Unwired for Sound

Got lots of music lingering on your PC after downloading it for your iPod? I found some cool options at CES to help you move songs stuck in the PC wirelessly throughout the home for everyone to enjoy.  

Linksys unveiled the Wireless-G Music Bridge: a 5.5-inch squared box that works as a virtual sound card by connecting to a stereo or speaker system via audio cables or optical digital connectors. A bonus: It isn’t picky about what music service you use. It works with all of them. And it eliminates the need for an iPod dock if you already have a stereo system you like. But it does have limits: It doesn’t stream to multiple systems in the home –- one PC to one stereo or speaker system. But at $99 it’s cheaper than a lot of iPod docks.

The Sonos ZonePlayer (ZP80), which will hit stores in the spring, provides the same wireless streaming. And if you have more than one, at $349 a pop, you can play digital music downloaded to your PC in a few rooms at the same time. Best of all, its strikingly iPod-like, hand-held controller is very easy to use.

Don’t have a stereo system or speakers you love? Consider Saitek’s $129 Wireless A-250, a red and black curvy plug-and-play boombox. Plug the transmitter in and push an on button and music streams from any PC music service into the box within 300 feet.

Would any of these work in your home? Or do you only have eyes for iPod accessories? Add your thoughts below.