Linksys Rolls Out Sharing Adapter
By Karen Brown -- Multichannel News, 7/14/2003 8:29:00 AM
Cisco Systems Inc.’s Linksys unit is coming out with a new wireless home-networking product that allows users to ship around digital music and pictures to play on their TV and stereo systems.
Attached to a television or stereo unit, the $199 "Wireless B Media Adapter" uses an 802.11b link to transfer audio and photo files from a customer’s computer, displaying photos on the TV or playing music on the stereo.
The adapter can also work in a peer-to-peer mode, linking directly to a wireless-enabled computer with no Internet service required.
The adapter supports MP3 and WMA music-file formats, and it can be set to play songs individually, by directory or from a playlist file. Linksys is working on a version that will support playlists from music-download services including Rhapsody (www.listen.com) and Musicmatch Inc. (www.musicmatch.com ).
On the photo side, the adapter supports common formats including JPEG and bitmap for viewing on the television.
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