Sonos’ big sale on refurbished speakers is about to end
The green model of the Move 2 shown here is sold out at Sonos’ refurbished site, but the black or white models are up for grabs. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Portable audio and home theater upgrades can be very pricey, which is why we make a habit out of telling readers when there are good deals happening. With that in mind, here’s a friendly reminder that a heap of refurbished Sonos gear is steeply discounted, and will be until the company’s sale ends April 24th. It’s an opportunity to get refurbished tech that is delivered in like-new condition, all of which are backed by the same one-year warranty that new products have. Sonos always offers a discount when buying refurbished gear compared to buying new, but some of the current sale prices are better than usual. For instance, its smallest plug-in speaker, the Era 100, is down to $134 (versus $219 new). The...
The green model of the Move 2 shown here is sold out at Sonos’ refurbished site, but the black or white models are up for grabs. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Portable audio and home theater upgrades can be very pricey, which is why we make a habit out of telling readers when there are good deals happening. With that in mind, here’s a friendly reminder that a heap of refurbished Sonos gear is steeply discounted, and will be until the company’s sale ends April 24th.It’s an opportunity to get refurbished tech that is delivered in like-new condition, all of which are backed by the same one-year warranty that new products have. Sonos always offers a discount when buying refurbished gear compared to buying new, but some of the current sale prices are better than usual. For instance, its smallest plug-in speaker, the Era 100, is down to $134 (versus $219 new). The bigger Era 300 that offers louder, more immersive sound is $329, a huge $150 off discount.There are also deals on refurbished home theater add-ons, as well as on hybrid speakers that work just as well outside for a barbecue as they do inside, linked to a larger group of Sonos speakers over Wi-Fi. The second-gen Sonos Beam soundbar with Dolby Atmos support and a wider sound than the first-gen model is down to $299 in black, which is $50 less than the best-ever price on a new model (it currently sells new for $499). Finally, the Sonos Move 2 that has a IP56 water-resistant design and up to 24 hours of battery life, plus line-in audio support, is $299. That’s a phenomenal deal considering the cost for a new unit hasn’t gone below $399 since last September. It currently costs $499 new at retailers.
Sonos Era 100 (refurbished)
Sonos’ Era 100 smart speaker is a replacement for the older Sonos One, utilizing two tweeters (left and right) and one larger woofer. In addition to Wi-Fi, the Era 100 also supports Bluetooth audio and line-in playback via an optional 3.5mm to USB-C adapter. Read our review.
Where to Buy:
$219 $134 at Sonos
Sonos Era 300 (refurbished)
The hourglass-shaped Sonos Era 300 is designed from the ground up for spatial audio and Dolby Atmos. It supports the same Bluetooth and line-in features as the Era 100. If you pair two 300s together with a Sonos Arc or Beam (Gen 2), you can get truly immersive home theater surround sound. Read our review.
Where to Buy:
$479 $379 at Sonos
Sonos Beam (second-gen, refurbished)
The Sonos Beam (second-gen) is a compact soundbar with bigger, wider sound than its predecessor. It supports Dolby Atmos spatial audio, and can stream music from a plethora of services. Read our review.
Where to Buy:
$499 $299 at Sonos
Sonos Move 2 (refurbished)
With double the battery life of its predecessor and better-sounding stereo audio, the Sonos Move 2’s improvements don’t stop there. It supports line-in audio, can stream Bluetooth audio to other Sonos speakers, and more. Read our review.
Your Nvidia GPU is probably running wrong, and these Control Panel changes fix it
I have owned my Nvidia GPU for long enough to know that installing the drivers is nowhere near the end of the setup process. What I didn't realize when I first built my PC, though, was just how many little Nvidia Control Panel settings I would eventually discover months into...
I have owned my Nvidia GPU for long enough to know that installing the drivers is nowhere near the end of the setup process. What I didn't realize when I first built my PC, though, was just how many little Nvidia Control Panel settings I would eventually discover months into owning the card.
