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The Nyrius Songo Portable Makes Your Music More Enjoyable
There now is a way that you can make your music listening experience more enjoyable. All you need is the Songo Portable by Nyrius. It is a device that is a compact Bluetooth music receiver that allows you to conveniently stream your music playlist wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet to your car stereo, speaker system, and even add Bluetooth capabilities to your favorite headphones with the included headphone adapter. You can easily start playing your music with the touch of a button and avoid the hassle of messy cables crowding your center console or limiting your stereo setup.
Getting connected is as simple as plugging into any 3.5mm auxiliary input. Whether you’re on 
a road trip with friends, on the ski slopes, or working out you can rest easy knowing you’ll enjoy up to 12 hours of music on a single charge. Recharge the battery with the included micro USB cable. Having a USB port on a tablet allows you to connect external devices like Nyrius Songo Portable.
Advanced wireless technology delivers crystal clear audio up to 33 feet. Songo Portable is designed to deliver the fullest frequency range without any interference, unlike FM transmitters that can have a poor connection causing the signal to break up.
For more info on the Songo check out the Nyrius website.
Jun 26th
Review: Sonos S5 Wireless Multi-Room Music System
I’m not the techiest of guys when it comes to speaker systems. All I every really need is a system that’s easy to use, can play my music loud, and can bump basslines. I’ve collected folders upon folders and drives upon drives of mp3s, and now my music system requirements are a bit more sophisticated. I want something that can play mp3s from my computer, that I can control with a remote, and that can be played in multiple rooms, even my back patio.
I’ve pretty much found the music system that meets all these requirements: The Sonos S5 Wireless Music System. ($399) This thing is pretty effin’ sick. Like I said, I’m not that techy, so I won’t go into the specs. What I can say is that YOU CAN PLAY MUSIC IN EVERY ROOM OF YOUR HOUSE! That’s a pretty big deal for me since my girlfriend wants to hear music while she’s cooking in the kitchen and I want to hear tunes while I’m waiting for my girlfriend to cook in the kitchen. The Sonos S5 lets you do this pretty easily.
Setup
The setup wasn’t time consuming, but you do have to read the instructions. It pretty much consists of installing software on your computer, attaching the Zone Bridge to your router and then placing your Sonos speaker anywhere you want in your house. The thing is wireless so you can pretty much unplug it and move it to whatever spot you want.
Playing Music
If you’ve got a lot of music on your computer and you want to have access to those files from anywhere in your house, this system does it easily. During setup, the installer will take you through associating your music folders or iTunes to your Sonos S5 system. If you want to listen to internet radio stations, Sonos lets you have your cake and eat it too. You can access thousands of free internet radio stations and broadcast programs. Just press Radio. Sonos S5 will also let you access your Pandora account and paid music services like Napster, Rhapsody, and Sirius. Check the Sonos site for updated music service listings.
Controlling your Sonos S5
The cool thing about the Sonos S5 is that you can control your tunes with your iPhone or iPod Touch. Sonos provides a free app that turns your iPhone into a controller. If you don’t have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you’re going to have to cough up $349 for one the controllers that Sonos provides. It’s definitely a music system that’s best served with Apple devices if you want to keep the costs down.
Other Cool Features
If you want to use headphones with the S5, no problem, there’s a jack in the back. There’s also a line-in jack if you want to connect a portable music player, CD player, or TV.
So all in all, it’s a damn good music system. The sound is great, it’s small enough to move around to different rooms (if you don’t have the funds to buy one for every room in your place), and it’s easy to control. Did I mention that you can have different tunes playing in different rooms? With all the music you’ve stored up over the years, accessing your library from anywhere in your home is a pretty sweet deal.
Sep 7th
