Sonos

Are you still looking for gift for the music lover on your holiday gift list? Target has a last minute deal on the popular Sonos PLAY:3 and PLAY:5 music systems. Head to your local Target (or online at www.target.com) and you will get a $30 Target gift card with the purchase of a PLAY:3 (featured in our Great Gifts for Home Entertainment Holiday Gift Guide) or if you buy a PLAY:5 you'll get a $40 Target gift card! This is a great deal for one of the season's hottest gifts.

Sonos PLAY:3
The PLAY:3 is a small all-in-one wireless music system. It packs in a tweeter, two mids, and a single bass radiator to deliver wall-to-wall HiFi sound - even though it measures just 5.2 x 10.5 x 6.3 inches!

Priced at $299, the PLAY:3 is the most affordable all-in-one system from Sonos. Connected to the Internet, you can play (for free) over 100,000 radio stations, as well as all the digital music stored on your computer, including your iTunes library. PLAY:3 also has access to music streaming services from AUPEO, iheartradio, Last.fm, MOG, Napster, Pandora, Rdio, Rhapsody, SiriusXM Internet Radio, Spotify, Stitcher SmartRadio, TuneIn, Wolfgang’s Vault, and more. All of this is wirelessly controlled via the free Sonos Controller Apps for Android, iPhone and iPad, or the included Sonos Controller for Mac or PC. Read more

From HDTVs to great sounding table top radios and more, here are some of the best gadgets to keep you and your guests entertained this holiday season.

Epson MegaPlex MG-50
This holiday season set all of the content on your phone free by sharing it on a big screen indoors or out with the MegaPlex MG-50 combo projector. Equipped with a high-quality projector, stereo speakers and a built-in dock for iPod, iPhone and iPad, the MegaPlex makes it easy to project baby's first steps, family photo memories and even your favorite videos on a big wall, making for an unforgettable holiday occasion and "mega" memories that will last a lifetime. Catering to the new digital lifestyle, the MegaPlex is changing the way movies, gaming, slideshows, presentations, music, and more are shared – whether inside for a movie-like setting or even outdoors! Read more

Sonos Wireless HiFi System owners can now use an Android Tablet to control music in their home, thanks to a new software update. And that's just one of many new features found in the Sonos System Software 3.6 update, which the company released today.

The Sonos Controller for Android app now has Android tablet support, letting you control Sonos from any Android tablet running 2.2 or higher, including the brand new Kindle Fire, HTC Flyer, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Sony Tablet S, and others (previously you could control the system with an app for Android smartphone, iPad or iPhone). New features have also been added, such as alarms, music library management and Twitter support. You can download it free from Android Market.

Sonos also announced that Slacker Radio is now available as a free music service on Sonos (in the United States and Canada), for access to over 150 stations with the ability to create unlimited custom stations to stream throughout the house. You can also choose to upgrade to Slacker Radio Plus for ad-free music streaming or Slacker Premium Radio for more features like on-demand access to millions of songs, albums and artists and the ability to create custom playlists. Subscribers can also personalize their ESPN Radio stations with their favorite shows, plus team and sports updates. Learn more about Slacker on Sonos at slacker.com/Sonos. Read more

Big news from Sonos today! As of this week, you can head to your local Target (or online at www.Target.com) to purchase one of the best wireless music systems available today - the Sonos Wireless HiFi System.

Why is this big news? Before now, you would have to go to a specialty audio store to purchase Sonos gear, and now it's in every neighborhood Target store from coast to coast - 1750 stores to be exact. This gives music lovers the opportunity to demo the all-in-one PLAY: 3 and PLAY: 5, as well as learn about streaming music and how easy Sonos makes it to listen to music throughout your home.

"We are thrilled to bring the new age of listening out loud to Target Guests," said John MacFarlane, CEO of Sonos. "Streaming music has gone mainstream and Sonos is dedicated to providing music lovers with the simplest way to enjoy all the music on earth in every room."Read more

Sonos on Wednesday unveiled the PLAY:3, a brand new all-in-one wireless music system. Small and sexy, the PLAY:3 packs in a tweeter, two mids, and a single bass radiator to deliver wall-to-wall HiFi sound - even though it measures just 5.2 x 10.5 x 6.3 inches!

