"A hip, fresh, trend-setting, sound-infused seating option like no other available on the furniture market today"

The Pyramat Interactive PM300 is a 3-speaker lounging system (soft, comfy furniture) designed to enhance your gaming experience, but also a good bet for listening to music from your home theater, stereo system, MP3 or CD portable player. The bass will shock you as the side speakers rock you. The powerful 4″ woofer vibrates with game play and the side speakers create an encompassing sound field. Thick foam padding provides extra support for extended play.

Winner of Tech TV’s Best of CES Award in the Gaming category. Available now, $149.99 (US).

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The LYRA Wireless is targeted at consumers who want to enjoy the vast collection of digital audio files stored on their PC on a home stereo system. It uses Thomson’s proprietary Digital Sound Mix technology to transmit 900mHz signals at near CD-quality up to a range of 100 feet.

The RD900W integrates with MusicMatch software, enabling users to create playlists and organize their library of digital music files using ID3 tag song data to display artist, album, song title and genre; and Internet audio files can be played directly from a website.

The transmitter connects to the PC via a USB connection. The receiver plugs into the home stereo system via a standard RCA audio jack.

Available now, at a suggested retail price of $99 (US).

Thomson's RCA LYRA Wireless transmits audio at near CD-quality up to a range of 100 feet, via 900mhz signals

The RCA LYRA Wireless system includes a radio frequency (RF) remote control, which can be operated from anywhere in the house, that enables the user to adjust volume, skip songs, or choose between sources of music on the PC (such as MP3 files, CDs, or Internet radio) even when the PC is in another room. The universal remote control can also operate most features of RCA audio and video products.

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Break free of computer rooms and portable digital players with Onkyo's Net-Tune Ethernet 'stereo receiver' technology

Onkyo is positioning its Net-Tune® technology as an easy-to-use home audio network that delivers audio from PCs and digital media files to hi-fi stereo and home theater systems. Net-Tune is available as a compact ‘stereo receiver’ component, the NC-500, priced at $400 (US) by itself, or $500 (US) in a compact stand-alone package with speakers. Net-Tune capability is also provided on the Onkyo TX-NR900, its full-featured 7.1-channel home theater A/V receiver ($1,500 US).

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UK-based PDT developed this affordable device that allows you to listen to PC-based audio anywhere in your home

Unlike expensive broadband solutions, the InTune 200 is wireless and portable. It does not require a hard-wired network connection. You can listen to the Web radio, MP3 files, or other PC-based music of your choice, in the location of your choice, with a range of up to 300 ft.

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