Wireless media receivers allow folks with large digital
music collections to play tunes on “real” stereo system without the whirring
white noise of PC fans. Recently, there was an interesting thread on the Southern
California Wireless Users’ Group listserv rounding up personal favorites. Here are
a few — tip of the WiFi router to Paul Carlin for the following.
(1) Turtle Beach AudioTron
coupled with a Linksys
WET11 wireless bridge. Sounds awesome and supports Internet radio
as well. See this review from
December 2001.
(2) HP makes the wireless digital receiver ew5000
(3) Sony has a VAIO RoomLink Network Media Receiver PCNA-MR10
with the optional PCWA-DE50 wireless adapter. ONLY works with a Sony VAIO
Gigapocket PVR and 802.11a (not b)
(3) The following devices DO NOT use 802.11b, but still qualify as wireless:
Motorola has the Simplefi
wireless digital audio receiver. Small but ugly (looks like it has
a tumor). Limited to 150 feet range.
Terra makes the terraplayer TR-100 and CR-100. Ick.(4) These devices are NOT wireless, but could be with a WET11:
Slim Devices SliMP3, and Barix Exstreamer