Abstract: An audio hub is disclosed including a plurality of daughterboards and a mainboard communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of daughterboards. Each of the plurality of daughterboards is associated with an audio channel and each audio channel is independent from the other of the audio channels associated with the other ones of the plurality of daughter boards. Further, each daughterboard includes at least one wireless transceiver operably configured to wirelessly transmit an audio signal associated with the corresponding audio channel from a musical instrument over a network to the audio playback device. The mainboard is configured so that, for each of the plurality of daughterboards, the mainboard is operable to independently modify at least one characteristic of the audio signal from the musical instrument before the audio signal is transmitted to the audio playback device.

Abstract: An audio hub is disclosed including a plurality of daughterboards and a mainboard communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of daughterboards. Each of the plurality of daughterboards is associated with an audio channel and each audio channel is independent from the other of the audio channels associated with the other ones of the plurality of daughter boards. Further, each daughterboard includes at least one wireless transceiver operably configured to wirelessly transmit an audio signal associated with the corresponding audio channel from a musical instrument over a network to the audio playback device. The mainboard is configured so that, for each of the plurality of daughterboards, the mainboard is operable to independently modify at least one characteristic of the audio signal from the musical instrument before the audio signal is transmitted to the audio playback device.

Abstract: A server is disclosed having at least one processor, at least one primary memory, and at least one secondary memory. The server further includes a primary memory board disposed primarily to support the at least one primary memory; a secondary memory board disposed primarily to support the at least one secondary memory; and a processor board disposed primarily to support the at least one processor. An optical bus couples the primary memory board, the secondary memory board, and the processor board to each other to communicatively couple the at least one processor to the at least one primary memory and the at least one secondary memory.

Abstract: A server is disclosed having at least one processor, at least one primary memory, and at least one secondary memory. The server further includes a primary memory board disposed primarily to support the at least one primary memory; a secondary memory board disposed primarily to support the at least one secondary memory; and a processor board disposed primarily to support the at least one processor. An optical bus couples the primary memory board, the secondary memory board, and the processor board to each other to communicatively couple the at least one processor to the at least one primary memory and the at least one secondary memory.

Abstract: A method and system is disclosed that provides at least one server device; and at least one remote audio playback device, the remote audio playback device including a unique identifier stored thereon. An encryption key is created by the at least one server device. The at least one server device transmits, over a long range communication network, to the remote audio playback device, music content encrypted using the encryption key and the remote audio playback device's unique identifier.

Abstract: A method and system is disclosed that provides at least one server device; and at least one remote audio playback device, the remote audio playback device including a unique identifier stored thereon. An encryption key is created by the at least one server device. The at least one server device transmits, over a long range communication network, to the remote audio playback device, music content encrypted using the encryption key and the remote audio playback device's unique identifier.

Abstract: A method for dynamic media distribution is disclosed. An audio content server receives, from a computing device of a first user, a request to follow a second user; and designates the first user as a follower of the second user. The audio content server receives from a computing device of a third user, a request to follow the first user; and designates the third user as a follower of the first user. When the audio content server receives from a computing device of the second user, a request to stream a first audio content, the audio content server synchronously streams the first audio content to the second user and the plurality of followers of the second user, first user and the third user among the plurality of followers.

Abstract: A wireless plug-in repeater is disclosed, having an audio plug shaped to mate with an analog audio output port of a cellular mobile device and configured to receive an audio signal from the cellular mobile device via the analog audio output port, the audio signal associated with music content; and a wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly retransmit at least a portion of the audio signal from the analog output port of the cellular mobile device over the Internet to at least one remote audio receiver device.