Logitech Squeezebox Touch (Black)

Network music player with WiFi and external storage

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Bringing music into every corner of your home, Logitech's Squeezebox Touch WiFi network music player is a welcome addition to your home A/V system. For such a small component, it's big on features, like WiFi and ethernet connectivity, both USB and SD card ports, accessibility to internet radio and music services, and a large 4.3" full-color LCD touch screen with intuitive menus.

In a world of variety, why would you choose no variety?

Which would you rather have in every room in your home a real squeezebox or Logitech's Squeezebox Touch? Well, it is a tough call. For starters, they're both wireless, which gives them portable convenience, and they both play music. So far, so good. One gives you access to any and all music playable on a hand-held bellows-driven free reed aerophone while the other gives you access to any and all digital music you can garner from anywhere accessible via your computer. One has keys and buttons. The other has WiFi, a USB port, and an SD card slot. If you're still on the fence, the real kicker is that one is capable of producing a vast variety of musical sounds. The other, well, it pretty much sounds like an accordion — all the time. In the end, it's your call. We're pretty sure you'll make the right choice for your lifestyle.

The new new

Gone are the days where we had to walk 30 miles, up hill both ways through a blizzard just to hear the latest band. Welcome to 21st century folks. As technology slides past the double oughts and into the teens, we probably have more technology than we know what to do with. But, that doesn't mean we should forsake our technology and stick our heads in the sand. Just because you don't subscribe to SIRIUS today, doesn't mean you won't be madly in love with it by the end of next week. Enter Logitech's Squeezebox Touch. What looks like your typical i knockoff is far from it. Featuring WiFi, ethernet, and USB and SD card compatibility, the Squeezebox brings the music to you from almost any format imaginable: connect to your music folder on your computer or via a thumb drive or SD card. Tune into Pandora, subscribe to Rhapsody, SIRIUS, or last.fm. Get podcasts. Get the news. And, it goes beyond getting to giving: share your music on Facebook or view photos posted on Flickr.

Don't be scared. Setup is simple and straightforward.

Don't be fooled by its sophisticated appearance. The Squeezebox Touch is ready for your network — no wrestling with wires, no struggling with connections. Simply plug in the Squeezebox, connect it to your receiver or speakers (via RCA cables, digital optical, or digital coax), and connect to your home computer network using either WiFi or an ethernet cable. (It even has one-touch setup for compatible WPS-supporting routers.) And there you go. Plus, the Squeezebox Touch has an intuitive menu that organizes your audio items into easily accessible categories so that you can find what you want quickly.

Finally, a gadget that never goes out of style

Maybe the best feature about the Squeezebox Touch is the fact that since it accesses your music or subscriptions from your computer network, you don't have to worry about uploading tunes, syncing, or wasting your precious authorization on yet another device. Nope. The Squeezebox gives you unadulterated access to everything in your music quiver. It also plays nice with your operating system, whether it's Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, Solaris, Perl — you can even access network-attached storage devices.

Geez, we're so excited about the possibilities,

we forgot to mention the Squeezebox Touch's physical features. Well, for starters, it comes with a ample 4.3" 24-bit color LCD with brightness adjustability and an infrared proximity sensor that detects your presence and brings the Squeezebox out of sleep mode. It also features true 802.11g wireless networking and supports b and g routers and access points. And, when it comes to sound, you'll enjoy crystal clear audio reproduction thanks to 24-bit DAC advanced audio rendering technology and digital outputs. For convenience's sake, the Squeezebox even comes with a remote.

Comparison Specifications

Compatible formats: MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, HE-AACv2, HD-AAC, Apple lossless, WMA lossless, APE, MPC, WavPack
Internet radio: Support for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, HE-AACv2, and WMA formatted internet radio streams
Display: 4.3" 24-bit color LCD
Wireless interface: 802.11g (supports 802.11g and 802.11b routers and access points) / one-touch WPS setup
Security: Supports WPA personal / WPA-2AES / 64/128-bit WEP
Power supply: Power supply with plug adapter
Compatible operating systems: Mac OS X 10.3 or later / Windows 2000, XP, 7, or Vista, / Linux / BSD / Solaris / Perl 5.8.3 or later / NASs
Connections: RCA, digital optical, digital coax outputs / 1 USB port / 1 SD card slot / 1 ethernet port
Audio processing: Supports sampling rates up to 24 bit / 96kHz
Remote control: Included

Additional Specifications

Supports the following internet subscription services*:
Absolute, Amazon, BBC, CBC, DI.fm, Facebook, Flickr, last.fm, LMA, Live365, Mediafly, Odeo, Pandora, Podcast Alley, Queen, Sky.FM, Slacker, soma fm, Classical.com, MP3tunes, Napster, Rhapsody
Requires connection to external speakers
Included in the box: Power supply and adapter / RCA cable / infrared remote control / User documentation / cleaning cloth
*Some subscription services require paid subscription to access all content. List of services is not inclusive.