Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Tue, February 17, 2009 Logitech Squeezebox Unleashes Music Across Europe
ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--To bring a world of music to Europeans, Logitech (SIX:LOGN) (NASDAQ:LOGI) today announced the support for new music services for the award-winning Logitech® Squeezebox™ network music players. Using your existing wireless home network and a Squeezebox, you can tune into music and entertainment from Napster®, Deezer, Mediafly and Classical.com – anywhere in your home.
Beginning today, Logitech is offering access to Napster's library of more than 7 million songs in the United Kingdom and Germany. The company is also adding support across Europe for Deezer's WebRadio and SmartRadio streamed music services, Mediafly's on-demand personalized channels of shows and podcasts, and Classical.com's selection of classical, jazz and blues music from around the world.
These new services have been added to existing services including Last.fm's personalized music streams and the Web-based digital music storage of MP3tunes Music Lockers.
"The addition of Napster, Deezer, Mediafly and Classical.com music services brings a dramatically richer selection of music to the Logitech Squeezebox," said David Wall, regional product manager of Logitech's streaming music business. "Now you have literally thousands of songs and radio stations at your fingertips. The only challenge is deciding what to listen to, and where."
Logitech Squeezebox network music players are available now online and at major retailers. Napster is available for a free 30-day trial period to Logitech Squeezebox owners in the United Kingdom and Germany. After 30 days, Napster is available for a monthly fee at [ www.napster.com ]. Classical.com is available for a free 30-day trial period to Logitech Squeezebox owners worldwide and full service subscriptions are available for at [ www.classical.com ]. Deezer WebRadio and SmartRadio free streamed music services are available worldwide at [ www.deezer.com ]. Mediafly is a free service available worldwide at [ www.mediafly.com ].
About Logitech
Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).
Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the Company's Web site at [ www.logitech.com ].
