| While most streaming-audio products make it | | | | vacuum-fluorescent display is similar to the one on |
| simple and easy to access the Internet and | | | | the Squeezebox Classic. The blue-green readout is |
| PC-based digital audio sources, almost all of them | | | | easy to read and even auto-adjusts to the |
| are incomplete systems. This is because you need | | | | brightness in ambient lighting. The screen doubles |
| to hook them up to an amplifier to actually hear | | | | as a clock when the device is not in use. |
| the music. The Logitech Squeezebox Boom | | | | The Logitech Squeezebox Boom has a 30-watt |
| All-In-One Wi-Fi Internet Radio is the solution to | | | | digital amplifier, and a two-way speaker design |
| this problem as it packs in the network streaming | | | | with 3-inch woofers flanked by 0.75-inch tweeters |
| functionality its earlier Squeezebox predecessors | | | | on each side. Full bass and treble adjustments are |
| into a compact audio system or mini boom box if | | | | available, with a "Stereo XL" expander to provide |
| you will. All you need to do is plug it in to your | | | | a wider sound field. |
| home network, set it up and check out the latest | | | | The controls are simple but need some getting |
| Internet radio, music services, and podcast feeds | | | | used to. The controls include functions like play, |
| in one convenient center. | | | | pause, rewind, forward, add playlists, power and |
| In terms of looks the Logitech Squeezebox Boom | | | | volume. There are also six presets for one-touch |
| is a fairly compact mini audio device, measuring | | | | access to your favorite Internet-radio stations. |
| about 5-inches high by 13-inches wide by 5-inches | | | | The keys are all backlit. There's also a little |
| deep. The front is angled a bit so you can see the | | | | remote control with stand out buttons and a |
| screen even if you're looking at it from the top. | | | | magnetic surface so you can snap it on to the |
| The unit has a wide button at the top that can be | | | | top of the Logitech Squeezebox Boom, |
| used as a snooze button or sleep toggle. The | | | | refrigerator door and other metal surfaces. . |