Charles Dumas France
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My cats hate each other, but this automatic feeder is helping
Over the course of nearly a decade, my husband and I have dutifully carried out a four-times-daily ritual of feeding a pair of lovely cat siblings who hate each other. This was mostly manageable for years, but in 2024, disaster struck for my small dependents: We had a child. Suddenly,...
Over the course of nearly a decade, my husband and I have dutifully carried out a four-times-daily ritual of feeding a pair of lovely cat siblings who hate each other. This was mostly manageable for years, but in 2024, disaster struck for my small dependents: We had a child. Suddenly, the cats were no longer our first priority. Despite our best efforts, their dry-food snack times began slipping or getting missed altogether. It was time, we decided, to turn to the pet-tech industry and hope automated feeders could deliver the attention we couldn't.Four machines and a few hundred dollars later, our hope has proven mostly well founded- though …Read the full story at The Verge.
Inés Gil Spain
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Framework’s Laptop 12 preorders see Fedora outselling Windows by over 10 to 1, and it makes a lot of sense
As a Linux fan, I always enjoy celebrating when it scores a win over the big companies. However, not in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine a Linux laptop would outsell its Windows version by over ten to one. Fortunately, I don't have to dream, as Framework has confirmed...
As a Linux fan, I always enjoy celebrating when it scores a win over the big companies. However, not in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine a Linux laptop would outsell its Windows version by over ten to one. Fortunately, I don't have to dream, as Framework has confirmed that the Fedora preorders for its new Laptop 12 are currently skyrocketing versus the Windows version, but it makes a lot of sense if you think about it.
Emily Brown Houston
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Someone discovered that Windows 11 nukes your GPU drivers if you leave your laptop in eco mode
Windows is designed to be helpful, but sometimes it can be a little too helpful. Such is the case of someone who discovered that, if they ran their laptop on the eco power plan for 15 days, Windows would automatically delete the GPU's drivers without telling them. And while it...
Windows is designed to be helpful, but sometimes it can be a little too helpful. Such is the case of someone who discovered that, if they ran their laptop on the eco power plan for 15 days, Windows would automatically delete the GPU's drivers without telling them. And while it sounds like an annoying quirk, fixing it is surprisingly easy.
William Garcia Boston
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Genki’s new customizable controller has a big screen and adjustable b***ons
After collaborating with 8BitDo on a gamepad two years ago, Genki launched the first controller the company designed from the ground up today. With an unorthodox design that positions its thumbsticks and buttons above a large 2.9-inch LCD screen, the Manta looks a lot chunkier than competing controllers. But what...
After collaborating with 8BitDo on a gamepad two years ago, Genki launched the first controller the company designed from the ground up today. With an unorthodox design that positions its thumbsticks and buttons above a large 2.9-inch LCD screen, the Manta looks a lot chunkier than competing controllers. But what really sets it apart is a deeper focus on customizability with numerous settings that can be adjusted using the controller's screen plus buttons and thumbsticks that can be tailored to each player's preferences.The Genki Manta is launching today through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. The earliest backers can preorder the con …Read the full story at The Verge.
Charlotte Dubois France
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Microsoft hid the OneDrive app it accidentally rolled out to everyone, but it’s still lurking on your PC
A little while ago, Microsoft confirmed that it had accidentally rolled out a new OneDrive Photos app to everyone's PCs a little earlier than expected. The bad news was that enterprise PCs weren't able to actually use the app because they didn't have the proper permissions to use it. The...
A little while ago, Microsoft confirmed that it had accidentally rolled out a new OneDrive Photos app to everyone's PCs a little earlier than expected. The bad news was that enterprise PCs weren't able to actually use the app because they didn't have the proper permissions to use it. The really bad news is that uninstalling OneDrive Photos involved gutting the whole OneDrive app from your PC, which wasn't ideal.
