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Bose launched the SoundTouch line in 2013 as premium wireless speakers with cloud-based multiroom audio capabilities.<ref name="techspot">{{cite web |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/109830-bose-soundtouch-shutdown-leaves-connected-speakers-less-smart.html |title=Bose's SoundTouch shutdown leaves connected speakers less "smart" |author=Skye Jacobs |publisher=TechSpot |date=12 October 2025 |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref> The original lineup included three speakers priced between $399 and $699. By 2015, Bose had expanded the range to include models starting at $200 and high-end home theater systems exceeding $1,000. | Bose launched the SoundTouch line in 2013 as premium wireless speakers with cloud-based multiroom audio capabilities.<ref name="techspot">{{cite web |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/109830-bose-soundtouch-shutdown-leaves-connected-speakers-less-smart.html |title=Bose's SoundTouch shutdown leaves connected speakers less "smart" |author=Skye Jacobs |publisher=TechSpot |date=12 October 2025 |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref> The original lineup included three speakers priced between $399 and $699. By 2015, Bose had expanded the range to include models starting at $200 and high-end home theater systems exceeding $1,000. | ||
The SoundTouch platform offered Wi-Fi streaming from services including Spotify, TuneIn, Pandora, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio, along with synchronized multiroom playback controlled through a mobile app. In 2018, Bose launched its newer Bose Music app for a new product line, which was not designed to support SoundTouch devices. | The SoundTouch platform offered Wi-Fi streaming from services including [[Spotify]], TuneIn, Pandora, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio, along with synchronized multiroom playback controlled through a mobile app. In 2018, Bose launched its newer Bose Music app for a new product line, which was not designed to support SoundTouch devices. | ||
In 2020, Bose discontinued SoundTouch product sales but stated it would "support both the SoundTouch app and product software for the foreseeable future."<ref | In 2020, Bose discontinued SoundTouch product sales but stated it would "support both the SoundTouch app and product software for the foreseeable future."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/speakers/smart_home/soundtouch_family.html |title=SoundTouch speakers |publisher=Bose|access-date=2025-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126202244/https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/speakers/smart_home/soundtouch_family.html|archive-date=2020-11-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[https://bose.fandom.com/wiki/SoundTouch_speakers "SoundTouch speakers" on bose.fandom.com] | |||
[[Category:Bose]] | [[Category:Bose]] | ||