Bose announced a new wireless music solution for the home today, the SoundLink. Available August 27th for the serious-commitment price of $549.95, the SoundLink will stream music from your PC's music library to anywhere in your house. The concept here has already been seen in products from Creative and Altec Lansing, to name two, but these products were more iPod-centric and have not seen the sales success that a typical Bose release enjoys.
The system utilizes a USB key that plugs into your computer and sends its audio output to the SoundLink's speakers. Bose claims it works well through walls and floors, and since it's basically just grabbing your PC's audio out, it's not just for your music library--you can stream Pandora, Slacker, or any other sound source.
We have no idea how it'll sound yet, but for the price, it should deliver quality audio. The system has a rechargeable battery and a remote control, as well, that actually allows you to skip tracks in iTunes and Windows Media Player, which is pretty cool. There's also an Aux input on the speaker unit for your iPod or other sound sources.
PCMag should be getting this in for testing soon; check back for the review in the coming weeks.
The system utilizes a USB key that plugs into your computer and sends its audio output to the SoundLink's speakers. Bose claims it works well through walls and floors, and since it's basically just grabbing your PC's audio out, it's not just for your music library--you can stream Pandora, Slacker, or any other sound source.
We have no idea how it'll sound yet, but for the price, it should deliver quality audio. The system has a rechargeable battery and a remote control, as well, that actually allows you to skip tracks in iTunes and Windows Media Player, which is pretty cool. There's also an Aux input on the speaker unit for your iPod or other sound sources.
PCMag should be getting this in for testing soon; check back for the review in the coming weeks.
