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Volareo: The Smart Speaker That Plays Video

This smart voice speaker streams music, videos, podcasts, makes voice calls, buys crypto, & more!

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Volareo: The Smart Speaker That Plays Video

Volareo: The Smart Speaker That Plays Video

Volareo: The Smart Speaker That Plays Video

Volareo: The Smart Speaker That Plays Video

Volareo: The Smart Speaker That Plays Video

This smart voice speaker streams music, videos, podcasts, makes voice calls, buys crypto, & more!

This smart voice speaker streams music, videos, podcasts, makes voice calls, buys crypto, & more!

This smart voice speaker streams music, videos, podcasts, makes voice calls, buys crypto, & more!

This smart voice speaker streams music, videos, podcasts, makes voice calls, buys crypto, & more!

Volareo Live
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
$27,453 USD by 82 backers
$26,519 USD by 76 backers on Oct 15, 2018
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Overview
A smart speaker that streams Netflix too? Yes! And everything other speakers won't do. ★ A Portable, Voice-controlled Smart Speaker that streams media from Spotify, YouTube, Twitch, Netflix, Musicoin, Emanate and many more. ★ Made to move! Enjoy your media on the go with 6-8 hours of non-stop usage ★ Android, WiFi, Bluetooth, Wireless Charging ★ Easily buy and spend crypto with your voice, tip musicians with crypto Thanks to your support, Volareo is the world’s 1st crowd powered Smart Speaker!


Your Portable Video Playing Speaker

Volareo is a speaker - and so much more. Want to listen to music? Connect to Volareo over Bluetooth and experience rich, room-filling sound.

Time to watch video? Connect Volareo to your TV and explore a world of content. Your phone is your remote. Netflix, Youtube, Twitch… Volareo runs Android. Simply install the apps directly on Volareo.

In short, Volareo is a portable speaker and Android TV box in one. Entertainment has never been so easy.



It’s a Speaker

Wirelessly connect your smartphone or tablet to Volareo and experience impressive stereo sound. The built-in rechargeable battery supports up to 6 hours of non-stop playtime - at home or on the go.
 

It’s also an Android TV Box

Stream entertainment on your TV. Volareo connects through HDMI and has WiFi.

Once connected, your TV now has SmartTV powers. Volareo runs Android, and lets you install and browse the apps and services you know and love. All in one place.


The Volareo comes with all the services you love

Volareo comes packed with features, and you can easily personalize Volareo by installing your favorite apps from the Play Store. Enjoy all the services you love, directly on Volareo: Spotify, Netflix, Twitch, Hulu, HBO, Instagram, Google Chrome,... Make your Volareo yours, install the apps you love and use everyday!


Voice, Touch or App control? It’s up to you!

You can control the Volareo through many ways, whatever suits you most at that moment. Feel like speaking? Use the “Hey, Vovoice control to wake up your speaker. Are you playing loud music from the Volareo? Use Touch or control it through the Volareo companion app, available for Android and iOS.


Voice Commands

Control Volareo with your voice, in 80 Languages
Simply say “Vo, play next track” or “Vo, turn up the Volume” to get the music going. It's super easy and works really well.


 

Touch Gestures

Don’t feel like talking? Use Volareo's touch gestures to play, skip, control the volume and more. The touch trackpad puts music right at your fingertips. Draw a circle for volume control, tap to play and pause or swipe to navigate through your tracks.

 

Microphone off switch

Volareo is built with privacy in mind, so for everyone's peace of mind you can switch off the microphone with a built-in hardware switch. Nobody can listen to anything when the microphone is switched off, simply because the power towards the microphone is cut off.

 

Volareo Smart Speaker touch panel

With Volareo's Touch Gestures, music is at your fingertips. Tap to Play & Pause, draw a circle to control the volume. Flick through your tracks or mute the microphone.

Volareo Smart Speaker touch chord

Volareo's one-of-a-kind Magnetic Tips - click them together and magic happens! Define it to whatever you like, for example play your favorite playlist, tip your musician, or even send a message to your loved one :)

 



Volareo versus the competition

Features Volareo Amazon Echo Google Home Apple HomePod Sonos One JBL Flip 4 Google Chrome-
cast
Price in USD 99 99 129 349 229 99 39
Always listening
Portable
Video streaming
Crypto payments
Wireless charging
Languages supported 80 7 8 20 7 0 0
Voice command
Tip musicians
Sound 10W RMS N/A 10W RMS N/A N/A 16W RMS None
Connectivity





 



How does Volareo look in your home?


 



Volareo in the press

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Our Blockchain Partners

Musicoin, Choon, Emanate, Soundeon, the top music platforms decentralized on blockchain connecting musicians & music fans directly. LyricFind has all the lyrics you can imagine, makes music very searchable and personalizable. Jazz de Ville, the top jazz streaming station puts you in the mood to chill, dance, groove or simply just jazz! TV2Z opens up a new world of customized streaming channels for creators & listeners. Gracenote, the industry's smartest AI music recognition & discovery system ever will be embedded in Volareo. And Raven Protocol's revolutionary Decentralized machine learning ensures the AI in Volareo is personalized for you, without spying on you. Watch out for more partner announcements!
 



We'd like to invite you to a discussion in the comments

We'd ❤️ to hear from you. How would you use the Volareo Smart Speaker? What features would you like to see? What apps do you want or have developed on the Volareo platform? Let us know in the comments!

Our team members are here to answer all your questions, so do not hesitate to ask us a question!
 



The Volareo Team

Volareo is an international technology startup based at the Cambridge Innovation Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, founded by industry veterans with over 87 years of combined experience.

