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rj updated 3 products

rj — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:00:56 -0500

1. updated Logitech Squeezebox Boom - January 1, 2009 at 2:00 am

agreed: "battery backup in case the power fails "

2. updated Grace Wireless Internet Radio - January 1, 2009 at 1:58 am

tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
new pro/con: Great sound for a clock radio
agreed: "Confusing interface"
disagreed: "No batteries available... (do you really want a portable radio that isn't portable) They came up with putting batteries in radio's in the 50's why the step back?"

3. updated Revo iBlik RadioStation - January 1, 2009 at 1:39 am

added a competitor: Grace Wireless Internet Radio

rj commented on Grace Wireless Internet Radio

rj — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:58:28 -0500

January 1, 2009 at 1:58 am

"Had this now for over six months. I still think it's the best out there so far in the same price range. It has excellent sound and volume (yes, it's mono but if you're using it as a clock radio by the bed, who really needs stereo?) and has some good features such as the ability to have 6 alarm presets, a long sleep timer (2+ hours if you want), Sirius Internet radio reception, support for Pandora, and more. The alarm wakes you to a buzzer if the Internet radio preset is not available when it tries to connect. The minuses? No remote, only 5 presets (access to favorites a bit more involved that I'd like), no battery backup (radio does reset the time if you turn the radio back on after a power outage...not much use if the power goes out in the middle of the night!), no snooze, no support for streaming music from a Mac, no iPod dock and generic audio inputs. FM/DAB/DAB+ reception would also be nice. So, not a perfect radio but so far it's one of the best out there in the under $200 price category. I think if the company addresses the shortcomings listed above and keep the price the same, they'd have a killer radio that would blow the competition away hands down."

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rj — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:39:40 -0500

January 1, 2009 at 1:39 am