Most audio system are “dumb” within the sense that with out an audio supply, like when linked to a PC or TV, they don’t actually do something. However, Sonos modified that narrative with its linked audio system which may stream music from numerous streaming companies with out requiring customers to attach it to their laptop or telephone.

This characteristic has since been adopted by numerous different firms in their very own sensible audio system, reminiscent of Google. Unfortunately for Google, evidently they’ve lately misplaced a patent case towards Sonos and in consequence, as an alternative of opting to pay Sonos for a license to make use of their patents, the corporate has determined to present its audio system a “downgrade”.

In a put up on Google’s Nest Community blog, the corporate notes the adjustments that they’ll be making to its audio system shifting forwards. For essentially the most half, fortunately it seems that the adjustments don’t appear to be notably main. It appears to largely have an effect on customers who use speaker teams.

For instance, one of many adjustments is how customers alter quantity, the place customers will now want to regulate every speaker individually even when they’re grouped. This is perhaps the largest change, however then once more, like we mentioned it solely impacts customers who may personal a number of sensible audio system at house and have grouped them collectively. If you don’t, then most of those adjustments most likely received’t have an effect on you.

Filed in Audio >Gadgets. Read extra about Connected Objects, Google, IoT (Internet of Things), Legal, Patent, Sonos and Speakers. Source: arstechnica