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- speakersDecember 14, 2018
Riva Concert review
You’ve probably never heard of Riva – but that doesn’t mean its new Concert isn’t worth listening to. Priced exactly the same as a Sonos One, the company's new smart speaker crams a whole load of playback options, plus all the usual talents that Alexa brings, into a compact, if quite familiar, chassis. Riva’s founder…
- speakersDecember 11, 2018
Marshall Stanmore II Voice review
Until now, if you wanted a smart speaker that didn’t make a dog’s dinner of playing your Spotify Discover Weekly playlist, the Sonos One was the obvious purchase. But with more smart speakers becoming audiophile-friendly, it’s no longer such a simple choice. Marshall’s Alexa-infused Stanmore II Voice is the latest to make a play for…
- inspirationFebruary 12, 2018
The Alexa apps and Netflix shows pushing smart home storytelling forward
This weekend, the first episode of Mosaic will be shown in the UK. If you’ve not heard of it, Mosaic is a six-part murder mystery series from Steven Soderbergh, who you probably know as the director of Magic Mike, Erin Brockovich, and Oceans Eleven (plus its numerically progressive sequels). So far, so standard. But if…