Slim Devices
{{Short description|American consumer electronics company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Slim Devices, Inc.
| logo = Image:Slim devices logo.png
| type = Division
| foundation = 2000
| location = Mountain View, California, U.S.A.
| caption =
| key_people = Sean Adams (Founder)
| industry = Electronics
| products = Squeezebox and Transporter
| num_employees =
| parent = Logitech
| number of company operated stores and kiosks =
| homepage = [http://www.slimdevices.com 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.{{cite web | title=Acquisition by Logitech announcement | date=18 October 2006 | url=http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821 | accessdate = October 18, 2006 }}
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|date=January 2023}}
References
- Tew, Sarah. [http://www.cnet.com/news/logitech-leaves-squeezebox-fans-wondering-whats-next/ "Logitech leaves Squeezebox fans wondering what's next"], CNET. September 24, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- Merritt, Rick. [http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26806405 "Digital audio startup finds edge in open-source code"], EE Times. August 9, 2004. Retrieved December 14, 2005.
- Smith, Tony. [http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/03/11/slim_devices_squeezebox_2/ "Slim Devices adds 802.11g to wireless MP3 player"], The Register. March 11, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2005.
- Pogue, David. [http://video.on.nytimes.com/ifr_main.jsp?nsid=a718aabc2:10f46cde1a2:f82&rf=bm&fr_story=637507e401b3a2abd8fbe72c0f385393edd942f2&st=1165127911827&mp=FLV&cpf=false&fvn=9&fr=120306_013847_718aabc2x10f46cde1a2xf83&rdm=707826.3008537826 "Video review of Squeezebox 3"]{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, New York Times. February 9, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- Atkinson, John. [http://www.stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/906slim/ "Slim Devices Squeezebox WiFi D/A processor"], Stereophile. September 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- Deutschman, Alan. [http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/111/ears-wide-open.html "Ears Wide Open"], Fast Company. December 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2007.
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Category:2006 mergers and acquisitions
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Category:Networking hardware companies
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