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Amped Wireless gets into the streaming audio market with BTSA1 Bluetooth adapter (video)
What do you do when you've conquered the nuclear-powered WiFi market? Well, if you're Amped Wireless, you stray across into the world of audio. The company is releasing the BTSA1, a chunkily-named Bluetooth audio adapter that packs in the same range-extending tech that you'll find in Amped's other products. Looking like an RTA15 that's been shrunk in the wash, you'll find a connect button on the front and both 3.5mm and RCA ports on the rear. You can use either to hook up to your speaker setup, and the company promises that it'll offer double the range of existing Bluetooth audio adapters. In a test, side-by-side with Logitech's $40 Wireless Speaker Adapter, at least, that claim is true, and we found that we were able to stream music from the other end of a three-story house before the signal dropped. You can pre-order the BTSA1 for $70 ready for its launch on November 13th, and if you do, you'll also get two months' free subscription to Rhapsody to keep your ears entertained.
