Caavo In the News - Entertainment Hub + Universal Voice-Activated Remote

Caavo announces Family Care, new app, and Sonos integration for its all-in-one hub, drops price to $60

The humble TV has been crying out for the right kind of innovation for a long time, but nobody seems to be able to get it right. Enter Caavo, a San Francisco startup that is currently making waves with its universal remote and entertainment hub. Today, it's introducing some new capabilities alongside a price drop.

Caavo Wants Your Whole Home, Starting With Sonos

Caavo Control Center, something much more than a universal remote despite having just replaced my Harmony, is out with a humongo update today. First and foremost, beyond managing the connected television devices that they continue to iterate on, the company has picked up TiVo’s original whole home torch and is expanding control deeper into our dwellings with Sonos integration.

Caavo Control Center gains Sonos integration, mobile remote control

One of the benefits of having a smart TV is the control you have over what gets played when and by whom. Without apps or software for that, however, parents or caregivers have to resort to manual methods. Caavo’s Family Care and mobile app, fortunately, makes quick work of those.

Caavo’s Control Center gets a price cut and support for Sonos speakers

Caavo‘s Control Center, a set-top box that employs a combo of AI, deep linking, APIs, HDMI-CEC, IP control, Bluetooth, and IR to unify entertainment consoles, now plays nicely with Sonos speakers. Alongside a new parental monitoring feature and a price cut, Caavo today announced that Sonos integration, which will allow users to control music playback and view playlists on their televisions, is rolling out to Control Center units this week.

Caavo drops price of Control Center, adds Sonos support and parental controls

Caavo is also adding the ability for its mobile iOS app to control the Control Center remotely. So if you’ve bought one for your parents or less tech-savvy people in your life, now you can turn the TV on or off, switch input sources, tune to a specific channel, open apps, or start playing content using your phone.

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Beyond just wireless network hub functionality, the Caavo “control center” also has a television interface and acts as a 4K HDR HDMI switch – which has great practical value. With a power button. And somewhat more optional voice control.

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If you want voice control in a universal remote, I recommend the Caavo Control Center. While you're limited to just four input devices with the Caavo, you're not locked in to using your voice. And not only is the Caavo's search functionality more robust, but it also works with both Alexa and Google Assistant.

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The Caavo remote is slender, sleek, and simplistic, looking quite modern next to traditional universal remote controls. Overall, the device feels durable despite its premium outfit, which should entice folks who might be searching for an aesthetically pleasing universal remote that'll stand up to kids, pets, and rowdy houseguests. The control center itself is equally as chic. Its aesthetics match the remote and will probably blend in with just about everyone's home theater set-up without taking up too much space.

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Avid streaming media watchers will love this remote as it gets them to the content they want to see without a lot of fooling around. It’s also family friendly as the voice control makes getting to content super easy for everyone. If, like me, you provide technical support to your parents and girl friend etc. to get them to the shows they want to watch, this is definitely worth a look.

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