Orb MP-1 promises cheap wireless audio with iPhone as remote
updated 05:05 pm EDT, Fri September 24, 2010
Orb intros MP-1 wireless audio streamer
Orb made its first venture into hardware today through its MP-1 wireless audio streaming hub. The small puck depends entirely on software on a computer and device to work and only has audio and power connectors. Any Mac or Windows PC running the Orb Caster app can share music from iTunes, Pandora or Sirius XM's Internet service over the Wi-Fi network with an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch using a special remote app.
More than one MP-1 can co-exist on the same network and turn the platform into a multi-room system. Cost is a central feature of the hub, which costs $70 and should be available today.
