VIZIO wants to move into every room in the house. Not content with just taking over your living room and/or home theater space, the company has launched even more SmartCast audio solutions.
VIZIO SmartCast Crave Pro and Crave 360 Speakers are designed for use in every and any room in the house. Like a lot of multi-room speakers, both of these tap into your home's existing Wi-Fi. However, each one integrates Google Cast, so you can stream millions of songs from all of your favorite Google Cast-enabled audio apps.
If Wi-Fi isn't an option, you won't have to sit in silence. Both of these speakers also have built-in Bluetooth support, which is a nice little bonus.
Since these speakers are part of the VIZIO SmartCast family, you can control each one using the VIZIO SmartCast app, which is free for iOS and Android devices. Besides offering play, pause, and volume controls, the app allows you to search and cast music to Crave speakers in any room -- and it doesn't have to be the same song. Users can send the same or different music to multiple cast-enabled speakers and soundbars, as long as they are on the same Wi-Fi network.
The Crave Pro is designed to be a stationary speaker, promising up to 102dB of 2.1 audio with two integrated subwoofers, which can go as low as 40Hz. The Crave 360 is made for use in and out of the house, offering up to 8 hours of omnidirectional portable audio up to 95dB with 50Hz of bass.
"We set out to create the most easy-to-use multi-room streaming audio solutions for consumers that deliver high-quality audio performance," said Matt McRae, VIZIO's chief technology officer. "The Crave collection allows consumers to seamlessly cast to any of the speakers or even a VIZIO SmartCast soundbar, and control their audio right from their mobile device using the VIZIO SmartCast app. Coupled with a distinctive and premium industrial design that enhances any room, the VIZIO SmartCast speakers offer the easiest way to create a whole-home audio system that works with apps consumers already use on their smartphones."
Both the VIZIO SmartCast Crave 360 Speakers and SmartCast Crave Pro Speakers are expected to ship soon, individually priced at $249.99 and $299.99, respectively.
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