Priced at $299, the PLAY:3 is the most affordable all-in-one system from Sonos. Connected to the Internet, you can play (for free) over 100,000 radio stations, as well as all the digital music stored on your computer, including your iTunes library. PLAY:3 also has access to music streaming services from AUPEO, iheartradio, Last.fm, MOG, Napster, Pandora, Rdio, Rhapsody, SiriusXM Internet Radio, Spotify, Stitcher SmartRadio, TuneIn, Wolfgang’s Vault, and more. All of this is wirelessly controlled via the free Sonos Controller Apps for Android, iPhone and iPad, or the included Sonos Controller for Mac or PC. Read more

Earlier today we told you about Spotify's availability on Onkyo receivers, now we're happy to say that you can find Spotify on the Sonos Wireless Multi-Room Music System. With a Premium Spotify account, Sonos owners will be able to enjoy on-demand access to Spotify's library of over 15 million songs. All existing Sonos customers have to do to add the Spotify service is subscribe online to Spotify Premium and then simply add Spotify from the "More Music" menu of any controller.

For music fans new to Spotify and Sonos, all that is needed is a Sonos player, such as the Sonos S5 all-in-one wireless music system, a Sonos Controller such as the free Sonos Controller for Android, iPhone, or iPad, and a Spotify Premium account ($9.99 a month). You'll then be able to search for and play music by artist, album or track from Spotify's huge song library as well as browse and play all your playlists – including your starred tracks, collaborative and subscribed-to lists. Read more

Father's Day is Sunday. Are you still looking for that perfect gift? Music loving, tech-savvy dads will appreciate the Sonos S5 Music System.

The Sonos S5 is a wireless music system which dad can control in any room of his house with his Android phone, iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch using the free Sonos Controller app. He can search for songs, radio stations, and control the volume of the system; listen to his iTunes library and online streaming services such as Pandora and Rhapsody; or browse and listen to more than 100,000 Internet radio stations.

Priced at $399, the S5 features a 5-driver speaker system with two tweeters, two mid-range drivers and a built-in single woofer – each individually powered by a digital amplifier. Analog audio inputs are included, allowing dad to connect to an external audio source (such as an iPod, CD player, TV, DVD, radio) and play music on all S5's (or other ZonePlayers) in the system.Read more

The free Sonos Controller for Android app is now available for download. First announced in February, this much-anticipated app allows Android users to control their Sonos wireless music system all around the home using their smartphone.

Using the free Sonos Controller for Android app and your Sonos S5 wireless music system, you can play songs from online music services, Internet radio stations, and, of course, your personal music library. The app also allows you to control the volume, play the same song in every room, or choose different songs for different rooms. You can even search for songs and stations by typing or speaking using Sonos' new music voice search feature.

The Sonos Controller for Android works on any Android smartphone running Android 2.1 or later with a screen size of HVGA 320 x 480, WVGA 480 x 800 or WVGA 480 x 854.

In addition to announcing the Sonos Controller for Android availability, Sonos just released Sonos System Software v3.4 which features support for Apple AirPlay music sources, iOS multi-tasking and more. Read more

If we've said it once, we've said it 1,000 times – Sonos' music systems are some of the best wireless music systems out there. Why? Other than the fact that they sound amazing, Sonos doesn't stop adding features/services once the product rolls off the assembly line. The latest is access to MOG, an award-winning on-demand music service with a whopping 10 million song library and high quality audio streaming at 320kbps.

Additional MOG features:

• MOG radio: Only MOG offers the patent-pending "MOG Mobius" music discovery engine, which allows you to switch between true "artist only" radio or a full mix of similar artists.
• On-demand streaming: Unlimited, anytime, ad-free listening to any artist, album, or song from MOG’s massive 10-million song library.
• Simple searching and browsing, designed for the palm of the hand: MOG provides simple navigation of albums, artists or songs, and easy browsing of charts, editor’s picks and new releases for instant playing right from any Sonos controller.