Bose SoundLink Wireless Music System @ $550

The SoundLink will stream music from your PC’s music library to anywhere in your house. The concept here has already been seen in products from Creative and Altec Lansing, to name two, but these products were more iPod-centric and have not seen the sales success that a typical Bose release enjoys.

The SoundLink system doesn’t use your home Wi-Fi network, but we imagine it most likely creates its own 2.4GHz network to transmit the audio from your PC to the speaker–no word on the expected range. Bose also claims to need no additional software; that’s not surprising, as the USB dongle probably acts like a “USB speaker,” meaning that whatever audio can be played over your PC speakers can be transmitted over the network.

The speaker has a built-in, lithium ion rechargeable battery, making it easy to carry it to another room or out to the deck. It lasts up to three hours when played at full volume or for longer periods at more moderate listening levels, claims Bose It has a remote control as well that allows users to skip tracks in iTunes and Windows Media Player. There’s also an Aux input on the speaker unit for the iPod or other sound sources.

An aux-in jack is also onboard to support most portable media devices on the SoundLink, which is due on August 27th for $550.