After months of problems, Sonos wants to attack again-with a streaming box that is probably more expensive than the Apple TV 4K

So far, Sonos is primarily known for soundbars and speakers-a streaming box will soon be added.

Sonos has been a established manufacturer on the market of the smart speakers and Soundbars for years. Last May, however, the company fell asleep when it comes to numerous customers.

In the course of a new app version, numerous functions were cut or completely deleted; The accessibility has also deteriorated in the eyes of the users.

• The criticism has become so great in the months that CEO Patrick Spence offered his resignation. The separation will finally take place on January 13, 2025.
• The product manager Maxime Bouvat-Merlin, who was responsible for the new Sonos app, also had to go; CCO Deirdre Finlay also left the company. In your case, however, the end of the employment should have nothing to do with the app itself.

The difficult months should now be history and look forward to the front. This should succeed with a new project that is managed under the code name “Pinewood”.

“Pinewood”: streaming box and HDMI switch in one

According to The Verge, this should be a new streaming box. This is said to lead to success as a cuboid, black box and be “a little thicker than a classic card game”.

• According to the report, Pinewood wants to compete with the premium providers. In the product group of streaming boxes, this include the Apple TV 4K, the Nvidia Shield or the Roku Ultra.
• The estimated price should be at least as premium: The verge speaks of a possible RRP between $ 200 and $ 400. This would make Sonos Pinewood significantly more expensive than the competition mentioned.

After all, Pinewood should also stand out with a technical peculiarity from all other products. According to The Versge, the device can also serve as a HDMI switch to connect further external devices to the television. How many connections are available for this is not known.

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The streaming box itself will probably work based on Android. With this, Sonos can effectively bring all well -known streaming providers to the box and thus guarantee support for Netflix, Prime Video or Disney Plus.

The classic remote control is used to control the user interface, which should be equipped with shortcuts for the most popular providers. The criteria according to which these are selected in the huge amount of options remains unclear.

• With the portfolio of speakers, subwoers and soundbars mentioned at the beginning, it is of course obvious for Sonos to integrate the streaming box into your own ecosystem as seamlessly as possible – criticism of the app or not.
• According to the verge report, an exemplary wireless connection to two Sonos ERA speakers is mentioned, which can act as a surround system.

So far, Sonos has not commented on the rumors. According to The Versge, the release should still take place in the current financial year.