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Crave giveaway of the week: Philips NP2900 Streamium Network Music Player

For this week's installment of the weekly Crave giveaway, we're offering up the Philips NP2900 Streamium Network Music Player, one of our favorite Wi-Fi music systems.

Editor Matthew Moskovciak gave the NP2900 four stars, and in his review he called it "an excellent Wi-Fi radio, with a particularly attractive design and solid sound quality." His only reservation was its high price--but that's actually come down recently, making this unit even more compelling. (Read the full review.)

Normally, the Philips NP2900 would cost around $300, but you have the chance to get it gratis.

So, how … Read more

Philips adds two new network audio products to its Streamium line

Philips' line of Streamium products was one of the pioneers in the network audio realm, but it never really clicked with consumers (at least in the U.S.), even as competitors like Sonos and Logitech's Squeezebox began carving out their own niches. But Philips is hardly throwing in the towel: the company has unveiled two new models, the Streamium NP2500 and the Streamium NP2900.

Both models offer the same basic features of the earlier Streamium NP1100: streaming non-DRM audio files from networked Windows and Mac PCs, as well as the ability to stream Rhapsody content (subscription required) and thousands … Read more

Hands-on with Philips' new wireless stereo

It's a new week and a new month, and that means a new streaming audio solution for the home. We've seen plenty such as this, that, and the other, but this system's price tag falls only a little over 230 pounds (around $455) if you shop carefully, and quite taken we are with it too.

This is the Philips WAC3500D and it's aimed at the budget-conscious among you, or those of you with purse strings tighter than a duck's backside. It's got an 80GB internal hard disk, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, a CD player and it'… Read more

Philips' Rhapsody-enhanced Internet radio

Aiming squarely at devices such as the Logitech Squeezebox and Roku Soundbridge, the recently announced Philips Streamium NP1100 might not break the mold on features, but it will be offered at a great price of just $149. The Philips Streamium NP1100 offers three basic functions: an Internet radio tuner; a PC-link for streaming audio from a local computer; and a dedicated Rhapsody subscription music feature. The Streamium NP1100 uses a built-in Wi-Fi connection (or hardwired Ethernet), to pull down streaming music from the Internet or your networked PC library.

On the back of the Philips Streamium NP1100 you'll find … Read more

Philips taunts us once again with new Streamium systems

While Streamium systems are always hard to come by stateside, Philips has announced the next iteration of its wireless digital streaming devices. The WACS7500 hub ($999.99) and WAS7500 extenders ($299.99) feature 80GB hard drives, color LCD displays, and USB ports for connecting a variety of media devices.

The idea behind Streamium is to be able to wirelessly broadcast music to anywhere in your home. Using the WACS7500 you can control up to five WAS7500 extenders, either synchronizing them together or controlling them separately. Rip CDs directly to their hard drives or, through Wi-Fi, access files on your computer. … Read more

Hands-on with the overpriced Philips' DCM230

We previewed the Philips DCM230 back in July, along with a range of new iPod docks. We've now got one in the lab and we've had chance for a brief play.

Since we hadn't seen or heard anything about this model in almost half a year, we must excuse ourselves for being under the impression the RRP was 129 pounds ($268). With this in mind, our first thought upon seeing and hearing the DCM230 was, "Not bad, but too expensive at 129 pounds." But we were soon to be shocked when checking the price: it … Read more

Wireless Philips stereo for endless streaming

Philips has released a wireless stereo system that's dedicated to all streaming, all the time.

The Streamium WAC3500D is a compact unit that plays back MP3s from practically all music sources, ranging from USB storage devices and CDs to PCs and iPods. The latter is possible through wired or Wi-Fi connections with an iPod dock that comes with it.

The system, which includes a power-efficient 80W digital amplifier and FM radio, also doubles as a music server with its onboard 80GB hard drive and convenient CD-ripping function. For hassle-free CD-to-MP3 conversion, song tagging is provided by Gracenote's album … Read more

Photos: Hands-on with the Philips Streamium

The new Streamium SA9345 is the latest MP3 gloss-fest from Netherlands-based Philips. The last Philips model we checked out was the SA6025--an affordable but average performer. The SA9345 retails for 129 pounds (about $262), which is as much as one of the new video-playing 8GB iPod nanos. When we saw the price, we were extremely skeptical of this player's chances of success. Click here for more.

(Source: Crave UK)