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An Internet radio device is a hardware device that receives and plays audio from Internet radio stations or, optionally, a user's PC. Image File history File links Radio_icon. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ...

The devices which are currently on the market mainly support MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) streaming, Windows Media Audio (WMA) and ASF , they all generally with sample rates up to 320 kbit/s . A few also support RealAudio, Ogg, and Apple's AAC. For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ... Streaming media is multimedia that is continuously received by, and normally displayed to, the end-user while it is being delivered by the provider. ... Windows Media Audio (WMA) is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. ... Look up asf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The sampling frequency or sampling rate defines the number of samples per second taken from a continuous signal to make a discrete signal. ... In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (sometimes written bitrate) is the frequency at which bits are passing a given (physical or metaphorical) point. It is quantified using the bit per second (bit/s) unit. ... RealAudio is a proprietary audio format developed by RealNetworks. ... Ogg is an open standard for a free container format for digital multimedia, unrestricted by software patents and designed for efficient streaming and manipulation. ...

These devices usually have:

• Broadband connection: an Ethernet and/or Wi-Fi network interface, with TCP/IP support for access to the Internet
• USB port, where the user can connect a keyboard (to type station address) or display set.
• LCD display.
• AUX port, that can be used to connect to a HiFi or similar audio device.
• rechargable batteries for mobility with internal charger integrated.
• Favorite streams & contents can be saved as presets.

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• Products which are mainly targeted at listening to music stored on a local network. These devices are usually called network music players. These devices are usually sold with server software in order to play the music from the network. Examples of such devices are the Slim Devices Squeezebox, Roku SoundBridge and the Philips Streamium WACS700 and SLA5520. Some of these devices also have the ability to listen to Internet radio stations. As these devices may not have an integrated loudspeaker, they need to be connected to an audio system in order to listen to the music.

• Standalone products like the Squeezebox, Reciva^[1], SoundBridge Radio^[2], Streamit or the Phoenix WiFi IP Radio ^[3] devices which are targeted at users who do not want to be dependent on a computer (or computer knowledge) for their Internet radio listening. Most products include a dynamically updated stations list. There are variants of these devices with and without integrated speaker(s).

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• Playlist formats: M3U, PLS and ASX playlists formats.
• Audio Stream Protocols: SHOUTcast and MMS / MMSH - Microsoft Media Streaming Protocol / over HTTP.

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See also

• Digital photo frame
• Radio Data System

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References

1. ^ https://www.reciva.com/
2. ^ http://www.rokulabs.com/products_soundbridgeradio.php
3. ^ http://www.wifi-radio.biz/

External links

• http://www.wifiradioreview.com