Today Logitech (SIX:LOGN) (NASDAQ:LOGI) announced that you can now use
your Logitech
Harmony® Ultimate or Logitech
Harmony® Smart Control to control additional devices including your SONOS®
wireless HiFi System speakers, no matter where they are in the home.
In addition to controlling playback and volume directly from your
remote, you can access your Sonos Favorites playlists from the color
touch-screen of the Harmony Ultimate or through your tablet or
smartphone using the free Harmony App.
Control playback and volume of your Sonos wireless speakers directly from the Logitech Harmony Ultimate remote or through your tablet or smartphone using the free Harmony App. (Photo: Business Wire)
“With these added integrations we’re creating an even more robust
Harmony ecosystem that makes it easier for you to create the optimum
home-entertainment experience, including listening to your favorite
playlists on Sonos wireless speakers, and setting your Philips Hue
lights to the perfect brightness and color for watching a movie,” said
Chad Thompson, senior director of marketing and product management for
Logitech’s digital home business group. “Harmony’s heritage lies in
control of your home-theater devices, and with this update you can
easily create the ideal entertainment experience, for the living room
and beyond.”
With the speech-to-text capabilities available today through the free
Harmony App, searching for content on your streaming device, including
the newly compatible Amazon Fire TV, is even faster. Through the Harmony
App, you can now bring up the search field in the streaming media app,
and use the mobile device’s keyboard to enter text or dictate the
desired search terms. The voice recognition is enabled by Siri® voice
recognition software or Android™ Speech Recognition, depending on your
operating system.
This software update also enhances the Harmony remote setup process for
any products that come with the Harmony
Hub. During setup, Harmony now automatically detects your Philips
Hue lights, Roku, Sonos speakers and other devices on your network,
making configuration easier.
Pricing and Availability
The free software update is expected to be available on June 9, 2014.
For more information on the Logitech line of Harmony remote controls,
and to set up your Sonos wireless speakers please visit www.myharmony.com
or our blog.
About Logitech
Logitech is a world leader in products that connect people to the
digital experiences they care about. Spanning multiple computing,
communication and entertainment platforms, Logitech’s combined hardware
and software enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video
entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication
over the Internet, video security and home-entertainment control.
Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed
on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
(LOGI).
Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in
Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its
products, visit the company’s website at www.logitech.com.
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