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Cazualchatter
Cazualchatter
Enthusiast I
August 23, 2017

Introducing Sonos Voice?

I believe that Sonos will be introducing their own voice assistant accompanying gadget that will permit them to work with the other assistants like Alexa, Google, Cortana, Siri et. al.

Saw this in the Privacy Statement
Voice control works by your voice enabled Sonos Product “listening” for a specific wake word. Please note that not all Sonos Products are voice enabled.

...and this...
Sonos does not retain a copy of your voice recording. Concurrent with the voice recording, your Product will collect data (for example, decibel level at each frequency) about the ambient noise in the room. It is not possible to extract any speech from this type of data. We collect this data to help us improve our speech recognition technology. For example, if you are trying to state a voice command while music is playing, Sonos may improve the technology by lowering the music so that your voice command can be properly understood.

Its not about integrating Alexa with the Echo .. something more! Maybe an Echo Dot copy but working with more than just Alexa.

If true, that will be awesome. Let the excitement continue!!!!
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    Cazualchatter
    CazualchatterAuthor
    Enthusiast I
    August 24, 2017
    Why in the world would Sonos want to spend $$$$millions on developing their own voice assistant when there are several maturing voice platforms already available which encourage 3rd party integration via well-documented APIs? Makes zero sense, and Sonos has long shown good market judgment. This ain't gonna happen. Alexa soon, possibly Google next.

    So why do they refer to a voice enabled Sonos product?
    Music + Movies on 2x Play 1s + Sub + Playbar. Amazon Echo Dot + Google Home Mini. Beautiful impulsive music.
    Cazualchatter
    CazualchatterAuthor
    Enthusiast I
    August 24, 2017
    There is only one device from Sonos at the FCC that is still "secret", just a few days away now before all is revealed...


    See all about it in this thread....

    https://en.community.sonos.com/wireless-speakers-228992/new-product-showing-on-fcc-s15-6773941


    Unveiling on 8/27.....
    Music + Movies on 2x Play 1s + Sub + Playbar. Amazon Echo Dot + Google Home Mini. Beautiful impulsive music.
    chicks
    chicks
    August 24, 2017

    So why do they refer to a voice enabled Sonos product?
    Voice enabled via Alexa, not via a Sonos voice engine.
      Cazualchatter
      CazualchatterAuthor
      Enthusiast I
      August 29, 2017

      So why do they refer to a voice enabled Sonos product?
      Voice enabled via Alexa, not via a Sonos voice engine.

      Not so fast... Looks like an Alexa + Google Assistant +++

      https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/29/16219474/sonos-voice-assisted-speaker-event
      Music + Movies on 2x Play 1s + Sub + Playbar. Amazon Echo Dot + Google Home Mini. Beautiful impulsive music.
      chicks
      chicks
      August 29, 2017

      So why do they refer to a voice enabled Sonos product?
      Voice enabled via Alexa, not via a Sonos voice engine.

      Not so fast... Looks like an Alexa + Google Assistant +++

      https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/29/16219474/sonos-voice-assisted-speaker-event

      Yes, as we've been saying all along, voice powered by Alexa, possibly Google,Siri,Cortana... But definitely NOT powered by some new Sonos voice engine...
        lewisc
        lewisc
        Headliner I
        October 5, 2017
        Sonos aren't going to create a whole new voice engine, the amount of time and resources it would take. Plus the new Sonos One has Alexa + G Assistant. I'm wondering when the Sonos three and Sonos five will come out...
        Authorised Sonos Installer
          sparty
          Lyricist II
          October 22, 2017
          SONOS team: - Where is the support for Cortana???
          conmadigan
          Lyricist III
          November 24, 2017
          Sonos aren't going to create a whole new voice engine, the amount of time and resources it would take. Plus the new Sonos One has Alexa + G Assistant. I'm wondering when the Sonos three and Sonos five will come out...

          I too would like to know about a potential Three, Five or Bar with voice'. Are they definitely coming at some point?.
          I'd like voice but dont want to have to add a One' to my living room set up just for that.:?
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