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• Senators Wyden and Brownback promise to push Internet Radio Equality Act

  Published: August 2, 2007, 7:29 pm

  Tags: Breaking News, Breakingnews, Internet Radio, Internetradio

  Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable AudioThings haven't looked great for internet radio stations for a while now, and though SoundExchange has put a pause on the rate hikes while it's in talks with the webcasters, not much progress has been made, and US Senators Ron Wyden (D) and Sam Brownback (R) have decided to do something about it.

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• Sirius teams up with Sonos for wireless multi-room audio

  Published: August 15, 2007, 11:28 am

  Tags: Internet Radio, Internetradio, Multi Room, Multi Room, Multiroom, Multizone, Sirius, Sonos, Streaming

  Filed under: Home Entertainment Satellite radio provider Sirius really is busy today, announcing a bunch of products, and also a collaboration with Sonos to deliver wireless multi-room streaming Sirius content via broadband. By updating to version 2.3 software, the Sonos hardware can directly connect to Sirius Internet Radio and stream throughout

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• Internet radio iPods due Wednesday?

  Published: September 4, 2007, 12:04 pm

  Tags: Apple, Internet Radio, Internetradio, Ipod, Rumor

  Filed under: Portable Audio, WirelessSensing a small gap in existing September 5th iPod rumors, vnunet.com is joining the fray and citing an "industry insider" with word on a digital radio iPod. Apparently the device will stream iTunes songs wirelessly, with a "Buy Now" option if the mood strikes. While internet radio has been a feature of iTunes

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• Sangean intros WFR-20 tabletop WiFi radio

  Published: September 18, 2007, 9:02 am

  Tags: Internet Radio, Internetradio, Radio, Sangean, Wfr 20, Wifi Radio, Wifiradio

  Filed under: Portable Audio It's been nearly a year since we've heard from Sangean, but the company is hitting back with a swank new WiFi internet radio that's shaped a good deal like its past units. The WFR-20 offers up "direct access to over 6,000 Internet Radio stations (and 21,242 on-demand streams) in 250 locations from 60 genres," and you

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• Slacker gets official on Portable Player, Premium Radio Service

  Published: November 14, 2007, 10:02 pm

  Tags: Breaking News, Breakingnews, Internet Radio, Internetradio, Slacker, Slacker Portable Player, Slacker Premium Radio Service, Slackerportableplayer, Slackerpremiumradioservice

  Filed under: Portable Audio, WirelessLooks like Slacker's on the move -- remember those guys? They're the ones with the customizable streaming radio stations that intend to distribute dynamic audio streams by way of internet and satellite. The sat option's not quite ready yet, but the Portable Player is well on its way. The details: It'll

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• Cambridge Consultants unveils WiFi RadioPro platform

  Published: November 14, 2007, 8:22 am

  Tags: Cambridge Consultants, Cambridgeconsultants, Internet Radio, Internetradio, Iona, Radiopro, Wifi, Wifi Radio, Wifiradio

  Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless Though not ubiquitous, portable WiFi radios are certainly still longed for, and Cambridge Consultants is hoping to stir up even more demand by offering up a low cost, customizable platform for theses devices to utilize. Shown originally as the Iona WiFi radio at CES, the platform has been renamed RadioPro,

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• Audi's Cross Cabriolet Quattro concept touts internet radio, B&O system

  Published: November 17, 2007, 5:21 pm

  Tags: Audi, Audio, Bang, Cross Cabriolet Quattro, Crosscabrioletquattro, Infotainment, Internet Radio, Internetradio, Olufsen

  Filed under: Portable Audio, Transportation Granted, Audi's Cross Cabriolet Quattro is still a concept for now, but the proposed infotainment setup is quite swanky, indeed. Reportedly, the vehicle would include a Bang & Olufsen sound system that could stream internet radio thanks to its built-in internet link. Additionally, motorists could

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• Revo Blik WiFi internet radio goes easy on the features

  Published: November 20, 2007, 1:41 pm

  Tags: Internet Radio, Internetradio, Radio, Revo Blik Wifi, Revoblikwifi, Wifi

  Filed under: Home Entertainment, Household, Wireless Perhaps it's a positive thing that wireless internet radios are really past the point of feature overload and are really fighting it out on looks and price these days. Take the Revo Blik WiFi for example. It's not going to blow anybody's mind with the MP3 and WMA streaming capability, the

