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Aluratek AIRMM01 Internet Radio Alarm Clock with built-in WiFi (Black) | 
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| Brand: Aluratek
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $130.60
You Save: $19.39 (13%)
New (26) from $119.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: AIRMM01
Model: AIRMM01
UPC: 890989001866
EAN: 0890989001866
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Wireless connection w/ WiFi 802.11b & 802.11g to stream internet radio via built-in vTuner with no monthly cost | | • | USB 2.0 connectivity with a USB fl ash drive | | • | Ethernet connection to stream internet radio | | • | FM Radio | | • | Great sound |
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Product Description
Is your home WiFi ready? Add more radio channels for your listening pleasure. Aluratek's new Internet Radio Alarm Clock with Built in Wifi allows you to easily access more than 11,000 radio stations in over 150 countries around the world with no monthly fees. Yes, with no monthly fees! Simply turn the unit on and it will automatically connect to a wireless network and you have a world of entertainment available. You may also connect to a local Ethernet cable network if you prefer. You can search for music geographically by continent/country/state or by the more than 30 different available genres including a wealth of news and sports radio stations broadcast throughout the world. Once you find a favorite station whether is from your local country or while visiting other countries around the world simply add it to your favorites list for future easy access. This is the perfect solution for the Home, Office environment, college dorm or anywhere you want to listen to thousands of radio stations. Don't be limited to what you can tune in from your old AM/FM analog radio anymore! Free yourself to travel the world musically and have fun while doing it. You can also stream your music library from your local pc/media server if the 11,000+ radio station weren't enough. Welcome to the world of internet radio from Aluratek and let the fun begin. Built-in FM radio tuner for local FM broadcast service Access music files (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 Integrated amplifier - 2x2W stereo External plug for headsets (3.5mm) 2 RCA plugs (Stereo Lineout) for external speakers No PC is required - just need Internet access with wireless router 1 Year limited warranty
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| Customer Reviews: Read 33 more reviews...
 Clever, and useful July 12, 2008
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
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.
 Good sound, lousy interface, impossible to add stations yourself October 24, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
It has good sound that is punchy and decent. It's better than my clock radio. The hardware is superb and very functional for a bedside nighttable. The problem is the software. This excellent radio could be so much better if it weren't for the odd user interface mistakes and amazingly bad Vtuner software.
First for the interface. The backlight is extremely bright--a firmware update allows it to automatically turn off in 1, 3, or 5 minutes--each of which is too long. The remote control often stops working when you're punching buttons quickly, like the older TiVos. The interface doesn't make it clear that the system is busy downloading something and does not respond for a time (sometimes the hourglass appears, sometimes it doesn't). Takes a few too many 'clicks' to get to what you want. When you hit the 'power' button it doesn't start playing music automatically--you have to drill down through the menus again.
It is impossible to add stations yourself!! I am not kidding. You really can't. This is a major, horrible flaw that I didn't appreciate. There is no user customizable feature on [...] or at [...] to add a station, just a "suggestion" that it be added to the public Vtuner list. If you subscribe to premium audio services like DI.FM and SKY.FM, it is utterly impossible to sign in to those services, even though the service is completely standards-based and works on just about every player imaginable. It is not possible to input a URL into this unit. I am flabbergasted at this glaring mistake.
Oddly enough, I had to download the updated firmware from [...] to get the radio to work at all on a completely standard 802.11g secured network.
The sound is very good and I really like it. The software needs to be replaced with something better. It seems the software was designed to play your local media on your local network through the uPnP media center arrangement and the radio feature was grafted on later.
I tolerate the commercials on DI.FM and SKY.FM but wish I could log into my premium account. I'm getting a Reciva-based receiver to replace this one. This Vtuner-based receiver is just bad news for premium radio subscribers.
Very Nice Radio, Plus July 28, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This new gadget arrived today. For a long-time short wave listener, this is the perfect device. Gives access to all the usual stations, and easy exploration of new stations. How nice to know immediately, from the display, what you have tuned in.
Less than a minute after plugging it in I was listening to BBC World Service. Three hours later I've just scratched the surface of its capabilities.
Great construction quality, audio is fine, controls are intuitive, has sleep timer (I plan to have it on a bed stand) and the light is easy to turn on or off.
Some of the better entertainment dollars I've spent. Now to find a portable, go anywhere version for travel!
Later today I plugged my small 250GB hard drive with MP3s stored in it to the jack in the front of the radio. I can play any album or any track of an album. Pretty amazing!
 Radio does not tune important stations that other WiFI radios do. August 12, 2008
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
I purchased this radio because I listen to BBC Radio4 and BBC Radio3 often on two other WiFi radios and on computers. I wanted this radio for my office.
But wait, on this radio BBC3 and BBC4 are blocked with the words "UK ONLY" and won't load. Obviously there is a backroom deal with this company to make sure people who live outside the UK cannot get UK stations not labled "international." This "feature" should have been in the product description. I am disappointed with Amazon for offering this tricked out radio. I will buy another WiFi radio, but probably somewhere else.
I LOVE IT! July 8, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I saw a video review of this product on CNET. So, I decided to give it a try. The thought of being able to access thousands of radio stations, and NOT have to pay for a monthly fee, was too tempting.
The product worked right out of the box. I turned it on and it started to look for access points that it can connect to. In about 20 seconds, it found my wireless AP. It connected to the AP with no problems.
The user interface was very self-explanatory. I was able to start listening to radio stations around the country and the world in no time.
I also found out that this product is able to connect to other computers on the network and play music from there. That is a pretty neat feature considering I have many many songs stored on my computer.
Now my entire family can pick their favorite radio stations by genre or by location. I have family members from other parts of the world. This is especially sentimental for them.
The quality of the music is fine. It does not replace the stereo system in your living room, of course. But it does have audio out, which could be connected to a better sound quality stereo/entertainment system.
Over all, I am very satisfied with the product.
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