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Linux Powers Wireless Mesh Music System

Posted by michael on from the your-demo-won't-crash dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A startup has created a unique Linux-based home music distribution system based on secure peer-to-peer wireless mesh networking technology. The system can route the same or different songs, sourced from any connected computer, to as many as 30 audio output devices simultaneously. Sonos is showcasing its technology this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas."

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  1. 30 simultaneous streams? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And to think -- all this time I've been listening to 30 CD players stacked on top of each other.

  2. Hmmm? by Gentlewhisper · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Does this build itself on the fact that..

    1) More and more homes are getting wireless networks
    2) Many of these meshes actually overlap?

    I foresee a new internet of the future! One that runs on top of our existing home networking kits! The One True Internets!

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  3. Buzzword Checklist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Music" - Check.
    "Distribution" - Check.
    "Network" - Check.
    "Peer-to-Peer" - Check.

    Helloooo, RIAA lawsuit!

  4. Radio ? by jonv · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wireless music distribution ? Must be this new 'Radio' thing.

  5. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  6. Lines? by StevenHenderson · · Score: 4, Funny
    based on secure peer-to-peer wireless mesh networking technology

    What? It's longer than 15 lines? BLOATWARE!!!!1

  7. Popular Science Magazine by greenhide · · Score: 3, Interesting

    According to the website pdatoday.com, Sonos Digital Music System was on Popular Science Magazine's '2004 Best of What's New'. This news tidbit was posted November 10, 2004. So, while this is still a relatively new item, it must have been available for review at least for a few months.

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  8. Multiple Remotes by Punboy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In order for this to work for me, I would need the ability to have multiple remotes on the system and be able to limit each remote to a specific room and/or set of rooms. This way, parents can control their rooms, and kids can control their's. Also, what would be nice is if two remotes are in the same room, one of them would take control and the other couldn't (for example if a kid and parent are in the same room, the parent would take control). Any idea if this is possible with Sonos?

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  9. dreamcast as remote? by pr0nbot · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The Sonos System includes a handheld "Controller" system, based on a Hitachi SoC (system-on-chip) with an SH-4 processor core.

    Isn't that the Dreamcast CPU?

  10. iPod by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Look at the handheld "Controller" !

    http://www.linuxdevices.com/files/misc/sonos_contr oller.jpg

    There IS an iPod click-wheel on it. Doesn't Apple have a patent on that piece of design ?...