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Voice control your world with the all new Alexa built-in boAt Stone 200A speaker
boAt lifestyle, a brand recognized for its Audio electronic products across the world has now expanded its product portfolio by launching its new Alexa built-in smart speaker boAt Stone 200A. The Speaker is not only portable and powerful but smarter now. With the all new boat 200A Alexa built-in speaker, you can ask to play music, hear the news, check weather, control smart home devices and access over 30,000 Alexa skills across genres. Stone 200A is portable and powerful.
boAt Lifestyle is known for its intricate audio engineering, supreme comfort, exquisite designs and best in class audio quality products. It brings music to your daily routine in a seamless manner, with top notch sound quality and a user experience like none other.
On this partnership with Alexa, Aman Gupta, Co-Founder boAt lifestyle said “We believe in creating experiences and aim at providing top in class products with latest innovation. Partnering with Alexa is a step forward in terms of combining finest features with best technology. This speaker brings the World of Alexa in an IPX6 water shock and dust resistant speaker and is perfect for outdoor parties, showers, pool sides, group camping and other hard-core activities. Understanding the needs of our boAtheads we have launched this power-packed Alexa enabled speaker that will work in a conversational manner, just how the millennial like their devices to be”.
Dilip RS, Country Manager, Alexa Skills and Voice Services, said, “The Alexa built-in boAt Stone 200A speaker truly aligns with our vision to bring Alexa to customers wherever they are, on-the-go, or in any room of their home. We think the ease of simply asking Alexa to listen to music, control smart home equipment, ask for information/ news and interacting with thousands of other skills available on Alexa will be super convenient and delightful for customers.”
The boAt Stone 200A is robust, intricately made and yet absolutely idiot proof making it hard to damage externally. It is also IPX 6 Water Resistant, making it the perfect poolside accessory. 1.96” x 1 Full Range Drivers with 3W Power Output brings the sound of a lifetime with HD Clarity that integrates into pure audio bliss. The Bluetooth V4.1 enhances wireless connectivity up to 10 meters. Users can simply download & install the “boAt Lifestyle” App from the Play Store/iOS Store and voice control their world through Alexa. Further for full functionality, users can register using the “Amazon Alexa” app to make their experience even better.
The boAt Stone 200A comes with Power packed Lithium 1500mAh battery that can give you up to 8 to 10 hours of play time courtesy with only a 3-hour charging time. The speaker can be wirelessly connected to Bluetooth devices such as smartphones, tablets and computers to playback any music collection stored on it and it is the perfect way to start your day with Alexa.
boAt Stone 200A is the lowest priced Alexa built-in far field speaker on Amazon.in and is available at an introductory price of Rs 1499. The product carry's a 1-year warranty and is available at Amazon.in
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Paramount set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in $81 billion deal
Shareholders back merger, combined entity could reshape streaming and studios.
MUMBAI: Lights, camera… consolidation, Hollywood’s latest blockbuster might be happening off-screen. Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have voted in favour of selling the company to Paramount in a deal valued at $81 billion rising to nearly $111 billion including debt setting the stage for one of the biggest shake-ups in modern media. The proposed merger, still subject to regulatory approvals, would bring together a vast portfolio spanning HBO Max, CNN, and franchises such as Harry Potter under the same umbrella as Paramount’s own heavyweights, including Top Gun and CBS.
At the heart of the deal is streaming scale. Executives have indicated plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single platform, potentially creating a stronger challenger to giants like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video. Current market data suggests HBO Max holds around 12 per cent of US on-demand subscriptions, compared to Paramount+’s 3 per cent, together still trailing Netflix’s 19 per cent and Disney’s combined 27 per cent via Disney+ and Hulu.
Paramount CEO David Ellison has signalled that while platforms may merge, HBO’s creative identity will remain intact, stating the brand should “stay HBO” even within a broader ecosystem.
Beyond streaming, the deal would redraw the map for film production. Combining two of Hollywood’s oldest studios Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., the new entity aims to scale output to over 30 films annually, while maintaining a 45-day theatrical window. Warner Bros. currently commands around 21 per cent of the US box office, compared to Paramount’s 6 per cent, underscoring the strategic weight of the acquisition.
But scale comes with scrutiny. Critics warn that fewer players could mean reduced consumer choice, rising subscription costs, and potential job cuts as the combined company looks to streamline overlapping operations while managing billions in debt.
The news business, too, faces a reset. CNN would join forces at least structurally with Paramount-owned CBS, raising questions about editorial independence and positioning. The merger has already drawn political attention in the United States, particularly given perceived ties between the Ellison family and Donald Trump, though the company maintains that newsroom autonomy will be preserved.
If approved, the deal would mark another milestone in Hollywood’s consolidation wave shrinking the industry’s traditional “big six” studios to a “big four”, with Paramount joining Disney, Universal, and Sony at the top table.
In an industry built on storytelling, this merger may well become its most consequential plot twist yet.
