THE Gadget for 2005

Finally, my wish has come true! For the past couple years, I have been in search of a certain kind of audio solution for my home. Being a gadget junkie and an audiophile, I always thought it would be cool to control the music throughout my house from my computer. I have thousands of songs downloaded, I mean copied from the CD's I purchased, but the only way I can really enjoy them is by playing them on my computer or ipod.

In January, a company called SONOS is releasing a product that allows you to play your digital music all over the house, controlled from a full color hand-held remote control. It works like this: You buy the SONOS Zone Player units (one for in each room you want music). Plug in ordinary bookshelf speakers to the Zone Player and control what music plays using the remote control. So, basically, you can put your entire CD collection onto your computer, and play that music anywhere in your house at any time. AND IT'S WIRELESS. If you have multiple Zone Players, you can play different songs or playlists in different areas of the house. You could even buy one for the back yard and buy those 'speaker rock' things...you know, half speaker, half boulder.

Anyway, this system costs a small fortune (about $1200 for 2 Zone Players and the Remote), but if you've ever wanted to transmit your music throughout the house, without having to run a bunch of cable or wire, this is THE gadget for 2005. Check out their site at www.sonos.com.

Oh, and they make great gifts too :)

-Jeff