Consumer Electronics Show 2004 Day 3 - And now, the rest of the story

Streaming Music

Aside from the usual array of routers and switches, Netgear was showing off their MP101 wireless digital music player. This device is able to stream audio content from your wireless network (it can decode a variety of formats and works with RealNetworks Rhapsody service) and play it out to your home stereo. The interface is consistent with home audio equipment and would fit in nicely with anyone's stereo setup.

Yamaha has a wired solution for your digital home audio content needs. Their Music Cast hardware consists of a server (the picture shows the front on top of the back) and multiple networked amps controllers and speakers that can be installed in the walls of your house.

DLink has quite a variety of products including video phones and a plethora of other interesting devices. The wireless theme was strong with everything from WiFi enabled ticket printers and stereo amps to full wireless media center boxes that can be attached to a television and stream media to your home entertainment setup.

As for Creative, they are showing off a nice remote controlled networked stereo amp which communicates with a remote (via RF; presumably proprietary). The remote has an lcd display that allows you to select any shared audio on your home network to be played on the speakers. The Hand of Anand^TM is sold separately.