CES 2008: The First Portable Internet Radio January 09, 2008
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Intempo did some interesting things with digital radios in 2007 and it’s off to a flying start in 2008 with the introduction of the first portable, low-power Internet/FM radio.
Codenamed Daisy, the little radio sports a rechargeable battery for 20-hours of Wi-Fi radio play. Intempo launched its first Wi-Fi Internet radio, the GX-01, back in September.
Daisy supports all Internet radio formats, like Real and Windows Media, and can access more than 6,000 Internet radio station. Music can be selected by genre or by country and, using an Internet connection, FM stations can be tuned in too. Katie Richards, marketing manager at Intempo said:
“Internet radio has rapidly progressed from tuning in on your PC to more recognisable standalone receivers such as Intempo’s GX-01 which launched in 2007. We have now taken this one step further with Daisy. At last people can buy a gorgeous truly portable radio which will let you listen to music and news from anywhere in the world, wherever you are.”
The Daisy will ship in April with a £150 price tag.-Martin Lynch
[Intempo]
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Comments
'Nokia Internet Radio' software from Nseries.com is completely FREE for the NSeries line.
It's been out for a little while now and is a brilliant app. worthy of download for compatible mobiles that does all of the above for Symbian, gratis.
Looks really great - nice design, however isn't internet radio being hit in a big way by regulators? Quite a lot have shut down haven't they?