Clyde Mendoza United States
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My big, fat, technophobic cat
He hates weigh-in days. My cat Pablo is a voluptuous boy. His primordial pouch, originally thought to protect cats' squishy insides, hangs low and wobbles to and fro. Once, when he was five or six, a vet sternly sat my spouse and me down, gravely stating, "He's simply too young...
He hates weigh-in days. My cat Pablo is a voluptuous boy. His primordial pouch, originally thought to protect cats' squishy insides, hangs low and wobbles to and fro. Once, when he was five or six, a vet sternly sat my spouse and me down, gravely stating, "He's simply too young to be this fat." Pablo didn't care, but we were traumatized. Now that he's 10, the vets have repeatedly scolded us. All 20 pounds of his rotundity, they say, cannot continue. The specter of diabetes and kidney problems, and the fact that his obesity combined with a too-small pee-pee hole increases his risk of urinary crystals, mean that a diet is urgent.I hear this every year. I keep say …Read the full story at The Verge.
Emily Brown Houston
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I replaced my home lab scripts with a local AI model, and scripts won every time
Most of the automation in my home lab has always been handled by scripts. The problem is that scripts are rigid. If I want an automation to behave differently based on available storage, the state of a service, or the output of another command, I have to account for every...
Most of the automation in my home lab has always been handled by scripts. The problem is that scripts are rigid. If I want an automation to behave differently based on available storage, the state of a service, or the output of another command, I have to account for every condition while writing it.
Jane Smith Los Angeles
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I ditched Google One for a 2-bay NAS, and my storage costs dropped by 90%
Modern cloud storage is expensive, and prices are only creeping up. Many users easily pay $15 a month, which equates to around $200 a year for a Google One tier with 2TB of shared space, only to watch family photos or 4K phone recordings and PC backups quickly push you...
Modern cloud storage is expensive, and prices are only creeping up. Many users easily pay $15 a month, which equates to around $200 a year for a Google One tier with 2TB of shared space, only to watch family photos or 4K phone recordings and PC backups quickly push you towards the next tier, which feels like a never-ending cycle. Beyond the cost, other red flags include accidental term violations, automated account flags, and payment hiccups that can wipe outa decade's worth of personal photos, documents, and device backups overnight.
Sophia Wilson Atlanta
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Patreon is changing its algorithm to help smaller creators get discovered
Patreon is developing over 30 new and updated tools, but some of them might never fully roll out to users. | Image: Patreon Patreon has announced a number of new and overhauled features that are designed to "build a better network - and a better internet," according to CEO Jack...
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William Garcia Boston
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Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles
Here’s Elon Musk showing off the Solar Roof plans back in 2016. | Image: Dieter Bohn / The Verge Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles, Electrek reports. Sources "close to the program" told the publication that Tesla has informed its third-party...
Here’s Elon Musk showing off the Solar Roof plans back in 2016. | Image: Dieter Bohn / The Verge Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles, Electrek reports. Sources "close to the program" told the publication that Tesla has informed its third-party installer network that Solar Roof is no longer available to order, and that only conventional solar panels will be supplied going forward.While Tesla hasn't officially announced that it's sunsetting the product, it's made several website changes that corroborate the reported discontinuation. The dedicated Solar Roof page (tesla.com/solarroof) that launched almost a decade ago now automatically redirects to Tesla's solar panel page inste …Read the full story at The Verge.
Emily Brown Houston
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I ditched audiobook apps for podcast feeds, and now I’m actually finishing books
I've tried getting into audiobooks plenty of times. However, looking at that 12-hour remaining ticker gives me anxiety, and let's just say that getting through them just hasn't happened for me. That said, audio as a medium isn't the problem. I listen to plenty of podcasts. For that matter, I...
I've tried getting into audiobooks plenty of times. However, looking at that 12-hour remaining ticker gives me anxiety, and let's just say that getting through them just hasn't happened for me. That said, audio as a medium isn't the problem. I listen to plenty of podcasts. For that matter, I listen to a fair few audio dramas too.
