Elevating audio in streaming speakers with Sonos One stereo pairing

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

More than rediscovering my favourite music, playing it back on a Sonos One stereo pair made me feel like I was hearing a lot of it for the first time.

We live in a wonderful time where we can talk to smart speakers backed by the power of cloud computing. We can access millions of songs from streaming services and play them instantly provided we have an Internet connection and a music subscription. We also have outstanding speakers that can fill a room with sound, emulate the acoustics of a concert hall and turn a dormroom into a club.

Not all smart speakers are created equal. For Sonos, Santa Barbara, California company made its bones by creating lag-free Mesh wireless connectivity and also by creating great sounding speakers that sound awesome on their own. The real magic with Sonos devices happens when you combine them to create environments.

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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is the longest movie Marvel will release

Marvel Studios is making sure it packs in all it pack into Avengers: Infinity War. It is set to be the longest movie Marvel has released clocking in at two hours and 36 minutes, at least according to AMC Theatres’ website. This doesn’t come as a surprise with the film becoming the culmination of every MCU movie for the past decade. It tops Captain America: Civil War, which clocked in at two hours and 27 minutes, and is even five minutes longer than Batman v Superman.

Source: BGR

Google Maps goes for gamification with the help of Mario in driving mode

Google has collaborated with the team at Nintendo to let Mario accompany users on all of your driving adventures on Google Maps this week.

To get started, you’ll need to first update your app from Google Play or the App Store. Next,  simply click on the yellow “?” icon found on the bottom right of your Google Maps app on Android or iOS. You’ll then see a prompt to enable Mario Time! Find out more here.

Snapchat borrows from Instagram this time, tests mention tagging to Stories

This time around, Snapchat is taking cues from Instagram and is letting users tag their friends in their Stories. When someone is tagged on the social network, it works similar to how Instagram implements this. Viewers can tap on the link and a new menu shows up that links to that user’s information and you can be given the option to add said user. The difference though is there is no autofill, so you’ll need to remember your friend’s Snapchat username and they won’t be alerted if they get tagged. Snapchat confirms they are trying out this feature and there is no official word yet about when it’s going to be available for all users.

Source: The Verge