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Sonos Digital Music System Ships

by , 8:45 AM EST, January 27th, 2005

Sonos Inc. announced Thursday its digital music storage system -- the Sonos Digital Music System -- is now shipping.

The Sonos system lets users listen to digital music stored on a Mac, PC or Network Attached Storage (NAS) device from anywhere in a home.

The Sonos Digital Music System is made up of two parts: a 'ZonePlayer' a networked audio player that distributes, plays and amplifies music in a home, and the 'Sonos Controller', a wireless, full-color screen handheld device which allows a user to access, customize and control the music.

The ZonePlayer includes a 50 watts per channel amplifier, and can play back MP3, WMA, WAV and unprotected AAC files, as well as Internet radio stations.

Sonos is currently offering an introductory offer that bundles two ZonePlayers and one Controller for US$1,199. Additional ZonePlayers cost $499 and Controllers retail for $399.

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Close Name:Guest
Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:27 am Subject: looking in a mirror

wow, this thing looks almost identical in form size and shape to the mac mini.


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Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:27 am Subject: Doesn't Apple Have A Patent on the Scroll Wheel?

The scroll wheel they use seems unmistakenly similar to Apples iPod scroll wheel. I Thought they had a patent on that.


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Close Name:madgunde Posts: 66 Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:34 am Subject: Don't forget price!

"wow, this thing looks almost identical in form size and shape to the mac mini."

It's also identical in price, well at least once you buy the kit, each additional ZonePlayer is $499, the same price as a Mac mini. I think for the money, I'd rather have a bunch of minis to put in every room of the house...


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Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:06 pm Subject:

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The scroll wheel they use seems unmistakenly similar to Apples iPod scroll wheel. I Thought they had a patent on that.


I believe the patent is on the click wheel, not scroll wheel. Clearly th ebutton are above and below the wheel in stead of the integrated apple approach.

Hmmm, iPod photo (or 5G if rumors are correct on all ipods will have color display) and an Mac mini, don't need this thing. And I can do much more with it....


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Close Name:colros Posts: 2 Joined: 19 Nov 2001
Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:13 pm Subject: no iTunes support

When it works with iTunes I might consider it.


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