Sonos unveils two new speakers: the portable Play and cheaper Era 100 SL

The more interesting of the two is arguably the Sonos Play, a new battery-powered speaker that slots between the Roam 2 and ...
Kotaku

Bose SoundLink Micro Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen) Drops Big for Valentine’s Day, Already Stock Moves Fast

This article is part of Kotaku Deals, produced separately from the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. Bose has engineered the second generation of the ...
Kotaku

Bose Goes Big on Portable Bluetooth Speakers, SoundLink Plus Restocks at a Record Low for Another Clearance Push

This article is part of Kotaku Deals, produced separately from the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. The Bose SoundLink Plus is a portable wireless ...
PC Magazine

Bose Delays Shutdown of SoundTouch Wireless Speaker Support

UPDATE 1/8: Following pushback, Bose is delaying the shutdown of SoundTouch cloud support from Feb. 18 to May 6, 2026, and will open-source the technology, allowing developers to create ...
ExtremeTech

Bose Extends SoundTouch Cloud Support Deadline, Open-Sources API

Bose has postponed the end date for cloud support for the SoundTouch series from Feb. 18 to May 6, 2026. The brand initially announced the discontinuation in October 2025, stating that maintaining ...
Stuff

Bose’s doomed SoundTouch speakers are going open-source

Bose has announced it will gift its soon-to-be-discontinued line of SoundTouch speakers to the open-source community, enabling third-party developers and enthusiasts to pick up the mantle of keeping ...
PC World

Bose goes open source with its aging SoundTouch speakers

Here’s something I’d like to see more of: a tech manufacturer choosing not to brick one of its older cloud-connected products. In this case, we’re talking Bose, which just months ago was poised to ...
Engadget

Bose made the consumer friendly move to open source its SoundTouch speakers

Bose recently announced the pending end of cloud support for its SoundTouch line of home speakers. This will, in effect, turn the smart speakers into dumb speakers as they will no longer have access ...
TechSpot

Bose is ending SoundTouch's cloud features, but not entirely killing the speakers

Facepalm: Smart home appliance makers are increasingly relying on planned obsolescence in an attempt to boost sales and inflate short-term profits. Some users are pushing back, however, since few in ...
GIGAZINE

Bose to end cloud service for SoundTouch wireless speakers, releases technical specifications and makes them open source

Bose will end the cloud service it has been offering for its SoundTouch series of home wireless speakers in 2026. To mark the end of this service, a final update will be released in May 2026, allowing ...
heise online

Bose speakers: SoundTouch shutdown softened and postponed

Bose is postponing the shutdown of the cloud connection for its SoundTouch speakers. Instead of cutting the connection as planned on February 18, the SoundTouch devices will now continue to function ...