Thursday, May 18, 2006
Squeezebox Version 3 Wireless
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "HARDWARE" @ 08:00 PM
"The third iteration of the Slim Devices Squeezebox wirelessly streams audio from networked PCs and the Internet, supports the Pandora service, includes a Wake to Internet Radio alarm function, has analog and digital audio outputs, and sports a sleek, attractive design. It's easy to set up and use; has numerous free plug-ins available, thanks to an active open-source development community; and works with Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs. The Squeezebox also boasts superior wireless networking functions, including WPA encryption and wireless bridging capability."
While this is an awesome player from a purely technical viewpoint, all those cool features do come at a bit of a high price ($300). I think the price combined with the fact that it can't play any DRM'd files will leave this as a pretty niche product in an already niche market.
While this is an awesome player from a purely technical viewpoint, all those cool features do come at a bit of a high price ($300). I think the price combined with the fact that it can't play any DRM'd files will leave this as a pretty niche product in an already niche market.
