Someone made a smart Sonos touchscreen music controller for just $20 / £16 — and it makes me miss the days…
- Redditor creates own smart home controller, tied into Sonos systems
- Cost just $20 / £16 (or around AU$30), for a small display
- It's like the Sonos Controller, but in 2026
Back in Ye Olden Days (the noughties), Sonos used to sell dedicated music controllers and they look wonderfully retro now. These fell by the wayside when smartphones got good enough to do the exact same thing. But given the current penchant for nostalgia tech, cassette players and digital detoxing, these music controllers are seemingly making a comeback.
No, Sonos isn't re-releasing its beloved CR100. And while a new Google Nest Hub is on its way, it's apparently going to focus more on AI chatbots than music controls. So to manage your Sonos, we have to turn to Redditors.
Over on the r/sonos subreddit, a user appropriately called hometechgeek has shared a small, simple smart display they...
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