You look at the first pictures of the next Sonos speaker. The price of the new device, called the Sonos Roam, is $ 169 and is much smaller than the Sonos Move, which was the company’s first portable speaker tournament. This product looks much closer to popular Bluetooth speakers like the UE Boom wherever.
According to a source with direct knowledge of the Roam, it measures 6.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches and weighs about a pound. It has a USB charging cable and a wireless charging bench sold separately for $ 49. Like many other speakers of the company, the Sonos Roam will be available in black or white.
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The edge reached out to Sonos for comment. The new speaker first appears in a federal communications commission. Since then, Sonos has confirmed that it will announce a new product on March 9th. The current plans require the Roam to ship a month later on April 20th.
Like the Move speaker, the Sonos Roam can play audio on both Wi-Fi (when you’re at home on your regular Sonos system) and Bluetooth on the go. On Wi-Fi, the Roam will function like any recent Sonos speaker as part of a multi-room system. It runs on the company’s S2 platform launched last year. There are built-in microphones for hands-free voice commands for Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, and AirPlay 2 is also supported. Two roams can be connected stereo in Wi-Fi mode.
Battery life is expected to be at full charge for about 10 hours, and the Roam is fully waterproof, which will help it compete against the same competition.
With the Roam, Sonos will expand its range of multi-room speakers to go beyond the home. The sturdy weight of the Move made it impractical to take short trips anywhere outside to a backyard or porch, but the Roam will fulfill the role of a true travel speaker.