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• Mossberg previews the Slacker Portable

  Published: December 7, 2007, 10:56 am

  Tags: Internet Radio, Internetradio, Slacker, Walt Mossberg, Waltmossberg

  Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless The short of it is that the Slacker is an intriguing concept and decent product with some serious bugginess in the prototypes -- which is why it's probably a good thing it's been delayed until next year. Walt Mossberg has been kicking around the "blocky" player and related service, and seems to think the idea

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• Revo intros Blik RadioStation DAB / WiFi radio

  Published: December 12, 2007, 4:02 pm

  Tags: Blik Radiostaiton, Blikradiostaiton, Dab, Internet Radio, Internetradio, Revo, Wifi Radio, Wifiradio

  Filed under: Home Entertainment It's just been a few short weeks since Revo trotted out its Blik WiFi internet radio, but it looks like the company has already outdone itself, with it now introducing the new and improved Blik RadioStation, which packs the same WiFi and FM radio as before, with some DAB functionality thrown in for good measure.

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• Switched On: Slacker in your slacks (Part 1)

  Published: April 1, 2008, 10:20 pm

  Tags: Internet Radio, Internetradio, Satellite Radio, Satelliteradio, Slacker, Slacker Portable, Slackerportable, Switched On, Switchedon

  Filed under: Features, Portable AudioEach week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about technology, multimedia, and digital entertainment. The Slacker Portable is the proverbial elephant being inspected by blind men. One is the crop of portable MP3 players, to which the device's service represents free, fresh music on the go in

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• Apple TV offers limited internet radio support

  Published: April 30, 2008, 10:00 am

  Tags: Apple Tv, Appletv, Internet Radio, Internetradio

  Filed under: Internet Tools, Apple TVApple TV Source notes that the latest 2.0.2 update makes internet radio work a little better with the Apple TV. Basically you can play internet radio streams on the Apple TV if you have it synced to an iTunes computer with a playlist containing the streams. Before the update the source computer had to be on for

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• Radiopaq Rp5 does DAB, FM and internet radio

  Published: August 14, 2008, 10:58 am

  Tags: Boombox, Dab, Digital Radio, Digitalradio, Fm Radio, Fmradio, Internet Radio, Internetradio, Radio, Radiopaq, Rp5, Sound System, Soundsystem, Speaker System, Speakersystem, Wifi, Wifi Radio, Wifiradio

  Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio Look out, Pure Digital -- you've got a new rival in town. Radiopaq, best known for bringing thousands of internet radio stations and podcasts to listeners via the web, has decided to hop into the hardware game. The Rp5 tabletop radio features a five-way speaker system, digital / analog processors, a

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• Pandora may pull the plug on itself

  Published: August 18, 2008, 7:30 pm

  Tags: Congress, Internet Radio, Internetradio, Pandora, Riaa, Washington Post, Washingtonpost

  Filed under: Analysis / OpinionThe Washington Post is reporting that Pandora, the Internet radio station available on Mac, iPhone, and iPod touch, may be shutting down service soon.The reason is that Sound Exchange, the money-grubbing blackmailers royalties collection arm affiliated with the Recording Industry Association of America, has imposed

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• Intempo unveils iPod-lovin' RDi-W / Fusion speaker systems

  Published: August 20, 2008, 11:39 am

  Tags: Audio, Dock, Fusion, Intempo, Internet Radio, Internetradio, Ipod Accessory, Ipod Boombox, Ipod Dock, Ipod Sound System, Ipod Speaker System, Ipodaccessory, Ipodboombox, Ipoddock, Ipodsoundsystem, Ipodspeakersystem, Music, Radio, Rdi W, Sound, Sound System, Soundsystem, Speake

  Filed under: Home Entertainment What can we say? Intempo has launched a new pair of iPod-compatible speaker systems, and unless you're somehow just entering the market for one in the latter half of 2008, chances are you're already yawning. Nevertheless, the RDi-W (pictured) does distinguish itself somewhat by including support for DAB and

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