Sonos - Desktop Controller

Sonos Desktop Controller

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The Sonos Desktop Controller lets you control all your music and all your rooms from any desktop or laptop computer in your house. The Desktop Controller software for PC and Mac is included with every ZonePlayer so you can turn any…or all of your computers into multi-room music Controllers. And the software also guides you through setup and music sharing. The Desktop Controller offers all the same functionality as the handheld Controller with a user interface designed to take advantage of your computer’s bigger screen and keyboard. Find and play music from your personal music collection, Internet radio and the most popular online music services. Use search to find your favorites, and quickly link and unlink zones to play the same song in every room or different songs in different rooms. Plus, you can use the Desktop Controller to add new Internet radio stations with ease.

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: Wireless, multi-room control from any computer; Control all your music and all your rooms from any desktop or laptop computer in your house. The Desktop Controller software for PC and Mac is included with every ZonePlayer so you’ll always be in control, even when your handheld Controller is out of reach. Use the Desktop Controller to control any Sonos product in your system.
: Instant access to endless music; From any computer or laptop in your house, you can find and play any song from your personal collection of music stored on your computer, plus thousands of free Internet radio stations. And Sonos works seamlessly with the most popular music services so you can stream millions of songs and stations from the Internet to the rooms of your choice.
: Easy and fun to use; When it comes to scrolling through music libraries, searching for songs, viewing album art, choosing zones, and more, the Sonos Desktop Controller makes it all incredibly easy. Just pick a room, pick a song and hit play to let the fun begin. And, with your computer’s bigger screen size, everything is easy to see.
: New features and music services with automatic updates; Unlike most other consumer electronic products, the Desktop Controller and the entire Sonos system keep getting better even after you buy it. With free automatic software updates you’ll always have the newest features and music services to enjoy. Just register your system and Sonos will automatically notify you when software updates are available. Simply press one button and your system updates itself.

Wireless, multi-room control from any computer or laptop
Integrated, multi-room control	Lets you control what music is playing in every room in your house, from anywhere in your house. Control of your music is not tied to the room where you're listening.
Unique design dedicated to multi-room music control	Everything is carefully designed to let you control your music anywhere and everywhere.
Find out what’s playing anywhere in your home	The Now Playing screen shows you what’s playing in the rooms you’re in with details like album art and elapsed time of a song. The Zone Menu gives you an overview of what’s playing in each room of the house at a glance.
Flexible playback options	Control what zone or group of zones plays the music selected. Put it in “Party Mode” to play the same songs all over the house. Set shuffle/repeat playback as desired.
Plug-and-play access to millions of songs	Get instant access to millions of songs on your Desktop Controller that you can enjoy all over your house. No ripping or downloading required.
Liberate the music on your computer and enjoy it in every room	Sonos can play music stored on up to 16 PCs, Macs or NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices on your home network, supporting the most popular audio formats.
Easy access to Internet radio and online music services	Listen to millions of songs and Internet radio stations.
Pre-loaded Internet radio stations	Comes loaded with more than 600 radio stations and it's simple to add more using the Desktop Controller.
Play music or audio from MP3 players, CD players, TV, DVD, VCR, and radio throughout the house	An analog audio input with digital encoding on every ZonePlayer lets you play music from an external audio source (such as an MP3 player, CD player, TV, or radio) and enjoy throughout the house.
Support for the most popular music services	Best Buy™ Digital Music Store, Napster®, Pandora®, Rhapsody® 3.0+, SIRIUS® Internet Radio, and downloads from any service offering DRM-free tracks.
Browse through music selections	Browse your music collection and favorite music services by Artist, Album, Genre, Track Name, Composer, or Playlist.
Search	Quickly find the music you want to hear by searching for the artist, album or track within your personal music collection or favorite music service.
Display of album art	View album art, including detailed track information.
Single library view	Regardless of where your music is stored, Sonos presents a single view of your entire library (all artists, albums, composers, genres, etc).
Queue-based music playback	You can queue-up music to play next while listening to what’s playing now
Wake up to music	Set the alarm and wake up to your favorite music or Internet radio station in one room, or all over the house. Just hit snooze to get a few minutes more sleep. Fall asleep to soothing music with the sleep timer.
Schedule your music	Use the scheduler to play music at a specific time for a set duration—great for that 30-minute workout.
New features and music services delivered automatically — and for free	The Sonos system keeps getting better over time with new features and music services. Once the Sonos system has been registered, Sonos will automatically notify you when software updates are available. Simply press one button and your system updates itself.

