Software News: 13/05/2010
Sonos and Wolfgang’s Vault bring legendary concerts to every room of the home
Listen to more than 3,500 concerts without ever leaving your house
Sonos, the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the home, today announced that Wolfgang’s Vault, the premium music streaming service with the world’s largest online collection of live concert recordings, is now available through the award-winning Sonos Multi-Room Music System. A free 30-day trial of Wolfgang’s Vault is available to Sonos customers around the globe beginning today. With Sonos and Wolfgang’s Vault you can play any concert in any room. Wolfgang’s Vault includes more than 3,500 concerts from the last 50 years, with performances from Bob Dylan, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Pink Floyd, U2, Tom Petty, Van Morrison, The Who, and hundreds more. Using any Sonos Controller, you can quickly find and play over 40,000 songs from your favourite concerts – browse by artist, genre and catalogue or search by artists, concerts and tracks.
“Our music loving customers are in for a real treat because now they can enjoy thousands of amazing concerts from the comfort of their living room or any room of the home,” said Phil Abram, President of Sonos. “Adding Wolfgang’s Vault to the Sonos experience supports our mission to provide our customers with all the music on the planet – live performances included.”
“Working with Sonos on this project is a very exciting development for us at Wolfgang’s Vault. As a Sonos user myself, I can enthusiastically attest to their great products and user experience. Combining the Sonos system with our live music catalogue feels like a perfect fit and an opportunity for music fans to enjoy an outstanding live music experience,” said Eric Johnson, President and COO, Wolfgang’s Vault.
Sonos customers around the world can now enjoy a 30-day free trial of Wolfgang’s Vault on their Sonos system by registering at http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/sonos. Once registered, on any Sonos Controller, go to the Music Menu, touch More Music and select Wolfgang’s Vault. Enter your trial username and password to start listening. Following the 30-day free trial, Wolfgang’s Vault on Sonos will require a premium membership.
Sonos® is the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the home. The Sonos Multi-Room Music System is the first, wireless multi-room music system that lets you play all the music you want all over your house – and control it all from the palm of your hand. Sonos liberates the music stored on a computer so it can be enjoyed all over the house. In addition, by partnering with audio services like Audible.com®, Deezer, iheartradio, Last.fm, Napster®, Pandora®, RadioTime, Rhapsody®, SIRIUS®, Wolfgang’s Vault, Internet Radio, and more, Sonos gives music lovers instant, computer-free access to millions of songs, thousands of radio stations, audiobooks, and more. The award-winning Sonos Multi-Room Music System is available at more than 6200 retailers in over 65 countries worldwide; or direct from Sonos at www.sonos.com. Sonos is a privately-held company, headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA with offices in Cambridge, MA, Hilversum, Netherlands and Penang, Malaysia. To find out more about the company or the Sonos Multi-Room Music System, please visit: pr.sonos.com.
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/sonos/
Product News: 2/06/2010
The Award-Winning Sonos ZonePlayer S5. Now In Black.
Sonos S5 In Black
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Software News: 25/05/2010
New Sonos Software Update v3.2
The software v3.2 is now ready for you to download the key features include:
Crossfading: Customers can create smooth transitions between songs just like the DJs do. You can select the crossfading playback mode from the Now Playing screen for any tracks in your music library, plus select music services including Napster, Last.fm and Deezer.
S5 Stereo Pair setting: This innovative audio feature allows customers to use two Sonos S5s in the same room with one S5 serving as the left channel and the other as the right channel.
Japanese and Simplified Chinese language support: Customers using the Sonos Controller for iPhone*, the Sonos Controller 200 and the Sonos Controller for Mac or PC can now control Sonos in 9 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Swedish.
New alarm settings: Sonos customers can now customise alarms for different days of the week. Wake up to your favourite radio station on one day and a playlist on another. Set the room, the time and the music for any or every day of the week.
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