Sonos Roam: cheaper, multi-room portable smart speaker launched

Smaller, lighter and water-resistant device has Bluetooth and wifi, aimed at home and outdoor use

The wireless home-audio specialist Sonos has unveiled the Roam, its smaller, cheaper portable speaker with Bluetooth and wifi that works as well at home as it does outdoors.

The rugged triangular Roam weighs 430g and is about the size of a water bottle. The aim is that it will avoid ending up stuck in a drawer collecting dust like most portable speakers by sounding good enough and working well enough to warrant being used at home too, connecting to Sonos’ smart multi-room wifi system.