Sanyo Canada will unveil its own Internet radio device on Monday, DigitalJournal.com has learned. The out-of-the-box device allows customers to listen to stations worldwide without a subscription fee, unlike satellite radio technology.
Digital Journal — Internet radio fans in Canada will soon be able to listen to music and news from around the world using a standalone device.
DigitalJournal.com has learned Sanyo Canada will announce the availability of their first Internet radio product, an out-of-the-box unit that doesn’t require a computer hook-up, next week.
Syncing with any broadband connection, the Internet radio device offers thousands of stations and podcasts, no subscription fee required. The unit, priced at $200, will be available at the end of October.
The compact unit comes complete with a remote control, input for MP3/WMA players, an illuminated LCD display, 90 mm diameter stereo speakers and a port for extended bass response.
You can also search radio stations by country or genre.
Sanyo Canada’s device comes on the heels of another related announcement: the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is planning to review its policy of allowing unregulated distribution of broadcast media content over the Internet, which includes Internet radio programming. The CRTC’s public hearings on the issue will begin Feb. 17, 2009.
Full specs of the R227:
•A standalone Internet Radio that plays thousands of FREE stations and podcasts from all over the world…no subscription required
•Search by country or genre
• Accesses shared music files from computers on the same network(when access permission is granted).
• 8 internet station presets
• Perfect for bedroom, den, kitchen or office
• Black cabinet in lacquer finish
• Remote control
• FM stereo digital tuner with 8 station presets
• Wake-to-internet or FM radio
• High-quality 90 mm diameter stereo speakers
• Port for extended bass response
• Total 4 watts output
• Easy network key entry when used on secured wireless networks
• Simple one-button on/off … no complex computer boot-up, player selection or shutdown
• Solves the problem of poor AM reception in most offices or hi-rise condominiums by accessing a station’s web stream instead
• Automatic, regular updates of internet station database
• Sleep to radio
• Snooze function
• Lighted LCD display
• Stereo input jack for MP3/WMA players
• Audio-out jack to connect to an external audio system
• Stereo headphone jack
• Ethernet jack
• Auto clock time setting from internet
• Supports these audio files: AAC, AIFF, MP3, RM, WAV, WMA and playlists (M3V) stored on a networked computer
• Dimensions: 215 x 140 x 110 mm (W x H x D)
Update: Monday, Oct. 27
Sanyo Canada has now officially announced the launch of this radio today. More images can be found here.
