BT Voyager Digital Media Player

While there are many gizmos that allow you to stream music from your computer to a hi-fi, the BT Voyager Digital Media Player is the first that works independently.

It looks like a mini ghetto-blaster, which in essence is what it is. However, as well as being able to tune into FM radio, this handheld beatbox can play audio from your computer's MP3 collection.

Setting it up is easy: just plug in the USB receiver into your PC, install the software and load your tunes into the Voyager playlist. The player has a built-in antenna, so you can start streaming straight away.

However, it does have its niggles. First, the wireless link uses an FM signal, so you get a slight hissing. Secondly, once your songs have been loaded into the Voyager software you can't browse by album or artist, it just plays one track after another in the playlist.

If you've got a broadband connection, you can use the Voyager to tune into a selection of internet radio stations, which is a nice touch. External audio devices can also be connected, such as a CD player or iPod, but we found the sound quality to be quite poor when using this auxiliary input.

The BT Voyager Digital Media Player is a nice idea but hasn't realised its potential. If you're after a device like this, we'd advise you to wait for the Creative Sound Blaster Wireless Music, which will be around the same price when it's released in October.

Contact: BT 0800 328 9654
www.voyager.bt.com/mediaplayer