With a team of enthusiastic professionals we are paving the way to an open, voice-controlled future of e-commerce. The Volareo team has already grown to 30 person strong (and counting!), with more than 7 crowdfunding campaigns, and over 500.000 products shipped over the past years.

 


 

Truly embodying decentralization, our team hails from 3 continents over 12 countries and we work from Netherlands, China, India and UK. What unifies us and the community is a shared passion for music, technology.

Let's build our global community of ambassadors, developers & users together, we can jumpstart the decentralized smart speaker revolution.


 



Roadmap

What happens at what time? Please find our Roadmap below.



Frequently Asked Questions

(Click each question below to view its answer)

✿ How much does the speaker cost?

The Volareo Smart Speaker costs US$99 (for Early Birds) and up, on Indiegogo, this is 50% off the Retail Price of US$199. Each speaker will come pre-loaded with 500 Musicoins, to get you started with tipping. All music streamed from Musicoin will be free of charge. You are encouraged to tip the musician :).

✿ Which countries do you ship to?

We ship internationally.

✿ What is the sound quality?

10W RMS (Dual Driver). The audio is similar or better than a quality branded portable speaker.

✿ What is the battery life?

Volareo's battery will have the capability of 6-8 hours continuous playback of music via Wifi. You can easily charge Volareo via USB or Wireless charging.

✿ Will there be a Volareo mobile app?

Yes, you can use Volareo via voice, mobile app and even via web.

✿ Will there be an App Store of sorts? How does that work?

Volareo works with Voice Decentralized Apps, which will be hosted decentralized. So you will be able to discover new uses, new features developed by our team as well as the community, without a central authority deciding what you can or cannot use. Take back control - you, the community decides.

✿ What language will Volareo be able to speak?

Voice commands will first be available in English, Spanish, and Dutch, and eventually in 80 languages (eg. Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Tamil, Arabic etc), with the help of stretch goals. Smart voice assistant will however only be in English, plans for more languages will be announced in future.

✿ What AI is used in Volareo?

For the AI voice assistant, we combine several AI voice assistant engines. Likewise with cross-language engines. This makes Volareo truly unique in its approach to combine the best of the best, a very decentralized technical solution. AI is also used in music recognition, music recommendation, personalization from various partners such as Gracenote, Raven Protocol and more.

✿ What music blockchain platforms are integrated with Volareo?

Musicoin, Emanate, Choon, Soundeon, and we are in talks with more.

✿ Does Volareo play music from Spotify, Deezer, TIDAL, Youtube too?

You can play music from any music source with your phone on Volareo via bluetooth

✿ Can I really buy crypto with my voice on Volareo?

Yes, you can really buy crypto with your voice, small amounts for every day use. When the amounts are bigger, identification will be required. You can set up your Volareo to only recognize your voice for payments and shopping.

✿ How can I help the Volareo Movement?
  • Purchase one or more Volareo speakers
  • Tell your friends & family in meetups, family gatherings
  • Share on social media
  • Join our FB Ambassador Group, Telegram Group
  • Volunteer
  • Musicians: Release your music on blockchain with one of our partners Musicoin, Emanate, Choon, Soundeon
  • Developer: Get ready to build the Voice Decentralized Apps
  • Crypto : HODL :) Tell everyone about real world use case of crypto with Volareo, and how it should be simple for everyone. Let’s make crypto common.
✿ How can I (and my business / startup) be a Volareo Partner?

Send us a message on Comments Page, or reach out to us on hello@volareo.live. You’ll find us truly decentralized in spirit, and we absolutely love partnerships.

✿ Got an Idea?

If you have an idea of something you’d like to use your Volareo for - app, game, story, podcast or service eg. have your Volareo tell you crypto prices every hour, or tell you how the Indiegogo campaign you backed is doing :) … make sure you tell us in the comments page after you’ve pledged! Thanks!


Say hello to Volareo. Say Hello to an Open Future.

If you have any questions and would like to speak to us, please do not hesitate to contact us using one of the ways mentioned below:

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$99 USD $199 USD (50% off)
Join the Movement - you're an awesome Early Pioneer! Let’s build our Open Future - open source, open tech, exclusive music & podcast, tip creators, respect privacy, fully integrated with Crypto.
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$109 USD $199 USD (45% off)
Join the Movement - thanks for supporting Volareo Launch! Let’s build our Open Future - open source, open tech, exclusive music & podcast, tip creators, respect privacy, fully integrated with Crypto.
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Volareo Early Duo

$189 USD $389 USD (51% off)
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Volareo Early Trio

$285 USD $597 USD (52% off)
Join the Movement - Three is more fun than Two, thanks Early Pioneer! Let’s build our Open Future - open source, open tech, exclusive music & podcast, tip creators, respect privacy, fully integrated with Crypto.
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$990 USD $1,990 USD (50% off)
Join the Movement - thanks for supporting Volareo Launch! Let’s build our Open Future - open source, open tech, exclusive music & podcast, tip creators, respect privacy, fully integrated with Crypto.
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Volareo Gold Adventurer

Volareo Gold Adventurer

$3,000 USD
Join us on our Adventure, discover the Volareo experience together with the team at one of our events in Europe, America, or Asia. Once in a Lifetime experience. Included with this perk are 30 Volareo Smart Speakers (Indiegogo only allows perks with max 10 products, but we guarantee this perk includes 30 Volareo Smart Speakers!)
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$10,000 USD
Yes, we’ll bring the Volareo experience to you, launch a Volareo party with you in Europe, America, or Asia. Once in a Lifetime experience. (Indiegogo only allows perks with up to 10 products, but we promise this perk includes 100x Volareo Smart Speaker and we're organising a true Volareo party for you somewhere in the world.)
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