While the software has gotten rather bloated and unwieldy in recent years, Apple's iTunes remains the de facto standard for Windows and Mac users to organise their digital music collections. iTunes lets you sync with your iPod or iPhone, and it's also preconfigured to stream music (plus podcasts and videos) over your home network — if you've got the right hardware. Here are some top products that'll do the trick:
Apple AirPort Express: This wireless router/network access point has the unique ability to connect to speakers or stereo systems, allowing you to send your iTunes audio to other rooms in the house.
Apple TV: Access any of the iTunes media from your computer on your television.
Apple iPhone: Downloading the free Remote application turns your iPhone into a remote control, providing full access to the iTunes library on any networked computer or Apple TV.
Apple iPod Touch: The Touch offers the same remote functionality as the iPhone, but without any of the pesky telco service charges.
Logitech Squeezebox Duet: This non-Apple product won't work with DRM-encoded songs purchased from the iTunes Store, but it'll play pretty much any other audio file on your hard drive — as well as access a whole panoply of non-Apple online music sources.
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