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Dolby's object-based surround sound format that positions audio in 3D space, used in theaters, streaming, soundbars and headphones.
Apple's new Apple TV 4K supports surround through four HomePods, with a complete US system starting at $895 and matched front and rear pairs required. The feature needs the fourth-generation box, which arrives Nov. 13, two weeks after HomePod mini 2 ships on Oct. 30.
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Apple will stream Formula 1 in Dolby Atmos from the U.S. Grand Prix weekend on October 23, pairing it with its existing Dolby Vision picture. Apple already holds exclusive U.S. rights, so the upgrade is aimed at subscribers it already has whose TVs and speakers support Atmos.
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Sonos's $699 Beam Ultra can use Play and Move 2 speakers as wireless surrounds, according to Gizmodo's review. Households that already own them get surround sound for the price of the bar alone, though deeper bass still means buying a subwoofer.
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The software now has a name and a year attached, Sonos 27, plus an AI voice assistant and an MCP port that lets outside agents drive the system. The hardware arrives in September 2026 to prove it works.
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Apple Music Hall holds 600 people at Battersea Power Station. One show there produces a Spatial Audio master, a broadcast-ready mix and multicamera video.
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The glasses Meta ships in Spring 2027 weigh about 100 grams because compute and battery moved to a tethered puck rated for up to three hours of high-resolution playback. Every launch partner Meta named sells video or live sport.
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The Ray-Ban Meta Audio arrives on October 13 at $349 with 12 hours of runtime, Dolby Atmos and no camera. The microphones that most no-recording rules were written to catch are still on board.
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Ear cups twist off and the headband pad clips in, so the pieces that soak up sweat are pieces an owner can change. MobileSyrup's reviewer found the swap so easy that a bystander pulled a cup off by hand.
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Gizmodo's reviewer put the $449 Ace Ultra's sound behind Sony's $460 XM6 and a notch under Bose at the same money, which leaves the new Wi-Fi handoff to Sonos speakers as the case for buying it.
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Two years after the app rewrite that Thurrott calls Sonosgate, Sonos wants $699 for a soundbar and $449 for headphones, and the most convincing part of the pitch is the free update that lands three weeks earlier.
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Asus ROG's first gaming soundbar handles the half of the job that is easy to demo. Capturing a voice in a room your own subwoofer is filling is the other half, and it is where every rival will be graded too.
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The Momentum True Wireless 5 lets owners swap batteries in both the buds and the case. European rules landing in early 2027 are already visible in the industrial design.
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