Sonosnet (was Re: [CUWiN-Dev] sonos: a home audio system built on a secure wireless mesh network)

[dan blah]

this looks awesome... i want it!

On 4/14/06, Chase Phillips <ch at se.tl> wrote:
> The name of Sonos's wireless mesh network technology is Sonosnet.
> Here are some snippets:
>
> *** http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT7647366603.html
>
> ...Where Ethernet is not available, Sonos components within range of
> each other automatically form a self-configuring network based on
> "Sonosnet," the company's custom-built, secure, peer-to-peer wireless
> mesh networking technology...
>
> ...the ZonePlayers serve as access points for the Controller...
>
> ...Another Sonos System feature uniquely supported by Sonosnet is the
> claimed ability to route an audio signal to multiple ZonePlayers
> without echo or loss of synchronization...
>
> ...MacFarlane adds that Sonos worked two years to develop and test
> Sonosnet, and may consider commercial or open source licenses for the
> technology in the future...
>
> *** Also see:
>
> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1620.html
> http://www.digitalhomemag.com/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=36408&subsectionid=1302&subsubsectionid=943
> http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/range/810
> http://www.denguru.com/2005/04/15/music_meets_wireless_mesh_network/page4.html
>
> On 4/11/06, Chase Phillips <shepard at ameth.org> wrote:
> > I've just read about Sonos, a company making a home audio system that
> > communicates via what they term a secure wireless mesh:
> >
> >   http://www.sonos.com/
> >
> > They promise a low-/no-configuration experience.  Maybe someone here has
> > heard about them or knows more about their system's technical specs?
> >
> > Chase
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Daniel