Specification	Description
PC software requirements	PC running Windows® XP SP2 or higher, Windows Vista™ 500 MHz Pentium class processor or better Latest Windows service packs recommended
Mac software requirements	Mac running OS X v10.4 or v10.5
Note: All specifications subject to change without notice.

: MacWorld; 5 out of 5 Mice rating - “If you thought a handful of AirPort Express Base Stations, an iPhone, and Apple Remote application for that iPhone would bring you the greatest multi-room audio playback on earth, think again. Chris Breen is convinced Sonos has it beat hands down.”Read More

: Time.com; Sonos: My Favorite Music SolutionRead More

: PCMag.com; “There's got to be a better way to control our electronics, and I'm betting Sonos Controller for iPhone represents the future of remote controls...the company has a history of innovation, and in using the iPhone as its remote control, it is pointing the way for the entire CE industry to follow.”Read More

: Forbes.com; "This might just be the ultimate house-party accessory."Read More

: Rolling Stone Magazine; “Rick Rubin has seen the future of the record industry and it is sitting in his living room.”Read More

: CNET.com; “Best Digital Audio System 2007 - The Sonos BU130 Digital Music System actually offers more flexibility and ease of use than many multiroom audio systems that cost thousands more.”Read More

: Mass High Tech; "A crop of young tech-savvy companies is infiltrating the home audio and entertainment system market traditionally occupied by such local stalwarts....the new kids on the block are focused on technologies such as software, wireless and broadband networking."Read More

: Businessweek.com; "The Sonos system remains the best way to play music from your PC through your entire house. And the new products and features add distance to the already yawning chasm between Sonos and its rivals."Read More

: Seattle Times; "The Sonos is proof that it really is possible to search and control a world of music from your hand, through a wireless system that takes a few minutes and zero technical skill to install. There are other great devices for streaming digital music from a PC to a stereo.....but with its full-featured remote and dedicated network, the Sonos is in a different class."Read More

: Fortune / CNN Money.com; "I can't imagine life without it. In fact....take my cable TV service. You can have my Sonos remote control if you pry it from my cold dead fingers."Read More

: Financial Times (UK); "A few personal technology products are so well designed and engineered that they set the benchmarks for all others… the Sonos Digital Music System – an expandable “whole house” wireless digital music system – deserves a place in this elite group."Read More

: CNET.com; "8.7 - Excellent - The bottom line: Recent firmware and feature upgrades cement the Sonos Digital Music System's position as the best multiroom streaming audio solution available."Read More

: GQ; "Consumer electronics often confound, but the Sonos Digital Music System is in a class by itself. "Read More

: Salon.com; "...in the past year the company has added a fantastic search feature to the device that renders the thing nearly magical: Now you can type in any song you want, anytime, and it's more than likely to be available for your immediate gratification"Read More

: Audioholics.com; "5 out of 5 Stars. Sonos stands out from the vast landscape of digital music systems for good reason. Its uniqueness and attention to detail earns it a place at what should be the top of everyone's shopping list.”Read More

: BoingBoing.net; "Experiencing the Sonos after struggling with these other systems for years was astonishingly pleasant. Finally, somebody has done digital music right. I'm listening to as much music as I did when I was in college. Sonos really has brought back music into my life."Read More

: Business 2.0 Beta Blogs; “Why the Sonos Beats the iPod - These two technologies paired—Sonos running Rhapsody—turn out to be about as perfect a music experience as I've ever had."Read More

