Aluratek AIRMM01 Internet Radio Alarm Clock with built-in WiFi (Black) Review

Think about the humble clock-radio.Everybody has one. They've scarcely changed in the last two decades.They have poor sound quality.Are usually in a bedroom where radio reception can be poor--and are usually given only a crummy wire antenna sticking out the back. With some, you can play a CD, just as CDs are being superseded by other digital music. Few can access the wealth of programming on satellite.Not a twenty-first century device.

This device brings the clock-radio into the 21st Century.It connects to your Wi-fi at home, and delivers almost any radio station you want from around the world.

NPR junkies can choose from a brace of stations, and the worldwide selection is superb--let me recommend Radio National and Directions in Groove from Australia, KQED and WNYC (the AM version; you'll get AM radio in hi-fi!), Deutsche Welle in English, Radio Netherlands, and of course, the BBC.Living in a non-English-speaking country, it's a real life-line for me.

It solves an issue that has vexed me with conventional clock radios I've owned.Reception problems.With an internet radio, the signal is as strong as your home wi-fi.

No need for an integrated CD.You can play music wirelessly from your computer or a USB stick.

And for a small speaker, the sound is remarkably good. You can plug it into your hi-fi if you wish, for even better sound.

It gets five stars, but not without a couple of glitches. The radio updates the station list automatically, but if a station changes its website in between software updates, you might miss out for a while.The menus are elaborate and can be a bit complex until you get used to them--and that includes the one you use simply to turn the alarm on.And the backlighted time displays ONLY when the radio is actually on; though I expect that glitch to be fixed in a software update.

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Product Description:
Choose between more than 11,000 radio stations worldwide via built-in vTuner with no monthly cost Compatible with universal Plug-n-Play audio servers such as: Microsoft Media Player 11 (WMP11), Microsoft Media Connect, MusicMatch Jukebox Wireless access WIFI 802.11 b and g, Ethernet and USB 2.0 (host only) connectivity Access music fi les (MP3, WMA, WAV) stored on a USB 2.0 flash drive, MP3 player or Hard drive through the unit-s USB port Alarm clock function with 2 programmable alarms wakes you up to internet radio, FM radio, digital music, or choice of several alarm tones

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