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Sonos is likely to announce a smart speaker at its October 4 press event
Sonos is expected to join Amazon, Google, and Apple in offering a voice controlled smart speaker.
Thanks to FCC filings and rumors, we’re pretty certain Sonos is about to announce its entry into the smart speaker market. Sonos sent out press invites to an October 4 event where the company is expected to announce an Amazon Echo-like smart speaker.
Press invites reference UI elements present in the FCC filing that appear to be on-device controls for playing, pausing, navigating, and activating voice control. The invites also feature a prominent Rolling Stones-esque mouth that — as far as we can tell — are a nod to voice control capabilities. Check out TechCrunch’s report for a side-by-side look at the invites TechCrunch and The Verge received — they’re different styles that, when combined, reveal even more of the UI controls.
Sonos sends out invites for smart speaker reveal on October 4 https://t.co/PdCfAFYUgJ by @etherington pic.twitter.com/rsAViDYid1— TechC…