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Wi-Fi hi-fi: Avega Systems Oyster 802.11 Networked Speakers


Avega Systems Oyster Networked Speaker.
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To date, wireless speakers have been anything but, requiring plenty of cables to alternate amplifiers and power sources. But Australia's Avega Systems aims to change that with the company's Oyster Networked Speaker system. The speakers, which will be available in familiar stereo and 5.1 surround configurations, include built-in wireless 802.11 networking, amplifiers, and surround decoders. As a result, you can stream MP3s from a networked PC directly to the speakers themselves. And while you'll need a wireless encoder attached to home-theater gear--DVD players, A/V receivers, and the like--the speakers themselves should need only a nearby AC power source. The idea is a long overdue marriage of a consumer-electronics problem to a computer-networking solution. We just hope that Avega delivers on its promise of plug-and-play installation and audiophile-grade sound. Pricing wasn't announced, but Avega is looking to ship its Oyster system in March 2006.

Credit: John P. Falcone, CNET.com

 

 
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