Logitech Squeezebox Touch - random thoughts

New Squeezebox Touch has the potential to be a really cool little box.  I have been a fan of the concept of Squeezebox Duet since their initial launch at CES a couple years ago.  I am hesitant of anyone who build their own touch screen UIs because they are expensive, buggy, and will always look crappy next to the latest and greatest iPhone or Android phone.  Sonos is a recent example of just how lame a couple year old graphics remote compares to a simple app running on a iPod Touch or iPhone.

The use of the LCD like that on the Squeezebox Touch as a static display for ambient information or great now-playing renderings... can mitigate its otherwise general lack of utility when compared to a iPhone/Android controller surrogate.