Acoustic Energy Wi-Fi Internet Radio

By | August 1st, 2005 comments icon (1)Comments


acoustic energy wi fi internet radioAcoustic Energy teams up with RECIVA to bring the “world’s first Wi-Fi internet radio capable of accessing over 10,000 stations worldwide.” (Personally, I thought RECIVA’s own Wireless Household Internet Radio was the first, but it turns out that the company kept it as a reference design and decided it could make more money by licensing their technology.)

So how does it work? According to AE’s press material, “The AE Wi-Fi radio automatically links into your existing Wi-Fi network (with WEP encryption if enabled) and uses your broadband connection to access Reciva’s internet radio Gateway. The Reciva Gateway then uploads channel listings alphabetically by country and genre to your AE Wi-Fi radio. There are currently over 2,500 stations registered on the Reciva Gateway and more are added every day. You simply select the station name you want using the rotary control knob and clear LCD display, and press play – as simple as that.”

In addition, the AE Wi-Fi Radio also doubles as an digital audio adapter that can stream PC audio (MP3, WMA, Real Audio), allowing you to play music by artist, album or playlist and/or generate new playlists from a mix of music and stored radio content. It even includes a built-in alarm clock (perfect if you want to keep it bedside), a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, and a 3.5mm jack-to-RCA audio cable so you can connect it to your home theater system. The AE Wi-Fi Radio will be available this November and will retail at around £199 (via Engadget).





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  • Simon_Mackay

    Hi!

    This Reciva-based radio would certainly make the fun of Internet radio accessible to more people. At least this is an actual set that IS TO hit the market rather than another of many “reference designs” that will never hit the market.

    The goal of listening to that favourite overseas radio station like Heart 106.2 London in other countries without having to deal with unstable computers or run long cables from the PC to the stereo is getting closer.

    I often wonder who else will show up with a similar system.

    With regards,

    Simon Mackay