Logitech Squeezebox Touch & Logitech Squeezebox Radio [Touchscreen Wi-Fi Music Players Get Official]

Back in June we offered you an initial heads up concerning the up and coming Logitech Squeezebox Touch and now, a little over two months later, Logitech have officially announced not only the Squeezebox Touch but also another member of their Squeezebox family of Wi-Fi players, the Squeezebox Radio.

First up is the Logitech Squeezebox Radio which, unlike the Squeezebox Touch, comes sans touchscreen instead opting for a color LCD display panel coming in at 2.4″ which, once connected to your home network thanks to its integrated 802.11g connectivity, will allow you to stream music from your PC as well as stream internet radio stations as well as listen to subscription based music services such as Napster, Pandora, Rhapsody, Sirius, and Last.fm. It’ll also happily allow you to hook up with Facebook – should you want to push your music tastes to friends, for example.

Logitech Squeezebox Radio Key Features:

• Plays Internet radio and digital music files over your home Wi-Fi network including DRM-free iTunes Plus downloads, Internet radio, and subscription music services like Rhapsody, Napster, Pandora, Sirius, and others.
• Integrated amplifier lets you enjoy full, high-quality sound with low distortion anywhere in your home thanks to an all-in-one design that includes speakers (woofers and tweeters). Just plug it in to a power outlet – no additional wires to connect.
• Color screen can display album art, track and station information and photo screen savers.
• Social Networking support: Facebook users can share music recommendations and see their friends’ recommendations right on the display and Flickr users can show a slideshow.
• True 802.11g wireless networking optimizes wireless network speeds and provides a secure connection.
• Auto-dimming display adjusts brightness based on room lighting, making Squeezebox Radio ideal for any room, including your bedside table.
• 6 preset buttons allow one touch access to favorite radio stations and playlists.
• Available in black or red.

The undoubted star of the show, however, is the Logitech Squeezebox Touch which offers all the functionality of the Squeezebox Radio whilst additionally touting a 4.3″ color touchscreen – capable of displaying album art – and offering the capability to play music directly from SD cards and USB flash drives as well as browse digital images (thus allowing the Touch to serve as a digiframe).

Logitech Squeezebox Touch Key Features:

• 4.3-inch color touch screen lets you easily select and play music from up close using the intuitive color touch menus, and view album art or photos.
• SqueezeNetwork brings the music you love – including Internet radio, DRM-free iTunes Plus downloads, and subscription music services like Rhapsody, Napster, Pandora, Slacker, Sirius, and more – together wirelessly
• Support for a wide variety of digital music files, including uncompressed and lossless
• USB Port and SD card slot let you access music and pictures stored on flash drives or memory cards.
• Support for high-resolution encoding gives you high quality sound with very low distortion.
• 802.11g wireless networking optimizes network speeds and provides a secure connection.
• Add more Squeezebox products to create a multi-room music system.

In terms of pricing the Logitech Squeezebox Radio, which is set to begin shipping this month will set you back just shy of $200 whilst the Logitech Squeezebox Touch will set you back $300 when it becomes available in December.

[via | Logitech | Engadget]