Logitech Squeezebox Touch review

Put music as infinite as the Internet at your fingertips. From the hottest online music services to free Internet radio stations from every corner of the globe, never has such limitless music been so easy to enjoy. Thanks to Logitech Squeezebox Touch and your Wi-Fi network, you're free to listen to anything you can think of, all through your home stereo. Just touch the screen to tune in to music, news and sports from local stations across the planet. Discover new music tailored to your tastes from a world of music services. Even your entire digital music collection is right at your fingertips. With Squeezebox Touch, your stereo isn't just a music system. It's the center of the music universe. Tune in to your limitless playlist. Play free local stations from every corner of the globe Access music services like Pandora, Rhapsody, Slacker and SIRIUS Internet Radio Browse your digital music collection stored on your home PC or Mac Plug in your flash drive to instantly play your favorite tracks Now playing on your home stereo—the world. Your computer gives you access to virtually unlimited music choices from all around the world. Now your home stereo does, too. With Squeezebox Touch, your high-performance audio system can play anything your computer can in full, rich, room-filling sound, all streamed over your Wi-Fi or Ethernet network. What do you want to listen to? Live soccer coverage from a station in Barcelona? Your Gypsy Kings playlist stored on your computer down the hall? Hours of commercial-free classical radio? Browse and control it all with easy-to-use touch-screen menus. Just touch, explore and listen. It's that simple.

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Awards and Accolades

CES 2010 Innovations Award Honoree in Audio Components Category November 2009

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Key Features

Brilliant full-color touch-screen and remote for fun, easy music control

The easy-to-read 4.3-inch touch-screen and intuitive menus put you in total music control. Simply touch "My Music", "Internet Radio" or one of your favorite online services like Napster or Pandora to browse, select and play whatever suits your mood. Even album art is displayed so you can see what you want to hear. You also have a smart remote that actually knows where you are in the room. Move away from the touch-screen over to the couch, and the menus automatically enlarge for easy viewing from across the room.

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High-resolution encoding support for full, rich stereo sound

You like to hear it all, from the haunting high notes in a U2 guitar solo to the deep resonant bass at the bottom of a Miles Davis classic. With support for high-resolution encoding, Squeezebox Touch makes sure the important details in your digital music sources don't get lost in translation. Even if you're playing music softly in the background, you'll enjoy a high quality sound experience—without missing a beat, note or nuance.

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Add more Squeezebox players for a multi-room music system

Do you want to bring a world of music to other rooms—without running wires? Easy. Check out Squeezebox Radio and Squeezebox Boom all-in-one Wi-Fi music players with built-in speakers. They're small enough to fit easily on your bedroom night table or kitchen counter. And they work with your Squeezebox Touch. Simply add a handheld Squeezebox Controller and you can play the same music throughout the house, or mix it up with a different playlist in every room.

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Seamless home network support, effortless setup

Squeezebox Touch keeps things simple from the start. Just plug the music player into your audio system, turn on the power and the player automatically finds your home Wi-Fi network. You also have the option to plug in an Ethernet cable. Either way, in just five minutes you'll be listening to stations around the globe.

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USB port and SD card slot expand your listening and viewing experience

Say you have a ton of favorite tracks stored on an external flash drive. Just plug the drive into the music player's USB port and your tunes are ready to play through your home stereo. You also have a built-in SD card slot. Just slide in your memory card to watch an instant slide show of your pictures, right on the touch-screen display.

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Free SqueezeNetwork connects you to global stations and music services

Your Wi-Fi music player comes complete with the Logitech SqueezeNetwork, an online service that makes it easy to access all the Internet radio stations and music services you could ever want. Sign up for free and get connected right on your Squeezebox touch-screen.

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Which Squeezebox Wi-Fi Music Player Is Right For You?

	Squeezebox Radio	Squeezebox Boom	Squeezebox Touch	Squeezebox Duet
Highlight	Compact design with high quality sound	The original "all in one" solution	Color touch-screen with rich, full digital music through your stereo or powered speakers	Control the music you love from anywhere in your home
Great for	Kitchen Bedroom Home office Patio Anywhere without a stereo!	Kitchen Bedroom Home office Anywhere without a stereo!	Living room Anywhere with a stereo or powered speakers On your desk	Living room Hidden component systems
Which should you choose?	You want big sound in a small space. You are someone who likes to listen while you work. You need something to fit in your work area. You want music in every room of your home and you want to be able to control it from anywhere. You already own a Squeezebox Duet and want to add more zones.	You are someone who likes to listen while you work. You need something small to fit in your work area. You don't have a stereo in your place but you still want big sound. You want music in every room of your home and you want to be able to control it from anywhere. You already own a Squeezebox Duet and want to add more zones	You are a music lover and you want high fidelity sound and easy access to all your music. You are someone who has a personal music collection on an external USB drive. You enjoy viewing album art, photos, and visualizers You already own a Squeezebox Duet and want to add more zones.	You are an entertainer, you love having friends over and listening to your favorite new music. But you don't want to have to go to the stereo every time you want to play a new track. You want music in every room of your home and you want to be able to control it from anywhere.
Connection Sound output	Integrated speakers (no stereo required)	Integrated speakers (no stereo required)	Connects to your stereo or self powered speakers	Connects to your stereo or self powered speakers
Control	On board controls, optional infrared remote (line of sight required)	On board controls and infrared remote (line of sight required)	Color touch screen with infrared remote (line of sight required)	Wi-Fi remote
Special Features	Seven day alarm with battery backup Connect iPod and other portable music players via 3.5mm stereo jack Connects to Facebook- share recommendations with friends 2.4 inch color display Optional battery pack for portability	Seven day alarm with battery backup Built-in 30-watt digital amplifier Connect iPod and other portable music players via 3.5 mm stereo jack Subwoofer out allows you to connect an aftermarket subwoofer for better bass	USB port and SD card slot allows access to music and pictures View album art and your photos Supports sampling rates up to 24 bit / 96 kHz	Wi-Fi remote can control all of your Squeezebox players 2.4" remote color display shows album art Link to your Flickr account to display your personal photos on the controller

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What's In The Box?

Package Contents Logitech Squeezebox Touch Power supply with plug adapters Infrared remote control with batteries Stereo audio cable User documentation Cleaning cloth 2-year limited hardware warranty System Requirements: For access to music on your computer use Squeezebox software with the minimum system requirements: 256 MB RAM and 100 MB of available hard disk space With any of the following operating systems: Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.3 or later Windows: 733MHz Pentium running Windows 2000, XP, or Vista Linux/BSD/Solaris/Other: Perl 5.8.3 or later Broadband Internet connection required for Internet radio and music services Stereo system or powered speakers Ethernet or 802.11 b/g wireless home network

Product Description

Logitech Squeezebox Touch. The color touch-screen Wi-Fi music player that lets you discover a world of music—all through your stereo.