Deezer Radio Now Playing All Over the House With Sonos


HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, April 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- 30 European countries now have free access to Deezer Radio on Sonos

- Sonos Controller for iPhone update now available with multi-language
support and full-featured alarms

- Music purchased from iTunes Music Store now works with Sonos

Sonos (http://www.sonos.com/), the leading developer of wireless
multi-room music systems for the home, today announced two significant
updates to the Sonos Multi-Room Music System (http://www.sonos.com/demo).
Beginning today, Sonos customers in the European Union, Norway, Switzerland,
and Turkey can play the Deezer Radio (http://www.deezer.com/) service, for
free, in every room of their home with a one-button update to Sonos Software
2.8. Now every Sonos system comes with access to free music and radio from
all over the world. Additionally, Sonos today released a free update to the
Sonos Controller for iPhone (http://www.sonos.com/iphone) (version 2.8.1).
European music lovers with an iPhone 3G, iPhone or iPod touch can now control
the award-winning Sonos Multi-Room Music System in their native language. The
new Sonos Controller for iPhone is available today as a free download on the
iTunes App Store 
(http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293523031&mt=8).

"Sonos is committed to providing our customers free content out of the
box and innovative ways to control music in the home," said John MacFarlane,
CEO, Sonos, Inc. "By continually offering our customers free feature updates
we provide even more ways to enjoy the music they love, all over their home."

The Sonos Multi-Room Music System is a unique multi-room music experience
that keeps getting better over time with free software updates that connect
music lovers to new content, features and more. Sonos Software 2.8 features
free access to the popular Deezer Radio on Sonos. After signing up for a free
account on Deezer.com, Deezer Radio on Sonos streams music directly from the
Internet to the house so it works even when the computer is turned off - no
need to download songs or have a server running.

Deezer Radio on Sonos provides instant, computer-free access to radio
channels created from a library of millions of tracks by major and
independent labels. Sonos customers can create customised Smartradio stations
based upon a specific artist and discover a world of new music. Customers can
also tune in to more than 30 Deezer pre-programmed stations to hear the most
popular music of the day and their favourite genres such as Hip Hop, Rock,
Electronic, Jazz, Live, Disco, and more.

Free, high-quality streaming of Deezer on Sonos is available in 30
different countries, including: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey.

Today's update to the award-winning Sonos Controller for iPhone interface
provides Sonos customers with a variety of new features and functionality,
including:

- Support for seven different languages - English, Dutch, French, German, 
      Italian, Spanish, and Swedish
    - Wake to music with Sonos - Create, edit and delete multiple alarms on 
      the Sonos system
    - Fall asleep to music with Sonos - Set timers for any room to turn off 
      the music automatically
    - Playback of DRM protected Microsoft WMA files (including purchased 
      Microsoft Windows Media downloads from stores such as the Zune
      Marketplace)
    - Computer-free setup - Search for and set up network music folders
      without touching a computer



A video demonstration of the Sonos Controller for iPhone is available at
www.sonos.com/iphone.

Another exciting development related to Sonos and Apple is that Sonos now
provides full support for music purchased from the Apple iTunes Music Store
after April 7th. Apple's recent decision to provide 100% of its catalogue as
DRM-free downloads means that Sonos customers can control and play any of the
millions of songs purchased through iTunes and stored on their home PC, Mac
or Network Attached Storage. By providing full support for AAC (Advance Audio
Coding), Sonos customers around the world now have a legal online music store
where they can buy all the music they love to play all over the house. And
they can control it all from the palm of their hand with the Sonos Controller
CR100, Sonos Controller for iPhone or both.

Finally, today Sonos announced a special promotion that allows customers
to save up to euro 199 when they buy any Sonos ZonePlayer (ZP90 or ZP120)
together with a Sonos Controller CR100. This limited-time offer is ideal for
both new customers looking to get started with Sonos and current customers
who want to add on to their existing systems. To add music to a room with
existing audio equipment, the ZP90 and Sonos Controller combo is available
for euro 599 (a savings of euro 149). For all other rooms - from the bedroom
to the backyard - the amplified ZP120 and Controller combo is available for
euro 699 (a savings of euro 199). The promotion expires May 31, 2009.

Sonos is the first wireless, multi-room music system that lets you play
all the music you want, all over your house - and control it all from the
palm of your hand. To learn more about Sonos, to place an order or to locate
an authorised Sonos dealer, please visit www.sonos.com.

About Sonos

Sonos(R) is the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems
for the home. The Sonos Multi-Room Music System is the first, wireless
multi-room music system that lets you play all the music you want all over
your house - and control it all from the palm of your hand. Sonos liberates
the music stored on a computer so it can be enjoyed all over the house. In
addition, by partnering with audio services like Deezer, Last.fm, Napster(R),
RadioTime, and more, Sonos gives music lovers instant, computer-free access
to millions of songs, thousands of radio stations, audio books and more. The
award-winning Sonos Multi-Room Music System is available at more than 4000
retailers in over 60 countries worldwide; or direct from Sonos at
www.sonos.com. Sonos is a privately-held company, headquartered in Santa
Barbara, CA with offices in Cambridge, MA, Hilversum, Netherlands and Penang,
Malaysia. To find out more about the company or the Sonos Multi-Room Music
System, please visit: pr.sonos.com.

(c) 2004-2009 by Sonos Inc. All rights reserved. Sonos is a registered
trademark of Sonos, Inc. in the United States, Canada and Australia, and a
trademark of Sonos, Inc. in other countries. SonosNet, ZonePlayer, ZoneBridge
and all Sonos logos are trademarks of Sonos Inc. in the United States and
other countries. All other products and services may be trademarks or service
marks of their respective owners. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, and iTunes are
trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPhone
is a trademark of Apple Inc.

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