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Philips Fidelio wireless Hi-Fi
The connected audio market is growing at a rapid rate, as more people
use their smartphones and tablets as a tool to store all their content,
and especially their music. The smartphone is where we experience most
of our music - over 80% of smartphone and tablet owners use these
devices to store their favorite tracks
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Philips has been a leader in the wireless Hi-Fi market since the release of
the ground-breaking Streamium Hi-Fi in 2003 - the rst Hi-Fi product to
connect to a home network and enable playback of music directly from a
computer or the world wide web. The Streamium range was a pioneering
product in connected entertainment but since then, technology has
evolved and the introduction of the smartphone and tablet has signicantly
changed the way we enjoy music, both on the go and at home.
There has also been a huge growth in online services providing access
to music and content. In just a few years the way we listen to music has
transformed - a large music collection is no longer necessary - we can
access virtually any music we want via the internet, and we expect to be
able to manage our entertainment using our smartphones or tablets.
This has had a signicant impact on our expectations from audio products.
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1. Based on Npolls survey, January 2011. N=210 in Europe + US.