Bose Home Speaker 500, Soundbar 500, 700 With Alexa Voice Control Launched; AirPlay Support to Come in 2019
Thursday, August 30, 2018 IST
Bose has launched a new wireless smart speaker - Home Speaker 500 - and two new smart soundbars - Soundbar 500 and Soundbar 700 - to take on rivals like Apple and Sonos. Known for its products in the traditional speaker market, Bose is clearly jumping on the connected smart speaker bandwagon with Amazon Alexa voice assistant fully integrated into the new products. The company says that Alexa support will be available from the beginning. However, support for other voice assistants such as the Google Assistant will follow soon. Additionally, AirPlay 2 support for streaming via Apple devices will be added in 2019.
The new Bose Home Speaker 500, Soundbar 500, and Soundbar 700 use the company's mic technology that is present in its headsets and headphones. Bose says it helps the devices to hear commands better over louder listening levels. They come with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support, and said to deliver "tens of thousands of skills for information, entertainment, smart home control, and more."
The Bose Home Speaker 500 is claimed to have the "widest soundstage of any smart speaker available today." It measures 8x6x4-inch and uses two custom drivers pointed in opposite directions. It comes with buttons for basic functionality located at the top.
On the other hand, the Bose Soundbar 700 measures 2x4x38-inch. It comes with a metal grille, and a tempered glass top. It features a technology called Bose PhaseGuides that sends multiple channels of a soundtrack or song throughout a space, and place discrete sound in "places where there are no speakers." Additionally, it comes with Bose DSP, custom low-profile transducers, and QuietPort technology. Also, to manage TV and other connected equipment, the Bose Soundbar 700 comes with an intelligent universal remote.
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