Is it just to attract The Webster? Or did "Apple, Logitech, Netgear, D-Link, Samsung, Pioneer, Yamaha, D&M Holdings and Denon sued" not fit?

Erm a radio?

".. all infringe a quartet of patents it holds that centre on streaming audio over a wireless network."

As this seems to be the last article of the day I must assume you are all down the pub getting plastered.

Nice one.

Have one for me chaps. Here's me wishing I could get me coat and join you.

Merry Christmas.

Does the "EZFetch" actually exist? Has anybody ever actually seen one. There are lots of reviews and press releases, but I don't see any mechanism for actually buying one.

Its quiet round here. Presumably everyone went to the pub at lunchtime and forgot to come back.

I have a Denon and its ability not to connect to WiFi is legendary.

Who is this company? Oh right patent-troll, patent squatter, looking to make a buck, IP House, etc etc. I bet they never even bothered to try to sell a license. Oh well

Normally I'd consider them to be a patent troll. But if Apple hired people from UE, then came out with a product using this technology UE was working on, it doesn't look so good for Apple.

(OK, it's Ballmer but I thought the horns were appropriate.)

reg christmas party today/this weekend/until new year was it? or has the BOFH finally got rid of al the reg hacks?

instead of waiting for years to pop up with a patent shakedown, if a patent holder doesn't come up within 12 months of a product's retail release, then they cannot sue.

I don't like patent poaching and usually support the "little guy" against the mega-corps, but to wait years after products have been sold, praised, advertised, etc...is just plain extortion.

So, let me get this straight. If I stream audio from the Internet (or other sources) over a wireless network using an old laptop then that's OK but if I put the laptop in some kind of box and just run the audio program then I'm violating a patent?

Please, someone, tell me I got it wrong...

Henry - the Airport Express (which did audio streaming) predates the Apple TV by some time, and I suspect any hires from UE (although no doubt they got their jobs because they had skills on a similar product).

That doesn't predate the patents. On the other hand, I don't think they should have been granted, as there is no clear innovation here (wireless audio extenders have existed for years, as has streaming audio over TCP/IP, as has wireless TCP/IP).