Sonos Considered a MagSafe Speaker for iPhone, But Scrapped ItSonos, known for its range of high-end speakers, considered developing a speaker that would connect to the
iPhone via
MagSafe, reports
The Verge.
Engineers at the company prototyped a tiny, iPhone-compatible speaker that would attach directly to the device, with music that would play over a Bluetooth connection. According to
The Verge, the prototype speaker had a square shape, and it was similar to the look of Apple's now-discontinued
MagSafe Battery Pack, but thicker.
Some employees thought the speaker product would resonate with Gen Z, and expected it to deliver good sound regardless of the compact size. Sonos ended up scrapping the project, though, due to "technical limitations, questionable appeal, and a limited target market."
Sonos has been working to expand its product lineup. Last year, Sonos introduced
the Sonos Ace headphones that compete with high-end headphones like the
AirPods Max, and later this year, it is rumored to be planning to introduce a
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