LG's Sonos clone adds a few extra speakers

LG's new line of battery-powered, Wi-Fi enabled speakers complement their new sound bar models, sure. But they also fill out Music Flow — the company's Sonos-like connected-house audio offering — with some attractive, well-rounded hardware.

Debuting at next month's CES, LG's new speaker line and soundbars are part of the company's larger Music Flow system roll out. Music Flow connects to individual devices over Wi-Fi, rather than more conventional Bluetooth connections. These ad-hoc speaker networks can then be controlled and managed via the Music Flow mobile app which will be available on both iOS and Android. The app will reportedly manage both local music content and stream it from Spotify, Rhapsody, and TuneIn.

If it sounds like Sonos, that's because it is. But it's also an attractive bit of gear, with nice extra touches. The new speakers will automatically begin playing music from the app, whenever the phone comes within a foot of it. The speakers offer HomeChat — the ability to text your speakers with instructions, that is “turn off in 10 minutes”.

LG's mum on the specific specs but we'll keep you updated.