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Aluratek AIRMM01 Internet Radio Alarm Clock with built-in WiFi (Black) | 
| Brand: Aluratek
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $99.95
as of 3/11/2010 03:09 UTC details
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Seller: Adorama Camera
Rating:  144 reviews
Sales Rank: 1776
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.10
CPU Type: PowerPC G4
Processors: 1
System Memory: 2000
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: AIRMM01
Model: AIRMM01
UPC: 890989001866
EAN: 0890989001866
ASIN: B00192VWVY
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Aluratek¿s new Internet Radio Alarm Clock with Built in Wifi allows you to easily access more than 11,000 radio stations in over 150 countries | | • | Don¿t be limited to what you can tune in from your old AM/FM analog radio anymore |
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Product Description
Aluratek's new Internet Radio Alarm Clock with Built in Wifi allows you to easily access more than 11,000 radio stations in over 150 countries around the world with no monthly fees. Yes, with no monthly fees! Simply turn the unit on and it will automatically connect to a wireless network and you have a world of entertainment available. You may also connect to a local Ethernet cable network if you prefer. You can search for music geographically by continent/country/state or by the more than 30 different available genres including a wealth of news and sports radio stations broadcast throughout the world. Once you find a favorite station whether is from your local country or while visiting other countries around the world simply add it to your favorites list for future easy access. This is the perfect solution for the home, office environment, college dorm or anywhere you want to listen to thousands of radio stations. Don't be limited to what you can tune in from your old AM/FM analog radio anymore! Free yourself to travel the world musically and have fun while doing it. You can also stream your music library from your local PC/media server if the 11,000+ radio station weren't enough. Welcome to the world of internet radio from Aluratek and let the fun begin.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 144
 Great little clock radio! March 3, 2010
J. Ogle (Knoxville, TN USA)
We've had one of these for about 10 months and it's worked so well I just ordered a second one to use in another part of the house. This little box contains a great selection of features for the price, is very easy to setup and use, and doesn't take up much space on a shelf. The only thing it lacks is a decent speaker, but adding a good quality pair of external speakers like the Bose Companion II set makes it sound great.
Very Good March 3, 2010
Oksana Fabri
I have had this internet radio for more than a year now, and I am very satisfied. The first unit I bough had the defective firmware many people complained about, and one day completely froze. I sent it back and got a new one that works almost perfectly. You can add stations yourself, all new units have this capability. MP3 player is very picky: It will only accept a real USB flash drive but not a USB mass storage device such as an SD card reader or an MP3 player. It will only support FAT 16 or FAT 32, no support for NTFS or exFAT. Streaming from a computer works flawlessly. Internet Radio and FM tuner also work very well. The only glitch I've found is that it refuses to set the sleep function after 11 p.m. If you use the snooze button to set it, it will cut out the sound stream and if you set in in a menu, it sets it, but does not actually work. It could use wireless n support. However, these are relatively small glitches and they do not significantly affect the device. I love some of its features like AP capability: It can work as an access point if you plug it in with an Ethernet cable! Also, unlike some other units, the Wi-Fi antenna is removable, so you can in theory upgrade it to a higher gain antenna. All that needs to be done is for Aluratek to release a firmware upgrade allowing you to use NTFS and exFAT and fix the sleep function glitch. For the price, there is no better unit!
 Aluratek Review February 28, 2010
Robert W., Cowan (eerfild, IL)
I thought this radio alarm clock was the answer to all my prayers as far as music selection and convenience. However, the product was hard to program and the CS people were quite encouraging and helpful and as a result I sent the product back. I'm sure it's a good radio but it did not serve my purpose. This was no fault of the CS personnel or a quality issue of the radio. I'm somewhat old school and somewhat computer illiterate. This had some factor on my decision to return the product. Thank you. Rob Cowan, Deerfield, IL.
 Worst piece of electronics I have ever purchased February 26, 2010
Mark C (Ann Arbor, MI United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't know where to begin, this was such an awful piece of equipment. I was able to connect to my wireless network without any problem, but that was the high point of my ownership experience.
1) It is unable to connect to the DNS server to get a list of radio stations (and I tried this with a hard-wired ethernet connection as well)
2) It connects to the time server (I think) but the time reported has no resemblance to reality. At 5 in the evening, it reported the time to be 2 am. Then 7 pm. Then 2 pm. I checked and reset the time zone, so I know that wasn't the issue. When the clock started running backwards, I started losing all hope.
3) Online tech support is useless.
4) I thought perhaps a firmware upgrade was called for. Of course, to do so requires a thumb drive, which I don't have anyway (I'm at my parents' house, and don't carry a drive with me at all times).
5) When I looked online, the website reported that the most current firmware is 1.37. I called customer support and they said the current version is 1.48. So apparently the website is out of date (see complaint #3). Of course my device shipped with 1.47a. The "a" by most standards would indicate this to be an alpha version of the firmware, which is software in early development - if this is true, it should never be sent to a customer.
Do all my issues relate to bad firmware? Perhaps, but I have a profound philosophical issue with manufacturers who ship hardware with alpha versions of their software, and then would require me to pay for additional hardware to restore a functionality it should have existed in the first place.
Works Great February 23, 2010
Douglas Silver
Great ease of use and love the great selection of internet radio stations from this thiing!
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