Bose aims at Sonos with SoundTouch 10 speaker

Bose has announced a new update to its SoundTouch speaker range and others that will offer multi-room listening and more. It has also unveiled a new, entry-level SoundTouch 10 speaker.
The new generation system allows for streaming via single speakers or multiple devices. That means the same music across different rooms or different content for each speaker.

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