Last summer in the midst of the Sonos mobile app fiasco it was reported that Sonos had delayed a number of products as the beleaguered company attempted to fix the app.One delay was the excellent, if expensive, Sonos Arc Ultra which eventually did launch in the fall of 2024. The other was a mysterious set top streaming box that was first teased by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in November of 2023 with the codename 'Pinewood.' At the time Gurman said the new device would come out in 2024, possibly 2025.As the app seemingly — finally — finds itself in a more stable place, the Verge's Chris Welch, a sort of Sonos whisperer, is reporting that the company's focus is turning back to the set top box, the company's first foray into video, and it won't be cheap.With some hindsight, Gurman's report perhaps foreshadowed Sonos' challenging year when he wrote, "The small, black TV box will be controlled via voice — as well as the new Sonos app." It was claimed that the Sonos app overhaul was in service o...
