IFA The old - and much loved - Squeezebox 3 [1] - has been revamped by new (ish) owner Logitech. Now called the Squeezebox Touch, it sports a touchscreen.

The network music player now gets a USB port and an SDHC card slot allowing you to enjoy content that's not on the network. Presumably, Logitech's thinking of photos recently snapped on your camera - the Touch's 4.3in display makes a good digital picture frame too, the company seems to be suggesting.

There's no TV output - just analogue and digital stereo audio. There's a 10/100Mb/s Ethernet port on the back - and 802.11b/g inside - for reaching out to your music server.

Logitech didn't go into the Touch's technical details, so we don't know if it retains the 24-bit Burr-Brown digital-to-analogue convertor responsible for its predecessor's rather good sound quality.

The price has gone up a bit though, to £259/$300/€299. It'll go on sale in December. ®

Links

1. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/02/review_squeezebox_3/
2. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/09/04/ifa_complete_coverage/
3. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/11/20/review_music_player_logitech_squeezebox_boom/
4. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/23/review_logitech_squeezebox_duet/
5. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/16/preview_slim_devices_transporter/

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