

Sonos pioneered the networked, multi-room home audio market 10 years ago. After nearly $400M in venture funding in the past few years,… Read More

Santa, all I want for Christmas is my 2.0

Dear Santa Tech, I won’t humblebrag: I’ve been good this year. Very good. I didn’t click on links in email… Read More

Making sense of Xbox exec Marc Whitten’s new job at Sonos

When talking about the competitive landscape for Microsoft’s Xbox One, the conversation is nearly always about the console wars and… Read More