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Sonos Zoneplayer S5 Now $699

12:50PM Nick Broughall | Yesterday I had a bit of a hands-on with the new Sonos Zoneplayer S5 wireless music system. I don’t have a lot more to add to the US writeup, other than the fact that they’ve decided to drop the local price to $699, rather than the $799 they announced a few weeks ago. Better, but still a long way from $US399…
Music

Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Hands-On: Sonos For The Masses

12:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Sonos, best known for their premium-priced (but adored) wireless audio systems, announced an all-in-one receiver and speaker recently, and after seeing and hearing it, I’m impressed—but not blown away. More »
Music

Want The New Sonos S5? You Better Start Saving…

2:08PM Nick Broughall | I’ll admit it: I squealed like a schoolgirl this morning when I saw the Sonos S5 announcement – finally a Sonos solution I could actually afford. At $US399 and controlled by the iPhone, I was entertaining dreams of picking up a few of these bad boys and streaming my music through my house. Then I got the Australian press release and my wallet clenched up tighter than a snare drum. More »
Music

Sonos Gets More Affordable With ZonePlayer S5 Wireless Speaker

10:35PM Danny Allen | Sonos’ wireless home audio system is great for convenient, hiss-free streaming, but it’s pretty pricey. The S5 changes that (a little), by incorporating a receiver and speaker into a single unit-compared to the $US350 ZP90 which requires separate powered-speakers. More »
Music

Sonos Adds Twitter Support So Everyone Can See Your Music Taste

1:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Sonos, makers of high-end wireless audio systems, announced they are adding Twitter support to their already formidable lineup. It’ll be supported by the CR200 as well as the iPhone, Mac and Windows clients later this fall. More »
Music

Sonos CR200 Touchscreen Controller: It’s Better Than An iPhone

12:00PM Jason Chen | The next-gen touchscreen Sonos controller is here, and as strange as it seems to say, it’s actually better than the Sonos app for iPhone/iPod Touch for controlling their multi-room music solution wirelessly. But it is expensive. More »
Peripherals

Sonos CR200 Controller Leaks: Pretty Nice For Not Being An IPhone

10:20AM Wilson Rothman | I kinda figured Sonos was content to let people use an iPod Touch or iPhone to control their beloved wireless audio system, but lo, here’s a $US350 capacitive-touch second-gen controller, leaked from their own product pages, to prove me wrong. More »
Music

Sonos Remote Goes Touchscreen; New System Bundle On Its Way

7:50PM John Herrman | It’s fair to say that everyone would’ve loved it if the last remote for the Sonos wireless media systems, the $US400 C100, had a touchscreen. It didn’t. Years later, the CR200 does, but it might be a bit late. More »
Gadgets

E-MU Pipeline Wireless Audio Transmitter/Receiver Lightning Review

4:00PM Wilson Rothman | The Gear: E-Mu’s Pipeline low-latency wireless music system, which lets you cut the cord on your guitar-and-amp rig for about $US200, or add portable wireless connections to your home sound system. More »
Software

Win 7 Tip: ‘Play To’ Media Control Might Take Over Your Whole House

11:00PM Wilson Rothman | “Play To” is the ability to right-click a media file in Windows 7’s Media Player and send it to any networked gadget appearing in the pop-up menu. It’s sweet now, but it could be huge. More »