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Company type | Division |
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Industry | Electronics |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | Mountain View, California, U.S.A. |
Key people | Sean Adams (Founder) |
Products | Squeezebox and Transporter |
Parent | Logitech |
Website | Slim Devices, Inc. |
Slim Devices, Inc. was a consumer electronics company based in Mountain View, California, United States. Their main product was the Squeezebox network music player which connects to a home ethernet or Wi-Fi network, and allows the owner to stream digital audio over the network to a stereo. The company, founded in 2000, was originally most notable for their support of open-source software, namely their SlimServer software which their products at that time all depended upon, and is still available as a free download and modification by any interested developer.
On 18 October 2006 Sean Adams, the CEO of Slim Devices, announced that the company was being fully acquired by Logitech.[1]
Slim Devices was featured in the December 2006 issue of Fast Company magazine. The article focused on the company's business model and profiled the three key leaders: Sean Adams (CEO), Dean Blackketter (CTO), and Patrick Cosson (VP of Marketing).[citation needed]
References
[edit]- Tew, Sarah. "Logitech leaves Squeezebox fans wondering what's next", CNET. September 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- Merritt, Rick. "Digital audio startup finds edge in open-source code", EE Times. August 9, 2004. Retrieved December 14, 2005.
- Smith, Tony. "Slim Devices adds 802.11g to wireless MP3 player", The Register. March 11, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2005.
- Pogue, David. "Video review of Squeezebox 3"[permanent dead link], New York Times. February 9, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- Atkinson, John. "Slim Devices Squeezebox WiFi D/A processor", Stereophile. September 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- Deutschman, Alan. "Ears Wide Open", Fast Company. December 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2007.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Acquisition by Logitech announcement". 18 October 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2006.