: 2007 CNet Editors Choice Award; 2007 CNet Editors Choice AwardRead More

: Business 2.0 Magazine; "Digital Music's Ultimate Player"Read More

: BusinessWeek Magazine; "A Sonos system can now connect to a variety of online sources....The computer makers' dream of the "connected home" is finally coming true. But that home may be filled with devices that are perfectly happy to connect all by themselves."Read More

: BusinessWeek Magazine's Best Products of 2005; BusinessWeek Magazine's Best Products of 2005Read More

: BusinessWeek Magazine; "We looked at six systems. The most elegant and easiest to install is the $999 Sonos ZP80 system......The true beauty of Sonos' system is that you do not need to hook it up to a PC."Read More

: CNET.com; "If Apple did a home iPod digital music distribution system, we doubt it would be better than this."Read More

: Forbes Magazine; "...the hardware and software make beautiful music together."Read More

: Forbes.com; "It's one of the smartest digital music products I've seen in years, and it bears all the markings of an important innovation in digital home audio."Read More

: Fortune / CNNMoney.com; "Using Rhapsody in my living room over the Sonos equipment was a revelation - it was now possible, on a whim, to listen to anything I wanted - whether it be an individual song...or an album."Read More

: Fortune Magazine; "....the Sonos system is the missing link in the evolution of digital music in the home."Read More

: G4TV.com; "...the Sonos system is simply the best way we've ever seen to manage tracks, content and players in separate rooms for the best music experience."Read More

: New York Times; "The Sonos system is designed for the digital music age..........pure heaven."Read More

: PC world - 100 Best Products of 2006 July 2006; "Sonos ZonePlayer 80 Ranked #18 out of 100"Read More

: Playlist Magazine 'Play of the Year' Awards; "I simply haven’t seen a system that so effectively combines digital music, high-quality audio, wireless convenience, ease of use, and, well, fun."Read More

: PlaylistMag.com; "5 out of 5 stars. I simply haven’t seen a system that so effectively combines digital music, high-quality audio, wireless convenience, ease of use, and, well, fun."Read More

: San Jose Mercury News; "Sonos is a new digital music system that..........turns out to do the best job I've seen in moving MP3 music tracks around the house."Read More

: Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity; "This is without a doubt the most full featured music server system that I've used, and I thought the interface and setup ease were second to none."Read More

: Sound & Vision Magazine; "I was thoroughly impressed with its performance and usability. This is a terrific example of how far music can go once it's digitized"Read More

: Stereophile; "....the real beauty of the Sonos system is the way in which it marries excellent audio engineering to a system design that allows foolproof and efficient setup of a distributed-audio system."Read More

: Stereophile.com; "A Visit to Sonos"Read More

: STUFF Magazine; "Surrounded By Sound"Read More

: Time.com; "Gadget of the Week"Read More

: Time.com; "Gadget of the Week"Read More

: USAToday.com; "4.5 out of 5 Stars. Setting up the Sonos system turned out to be easier than most network devices."Read More

: Wall Street Journal; "It is simple, fast and rewarding."Read More

: Wall Street Journal; "The Sonos system is easily the best music-streaming product I have seen and tested. It's the Lexus of the category."Read More

: WIRED News - Best Gadgets of 2005; "Verdict: 5 out of 5 (smokin')"Read More

: WIRED Tools; "Digital music should be like the Matrix: You can jack in whenever you want. The Sonos Digital Music System delivers, piping tunes around your pad, without special wiring or remodeling."Read More

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: MacWorld; 5 out of 5 Mice rating - “If you thought a handful of AirPort Express Base Stations, an iPhone, and Apple Remote application for that iPhone would bring you the greatest multi-room audio playback on earth, think again. Chris Breen is convinced Sonos has it beat hands down.”Read More

: Time.com; Sonos: My Favorite Music SolutionRead More

: PCMag.com; “There's got to be a better way to control our electronics, and I'm betting Sonos Controller for iPhone represents the future of remote controls...the company has a history of innovation, and in using the iPhone as its remote control, it is pointing the way for the entire CE industry to follow.”Read More

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