One of the things that I simply have to get my hands on in the near future is a streaming audio device. The idea to stream music wirelessly from one room into the other seems very appealing. So, I started doing my research and I came up with a few very interesting toys.
The Squeezebox (slimdevices.com) is a high-quality device that plays internet radio without the need for a computer. It uses an open source server application and has modern day wireless security built in. Not a bad choice, I’d say.
Another candidate would be the Roku SoundBridge Radio (rokulabs.com). It plays audio streams, music off of SD cards and even has an alarm clock built in. What I did not like was the fact that it does not play music from the iTunes music store. Maybe they’ll fix that in the near future…?
One of the cheaper solutions is Apple’s Airport Express (apple.com). It simply plays back the same music that is playing on a computer in another room. It is a proprietary solution and works with iTunes only. I do have to say though that Apple’s software player is growing on me. Therefore, this is definitely an option.
I’ll let you know what the decision is in the end.