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Squeezebox | November 30, 2004

I've just ordered one of these and can't wait for it to arrive. I've been using the SlimServer software for a while now and really love it. For one thing, it's super easy to set up: just run the installer, point it to your music and open the stream in any player on the network. The server is written in Perl and thus will run on OS X, Windows and most any flavour of Linux/BSD. You can control playlists from any device capable of running a browser (or from the Squeezebox, of course). It's also open-source which means there are several really neat add-ons, some of which get incorporated into the full release of the server software.
SlimDevices have done a great job of leveraging the strengths of the open-source community to add value to their product. I wish more companies would do this. Stay tuned...

Posted at 10:52 AM CET