Logitech announced today (4/7/10) that they have released the Squeezebox Touch music player. This is the latest in the line of Squeezebox players. It had originally been scheduled for release in December 2009 but was delayed as they tweaked the software to get out the remaining bugs.

Unlike the other Squeezebox players which must be connected to a server, the Touch has the capability to accept the direct input of a USB storage drive. The Touch also supports up to 24/96K material. Previously only the expensive Transporter model did this directly.

I had preordered one some time ago so hope to have it early next week if they ship on a timely basis. I'll give a report when it arrives.