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Pinnacle: Launches Affordable Wireless Music in The Home


Last updated: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:17:00 PM GMT

Pinnacle Systems shows off the new Pinnacle SoundBridge HomeMusic network music player at a price of only 99.99 GBP. For music anywhere in the home, the device connects to your home stereo system or powered speakers to play stored digital music from your Mac or PC wherever you need it, via your Wi-Fi home network. You can also listen to thousands of free Internet radio stations in the same way,

Powered by award-winning Roku™ software, SoundBridge HomeMusic is the ideal answer for consumers who want to listen to their computer-based iTunes and other stored music in any room in the house, and to control it via a convenient hand-held remote. Using the remote control and the display panel on the front of the HomeMusic unit, users can browse large libraries easily, and search for Song Title, Artist, Album, Composer and Keyword. They can also create an “ad hoc” playlist to suit their mood.

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With a sleek, industrial design SoundBridge HomeMusic looks great in any room, and is compact enough to fit onto a bookshelf, kitchen counter or bedside table. Installation is plug-and-play so it’s extremely quick and easy to set up and use.

Pinnacle SoundBridge HomeMusic supports iTunes (via free downloadable server software), Windows Media Connect and Windows Media Player 10, Napster and PlaysForSure. It is compatible with WMA, AAC, MP3, AIFF and WAV music file formats. SD card slots let users listen to their favourite music with the PC switched off.

Pinnacle SoundBridge HomeMusic is available now from Currys and Amazon.

More information at: http://www.pinaclesys.com

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Anonymous Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:56:03 GMT
Bought a few days ago, I found installation of the hardware and software straightforward. The quick start guide is just about sufficient but does not explain how the Soundbridge, PC, Roku Radio Snooper, Firefly server and Bonjour software all mesh together - you will have to delve into the additional documentation to try to work this out.
Hint - get to know the remote control well, and to find additional radio stations start with the 'home' key and scroll down to the 'browse' function. From there you can select by genre, language, location etc. When you have found a station that you like, a press of the 'ticked' button (= 'OK') gives more options, including saving as a preset.
What I don't understand yet is how to find steaming URLs on your PC and then save them as working presets.
Playing audio from mp3 files on an SD card is straightforward once you have explored the options available from the 'music' button from the handset.

A good buy with hundreds of stations available, but there is still more for me to learn.

JL, York, England.
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