Yanko Design, will-known design company, announced its new concept - a music shower. The idea is following. Shower head includes waterproof MP3 player together with buttons to control the player and water. The shower’s holder is a speaker and charger in one.
This idea is nice at the first look. The music system seems pretty simple and not expensive. Who knows maybe after two-three years it won’t be possible to find ordinary shower 
[via Yanko Desing]
If you’re music lover and Linux folk that article from LinuxDevices.com is definitely for you. Here the author explains how to build your own ultimate music server. It’s cheaper then similar commercial products like Sonos but it offers more functions and can be expandable easily.
In brief, the system core is EPIA EX-1500G included a wide range of A/V outputs. Additionally, we need NAS - it was chosen Infrant NV+, and control panel - here is we see Nokia N800. Nokia770 is also can be used but it doesn’t support Rhapsody well. The article contains a lot of pictures and code snippets to help you build media server fast and easy.
I already posted about another DIY home music system based on Linux. It also uses Nokia770 as control panel. So, now you have a choice.
Systemline announced its new MusicServer SMS3-160. Featured by 160Gb hard drive it allows to store up to 300 albums at the highest (uncompressed) standard or more than 40,000 songs at 68kbs bit-rate. Three independent stereo audio outputs allow simultaneous independent access to any one of three different sources – CD, HDD or Internet Radio. Additionally, the SMS3-160 can use file storage in the same network or you may attach your MP3 player to the USB port on the front panel. Included CDR drive allows to record music stored on HDD to CD.
You can control the SMS3-160 via a Systemline Modular Touchscreen, a TV or the front panel display.
Suggested selling price is £1250.00 inc vat and it is available now from authorised Systemline dealers throughout the UK and overseas.
[via HiddenWires]
The new Systemline S6 multi-room system is designed to distribute up to 6 audio/video sources to 8 independent zones. Each zone can be controlled via its own monochrome or color touchscreen keypad. The S6 features are:
DTV Custom Showering Experience brings hight-tech into bathroom. From a single control panel you can adjust the music, ambient lighting, chromatherapy and even steam making it simple to create a personal sensory experience.
The price of the control panel is not so cheap - $1039.50 and up. Also, to be able control audio and lighting you should buy them from the Kohler as well.