Sony Launches New Google Assistant Powered Smart Speaker at IFA 2022

IFA 2018 is here, and while the highlight of Sony'due south launches was the Xperia XZ3, the company also announced its all-new Bluetooth speaker powered by Google Assistant.

The SRS-XB501G Bluetooth Speaker is a single unit with a sizable woofer, and so two tweeters higher up information technology, the latter angled to spread the audio around a room or garden area. Every bit for streaming, you can stream over Bluetooth and NFC, while Sony has also baked in WiFi.

Thanks to Google Home on-board, Sony is relying on Google's Assistant group technology to manage that pairing, rather than coming upwards with a system over its own. It means that you manage to group through the Google Dwelling house app and control the paired speakers via voice, but also that y'all can include other WiFi speakers – like a Google Dwelling Max, for example – in those aforementioned wirelessly-connected sets.

The speaker itself gets a sturdy plastic casing that's IP65 rated which means that the device is dust and splash-resistant. On the bottom, at that place's a standard tripod screw for mounting it; on the back, yous become a bear handle. The device as well has Sony'due south LED calorie-free ring on the front, which flashes in different colors in time with the music. There'due south likewise a strobe bar mounted across the acme of the tweeters.

The battery life of this beast is amazing also, with Sony claiming up to sixteen hours, with charging options including both via the included Ac adapter or a USB-C port on the back. What's more is that port can also be used to charge upward other devices, turning the speaker into a portable battery.

The Sony XB501G volition go on auction in Oct, priced at $299.99.

Source: https://beebom.com/sony-smart-speaker-ifa-2018/

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