Apple Hits A High Note With Its 'Express' Tool

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BYTE OF THE APPLE

By Alex Salkever

Apple Hits a High Note with Express

Its new wireless router that also streams music to a stereo or Wi-Fi speakers will liberate digital tunes from the computer

Chalk up another great product design from the leader in the field, Apple (AAPL ). On June 7, it took the wraps off the AirPort Express, a pint-size Wi-Fi high-speed data router customized to stream music from a computer to a stereo. The size of a small cassette recorder, the AirPort Express primarily targets music lovers who have long sought a way to play the songs stored on their PC elsewhere in the home. Naturally, they'll have to run Apple's own iTunes software to access the coolest music networking features on the Express.

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