Sony Europe has introduced the NAS-CZ1, its new Network Audio System at the Sony Media Experience in Bordeaux.
The NAS-CZ1 will launch in Europe in July 2005 and is an easy way to listen to music stored on a home PC. To allow users to play their favourite music across their home, the NAS-CZ1 has multi-room capability where users can connect multiple numbers of NAS-CZ1s to one PC. The system can also be connected to any network using standard CAT5 network cable or via a wireless connection using one of the many 3rd party wireless LAN adapters widely available.
So that users can make the most out of their existing music library, the NAS-CZ1 allows automatic connection to a wide range of music jukebox software (including Musicmatch1, Windows Media Player2, iTunes3, and SonicStage4) via the supplied software M-crew Server.
This Network Audio System is compatible with a wide range of audio codecs (including MP3, WAV, OMG, WMA and AAC). According to The Inquirer, this new Sony product will work with “DRM-iTunes music. The unit is the first non-Apple player to support iTunes music, and goes back to a close licensing and collaboration agreement signed between the two companies last year.” Full article here.
DLNA compliant, the NAS-CZ1 can be connected to, and is compatible with, a variety of DLNA based PCs and consumer electronic products. In addition the built in omni-directional speaker system creates a wide acoustic field ideal for casual listening and allowing for almost any placement within the living environment.
The NAS-CZ1 has dynamic play list generation allowing users to listen to their most frequently, recently, new and never played tracks. A favourite playlist feature is also incorporated as part of the system. Complete with remote control it has never been easier to play music from your PC wherever and whenever you want.
A quick Google search reveals pre-orders are being taken at various outlets for around US$250.
See a photo of the NAS-CZ1 on Sony Europe’s press release page here.
Sweet! Now people can’t say proprietary about Fair Play anymore.
OMG? OMG!
Hopefully this means that Apple has decided to license Fairplay. I, for one, want more product choices that play songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store.
Soooooooonyyyyyyy!!! Come onnnn . . . what’s with de names? “NAS-CZ1”??? It sounds like a bulletin about a new disease from the National Institute of Health.
No, but really, this thing looks like a belt sander I used to own! But hey, Sony — I give you a little credit: At least this thing works with iTunes. Good for you, you uncreative fools! And yes, by ‘uncreative’ I am implying that your names still suck!!!
Hey, I keed. I keed the Asian electronics community.
yeah, it’s still another “not iPod”. Apple might not turn such a large profit this quarter so then their stock will go through the roof!!!
If you can’t bea ’em join ’em !!!
beat
Actually sounds more like a Nazi – maybe I have too much time on my hands…
Whats wrong with belt sanders?
I like the look of that thing.
The worst looking product is the iBoom baster that lets you dock your iPod.
Belt sanders are gay.
And so’s a stupid product named NAS-CZ1.
Looks like a giant caca tank.
Crappy HP laptop keyboard. Should have bought an iBook or Powerbook.
Blaster—-
I don’t see anything on that page that says it supports DRM’d music. I haven’t been able to find anything anywhere that does. Even the footnote marks beside the music stores don’t show up on that page.
Too early to call shenanigans, but I’m still looking.
This has got to be the stupidest name — NAS-CZ1 — you know that it is going to be pronounced NAZI unless Sony can put some spin on it.
UGH
Hmmmmm… I can ONLY see this thing being called the NAZ1 music box.
Sony better work on that…
Tera Patricks
Mac360
Wow, nobody caught on yet to the fact that it does not work with a Mac.
Must be Monday.
I don’t have a problem with sony and Apple working together at all, as long as Apple keeps control.
It’s not a music server.. it’s a speaker system, dudes. It’s probably compatible with AirTunes, at best. At worst, you plug it into your headphone jack just like any other stereo.
–Rob
How can they name a product after my dog? This on really rolls of the tongue doesn’t it?
Look – triumphboy has blessed us with his intelligence again!!! Thankyou o superior uebermind. The way you bless us with the jive phonetics of a 12 years old crack-head is a joy.
You can’t spell “beat” without b-e-t-a.
“You know we do work very closely with Sony on digital still cameras and these new camcorders which is really great. and who knows, maybe someday computers and music too.”
-Steve Jobs @ MWSF ’05
At least we know what he meant.
Now about those computers…
Excuse me, but isn’t iTunes3 rather passée… even Windows Media is in its 10th incarnation for PC anyway.
Man, where do they get their names??? Do they not hear the closeness to Nazi?