The launch of Ikea’s Symfonisk line in 2019 was built around a simple premise: combine Ikea’s talent for building affordable and stylish home decor with Sonos’ flexible home audio system to make ...

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IKEA’S latest wacky tech reaction is a smart speaker that doubles as a shelf. The Symfonisk speaker shelf was built in partnership with Sonos, one of the most popular smart audio brands in the world.

Its most “advanced” feature is that it supports Spotify Tap, allowing you to quickly start playlists (or pick up where you ...

Sonos has revealed one of its prototypes, in a rare early preview. The Symfonisk was demoed at IKEA's annual Democratic Design Days conference in Sweden and is the first result of the collaboration ...

Sonos' collaboration with IKEA continues to flirt at the odder edges of the smart home, and the new IKEA Symfonisk table lamp speaker (Gen 2) is a perfect example. Like the original, launched back in ...

Available in dark charcoal, or white, the Symfonisk speakers will be controlled by the existing Sonos app, and they’re fully compatible with the entire Sonos ecosystem. They can be tuned via Sonos’s ...

IKEA announced its latest Sonos collaboration today, a Symfonisk speaker that doubles as a floor lamp. The lamp/speaker combo will launch in January in IKEA stores and online. Sonos and IKEA launched ...

Ikea’s Symfonisk Picture Frame speaker is a cool concept, with one really obvious drawback: Despite being called a “picture frame” speaker, it doesn’t actually work as a picture frame at all — unless ...

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Design-wise, you would never confuse a SYMFONISK with a regular Sonos product. While Sonos speakers generally have a sophisticated sleek look, the IKEA models appear a little homier. The lamp is clad ...

Sonos and Ikea’s Symfonisk collaboration took a lot of people by surprise when it was announced earlier this year, but the match-up is less unlikely than it might appear at first glance. Ikea’s entire ...