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The Bang & Olufsen Playmaker wireless audio bridge supports both DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) and AirPlay. It can stream music from practically any smartphone, tablet, Mac, PC or media server. The Playmaker also features a high performance Digital Audio converter, which is designed for Bang & Olufsen speakers. Additional specs include 802.11 b/g wireless connectivity, an Ethernet port, a line-in port, and two RJ45-style loudspeaker outputs. Bang & Olufsen will release the Playmaker at the end of July 2012 for $425. [Product Page]

It won’t be enough to cancel out the Engadget editor using in-flight WiFi to upload photo galleries (sorry, guys), but it should make web surfing from coach a little less tedious. United has just announced that it will be upgrading its Gogo in-air WiFi service to take advantage of Gogo’s enhanced ATG-4 service, which promises to bump speeds from the current 3.1 Mbps to 9.8 Mbps using directional antennae, dual modems and EV-DO Rev. B. Before you get too excited, though, keep in mind that United has so far only committed to retrofitting its premium service fleet, which includes 13 planes that fly between New York’s JFK and either LAX or SFO.

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Bang & Olufsen is a high-end, premium audio brand that makes some the most expensive and most interesting looking audio devices on the market. The company has announced a new product that will launch this month called the Playmaker. The Playmaker is designed to allow users to wirelessly connect their digital music sources to any Bang & Olufsen speaker.

The Playmaker will interface with any smartphone and is DLNA and AirPlay compatible. That means it can stream music directly from your smartphone, tablet, Mac, PC, or media server. The maker promises that the device has the best sound performance possible, and the Playmaker has a high-performance Digital Audio converter inside designed to work with even the most powerful speakers B&O offer.

The Playmaker is designed to work with any loudspeakers from B&O and to connect in seconds. The device supports various music zones as well to allow different music to be sent to different rooms in the home with multiple Playmaker receivers. The Playmaker will be available at the end of July for $425, or it can be had in a bundle with a BeoLab 3 loudspeaker for $4310.

Bang & Olufsen announce Playmaker wireless receiver is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The wireless speaker solutions from Sonos have proven popular, and now it looks like Sony wants to get into the same game. The company has today introduced a new range of wireless speakers, dubbed the SA-NS310, SA-NS410 and SA-NS510. All will stream your music collection over a WiFi connection, and they’re AirPlay compatible, so everything should play nice with your iDevices.

The SA-NS310 is the entry level speaker of the three, offering a 360 degree sound experience thanks to the use of a full range woofer. The SA-NS410 and SA-NS510, meanwhile, use four front-facing tweeters and an integrated woofer for more powerful sound, with the size of each speaker varying quite dramatically as you move up the range.

Sony says that everything should be easy to set up as well thanks to its Sony NS Setup app available for iOS and Android. Dedicated software can also be installed on PCs and laptops that will automate the setup process for you too, and you can control all your music using the dedicated Audio Remote app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. Unfortunately, Sony hasn’t mentioned how much you’ll be paying for any of the speakers, or when you’ll be able to pick them up, but if the press release has landed today then the products shouldn’t be too far behind.

Sony sets sights on Sonos with wireless speaker systems is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Available in 500GB only the HDW-P550U3 from Buffalo has been tailored for people who needs to get access to their data on the go and wirelessly! Indeed this USB 3.0 External HDD comes with WiFi BGN connectivity and a 2,860mAh (enough for 4.5h of usage) internal battery that will offer you the possibility to access your data even away from the nearest electric plug as well as being totally iOS and Android friendly!
The HDW-P550U3 will be sold in Japan this august and will cost around 23,205 …