New Products

Bluesound has announced that the Pulse Soundbar+ will soon be added to its family of wireless multiroom speakers. The “plus” in this case is the addition of Dolby Atmos immersive audio, along with a few other features including HDMI eARC that help position the company’s new offering a sizeable step above its original Pulse Soundbar.

NAB/PSB sister company Bluesound has announced that a software update enabling Apple AirPlay 2 in all of its Generation 2i streaming music players will be available on December 11.

Thanks to the magic of an overnight software update, Bose smart speakers and soundbars can now be controlled by simply saying, “Hey Google.”

The demand for mass-market audio products is moving deeper into wireless territory and the smart money is moving with it. Bose, perhaps the epitome of smart money, is moving in that direction too. The key point of yesterday's press event was not so much the introduction of a new product—though there was one—but the development and extension of the Bose wireless strategy.

Bose is rolling out a new set of wireless earbuds that are both unusual and innovative.

The latest soundbar to come from Britain’s Bowers & Wilkins is a gen-3 version of its Panorama model that adds Dolby Atmos processing plus upfiring drivers for a 3.1.2 configuration. The $999 bar is an all-in-one immersive audio solution that the company says will deliver “room-filling, powerful sound no one-box rival can match.”

Apart from being one of the world’s most respected speaker companies, Bowers & Wilkins is known for its relentless pursuit of sonic perfection. That mission started a half a century ago with founder John Bowers and continues today with a fresh round of upgrades to the brand’s popular 600 Series.