Sonos Might Drop New Wireless Headphones Quickly

Sonos had its first massive {hardware} launch since 2024 this yr, launching a brand new Bluetooth speaker, the Play—however apparently the corporate’s not executed cooking but. According to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings first noticed by Janko Röttgers at Lowpass, Sonos is gearing as much as launch the Ace Ultra, a brand new pair of wi-fi headphones.

There’s not a ton of knowledge within the filings—a lot of the paperwork is redacted—however there are just a few particulars, together with the existence of a number of colours, probably 5 altogether. Among them are mild grey, black, “Agave,” “Blush,” and “Sand.” The firm’s final pair of headphones, the Sonos Ace, have been solely accessible in white or black, very like the just lately launched Play Bluetooth speaker and the Era 100 SL.

More intriguing than new colours are hints at assist for voice instructions, which is one thing the primary era of headphones didn’t have. As Bloomberg notes, the addition of voice instructions with the Sonos Ace Ultra would match into earlier clues concerning the firm’s basic path, significantly its curiosity in AI and pushing additional into the sensible house class.

Recently, Sonos expanded the power of Sonos Voice Control to embody some sensible house controls, together with assist for Philips Hue merchandise, so customers can management their lights. The firm has additionally partnered with Amazon to supply Alexa via its audio system as an alternative of Sonos’ personal voice assistant.

Whether the Ace Ultra will broaden these sensible house talents stays to be seen, however Sonos does tend to tightly combine its {hardware}, and there may be proof that Sonos Ace Ultra could embrace assist for Bluetooth in addition to Wi-Fi connectivity. Its final wi-fi headphones, for instance, had a Wi-Fi characteristic referred to as TV Audio Swap that allowed anybody with a Sonos Beam soundbar to change seamlessly from listening out loud to listening inside its wi-fi headphones.

No matter what Sonos does with the Ace Ultra, it’ll positively look to keep away from the identical destiny as its final pair of Ace wi-fi headphones, which have been far from a commercial success. We could not have to attend lengthy to seek out out extra, as Sonos CEO Tom Conrad stated there’s an occasion slated for September that would very nicely act because the launch for the Ace Ultra.