Pure, the UK based company that started the DAB digital radio revolution, has launched an extremely beautiful and futuristic device for music lovers: Sensia.

Although we can find similar products already in the market (such as the Squeezebox range from Logitech), Pure Sensia is several steps ahead: an extremely clear 5,7″ colour touchscreen (640 x 480), twin 3-inch full-range drivers, RF remote, optional rechargeable battery,  a 3.5 millimeter socket,  alarm, countdown and sleep timers…

Sensia is a new way of enjoying internet radio content and podcasts, DAB and FM radio stations and your own music collection via Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g Wi-Fi with WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption).

It should be available by the end of October with a price tag of £249.99 (about $406). For more information, including a 3D demo, visit the microsite here.

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Source: Winarco, Slipperybrick

After getting the approval from Apple last August, Spotify is already available for Premium users under iPhone, iPod Touch and Android platforms. It has not been a massive launch though, as it only available in UK, Norway, France, Finland and Spain. Other countries could follow before the end of the year (including the US) but this point has not been confirmed yet.

Perhaps the term “revolution” is too optimistic, but since the company was developed in Sweden in 2006 and the online service launched for public access in October 2008, Spotify figures are growing day after day, with over 1 million users in March… and that was half a year ago.

The fact is that any user can access around 5 million tracks via searching for artists, albums, titles, labels and genres, set playlists, share them… and with the new iPhone app that was released 6 days ago, Premium subscribers will be able to listen to music without being connected to a network. How? Just take a look to this demo videos. I’m sure you will rush to your phones  immediately after.

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Source: Slashgear, Spotify

We all know Logitech, and some of us even love the brand. Fully featured mice and desktops, user friendly Harmony remote controls, terrific webcams with Carl Zeiss optics… but now it’s time to talk about music for PC & laptops: a full new range of four multimedia speaker systems has been announced… and we can’t wait listening to them!

Unlike standard PC speakers with forward-firing drivers, these new multimedia speakers feature omnidirectional accoustics with drivers firing forward and backward in each satellite, generating a wider sweet spot so you can enjoy music no matter where you are in the room. This is what the new technology from Logitech Audio Labs, 360-degree sound, is all about: these little babies radiate sound more uniformly over a wider range of frequencies and angles.

Two of the systems are 2.1, which means 2 satellites and one subwoofer. Z523 (with 40 W power) and Z323 (30 W) speakers include an integrated dual RCA jack and a 3.5 mm jack.

In case you don’t have enough space for a subwoofer system, then Z320 (10 W) and Z520 (26 W) might be perfect for you as 2.0 stereo systems.

The range is expected to be launched in Europe in September with prices running from 49 to 99 €.
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Source: www.logitech.com