Okay, but couldn't you, say, connect to the Wi-Fi network of the system to go on the Internet and such? It is, after all, a Wi-Fi network and any device can connect to it. Or that's how I see it anyway, although I guess I could be wrong here.
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2013, at 11:38 PM, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone! > > My Bose Soundlink Air "Airplay" system arrived this morning, its all set up > and working so here are my thoughts on the system. > > The Bose Soundlink Air looks like a small boombox, it stands around 17 > centimetres high and is around 20 centimetres from left to right. > > The front contains the steel mesh speaker grill and the rest is hard shiny > plastic. > > The system is portable so can be moved from room to room, it is powered by > either by the supplied AC adapter or the optional rechargeable battery pack. > > The Soundlink Air can connect to a variety of sources through its Line-in > jack but the main way to connect to other devices is through a Wi-Fi network, > from here you have total control of the System via the supplied Remote > Controller and I'll illustrate this shortly. > > There are 2 ways to get the Soundlink Air connected to your Wi-Fi network, > the first involves connecting the system via the supplied USB cable to your > computer, opening your browser and downloading a piece of software, the > software is then run and you follow a series of instructions to have the > system connect to your network. > > The "Alternate" setup method involves joining the built-in Wi-Fi network of > the Soundlink Air, opening a browser on your computer or mobile device and > setting up the system from the displayed HTML Interface, I chose this method. > > Once the Soundlink Air is connected to your Wi-Fi network you're ready to > start streaming your music/audio content, you use iTunes to do this or an > Airplay device manager such as Airfoil for Windows or Mac, of course you can > use the "Airplay" button in the "Music" App on your IOS device to start the > streaming process. > > Once audio is streaming to the Soundlink air you can manipulate what's being > played with the supplied remote controller, you can play/pause/stop or turn > the Soundlink to "Standby", skip between tracks and so on. > > The remote controller has all the buttons detented so they won't be knocked > or pressed by accident. > > The Soundlink Air itself only contains 3 controls, the volume up/down buttons > which are touch buttons and the Reset button on the bottom which is used to > reset the system or to join the Wi-Fi network of the Soundlink Air, you can > join this network either to set up the system to join your home network or > for streaming directly from your mobile device etc to the Soundlink Air when > out of range of your home network. > > The touch volume up and down buttons can be used without problem if you have > no vision as they're indented into the right hand side of the system. > > For a portable system the Soundlink Air exhibits very nice audio > characteristics but what else would you expect from bose? The price is fairly > competitive when compared to other "Airplay" speaker systems on the market > and most of these don't sound as good and there are certainly very few > portable systems around, the price of the Soundlink Air is around $450 > excluding the rechargeable battery. > > A recessed handle in the back of the system allows for easy moving from room > to room, the handle also acts as a passive radiator for low frequency sounds. > > I have no hesitation in recommending this system particularly if you're > looking for something portable which can be moved around the house and > requires no connection to any of your devices. > > A Bluetooth version of the Soundlink is also available. > > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > > > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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