Lengthy awaited Sonos headphones touted to be $449 Apple rival
One of many longest operating rumors in tech, that of the Sonos headphones, is ready to come back to a conclusion very quickly.
That’s the phrase in line with Mark Gurman, over on Bloomberg, who claims that the a lot anticipated cans will arrive in June.
The launch, in line with Gurman’s report, was anticipated to be earlier however “hit a software program snag, delaying manufacturing of the gadget.”
Nonetheless, Patrick Spence – Sonos’ CEO – acknowledged in a current earnings name that:
“We now flip our undivided consideration to the launch of our extremely anticipated new product, which we are going to announce and ship in Q3.
“This launch will give us a foothold into a brand new multibillion-dollar class, increasing the variety of classes we play in from 5 to 6 and additional diversifying our enterprise.”
The purported Sonos headphones have been doing the rounds on the tech information circuit for just a few years now and heated up in 2021 when the picture under, from the German Patent and Trademark Workplace, landed, following a design we noticed from the US equal physique in 2020.
The headphones are reportedly going by the codename ‘Duke’ in-house at Sonos HQ, and the over-ear-style headphones will prices between $449, in line with the newest report.
Presumably Sonos’ debut headphones will group and sync with different Sonos audio system and, as per the Bluetooth-portable Transfer or Roam Sonos audio system, be capable to handoff their audio to close by audio system too.
In a report again in December, Gurman additionally claims that Sonos is “exploring a follow-up product… an earbud mannequin that may look much like Apple’s AirPods.”
In his most up-to-date report, he claims that in-ear mannequin is codenamed Disco and will connect with Wi-Fi for streaming, not simply Bluetooth.
2024 is ready to be a bumper yr for the Santa Barbara multi-room audio specialist, with not solely new headphones touted, however revamped audio system throughout the vary, a model new app and even a set prime field to tackle the likes of Fireplace TV and Apple TV.
