The people at Sonos have made it clear that they want their hardware to be compatible with as many different platforms as possible, and they may be adding another one to their list. CNET reports that Sonos and Roku are in discussions to integrate Roku's new entertainment software with Sonos's speakers. This is just a rumor, but it would make sense. Roku introduced its voice-controlled home theater software, Roku Entertainment System, earlier this year. Along with Roku Connect, it's a way for users to operate their home theater systems wirelessly through voice control.

Entertainment and advertising already pervade our homes and our smartphones. Before long, they'll be everywhere in our cars -- not just on the sound system and on little screens, but throughout the entire passenger compartment, even on the windows. Brian Krzanich, chief executive at computer chip maker Intel, on Wednesday announced a collaboration with Warner Bros. to create "immersive experiences" inside driverless cars. Speaking to auto industry insiders at Automobility LA -- the four-day preview event ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show -- Krzanich said the companies will build proof-of-concept entertainment and advertising platforms using trademarked fictional characters to demonstrate how people might occupy themselves while a robot does the driving. Someone who otherwise would have been driving might instead pretend to be Batman, Krzanich said, as an augmented reality system projected images on windows to make it seem like the car was zipping through Gotham City. In a press release, Intel said those same windows "will enable passengers to view advertising and other discovery experiences."