Sony launches S-AIR multi-room wireless audio standard, gear
by Ryan Block 
posted Feb 26th 2008 at 3:01AM
It's clear what we all need is yet another proprietary wireless standard for streaming media around our house, so thank God Sony swooped in to launch S-AIR, their new system for configuration-free multi-room audio. Just provide power to your redundantly-named S-AIR Air Station receiver speaker and new S-AIR enabled Sony audio gear can stream to it up to 164 feet away. Thankfully, Sony will also start selling S-AIR EZW-T100 transmitters, WHAT-SA10 wireless speaker kits ($150 -- wait, "what"?), and independent S-AIR AIR-SA10 Air Stations ($120) -- all due in March.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sheepman @ Feb 26th 2008 4:01AM
Sony. New formats. Shoot me.
...and the nameing... S-AIR AIR-SA10? sounds like a techno name for macbook
(apple neutral fan)
- Sheepman
ScooterDe @ Feb 26th 2008 5:04AM
If Apple had embraced the wider world, I for one - as a PC user - would have happily adopted the Airport, with its audio functions and wifi extension, as a wireless audio solution around the house.
Show me kit that supports wifi (e.g. transmission from any laptop) and bluetooth (from any phone) and I'll even buy a proprietary dongle (to allow an MP3 player to transmit).
Scooge @ Feb 26th 2008 8:11AM
Why not just use existing standards? My Squeezebox v3 useses *gasp* 802.11g and it works quite well. Sony is just a proprietary format whore!
rcappo @ Feb 26th 2008 9:20AM
I wired my house last month. Thanks Sony.
Although now I use less power and don't have to worry about more electromagnetic radiation.