Sanyo was the pioneer when it came to releasing one of the first transistor radios in the world over five decades ago, and you know that the company is forward looking if it is still around today. This time, Sanyo has updated their transistor radio with a modern twist – it comes with Internet radio capability, packaged in a design that looks contemporary and yet features the comfortable and familiar functionality of a clock radio. It also boasts the sound quality of a much more expensive audio system (according to Sanyo anyways – audiophiles might beg to differ in this aspect), as the Sanyo Internet Radio R227 is able to play thousands of crystal-clear Internet radio stations and podcasts for free – something we’d all love these days considering the current economic downturn. The Sanyo Internet Radio R227 relies on either Wi-Fi or an Ethernet Internet connection to get you started.

Some of the key features found in the Sanyo R227 Internet Radio include (take a deep breath now) :-

• No subscription required
• No computer needed
• Works with any broadband connection (WiFi , Ethernet)
• Easy On/Off – “computer free” boot-up and shut-down process
• Tune to internet radio stations by Country or Genre
• Accesses shared music files from computers on the same network (when access permission is granted)
• Users can further customize their listening experience by submitting new stations to be added to the internet station database
• 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 (2W RMS)
• Easy network key entry when used on secured wireless networks
• 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 AAC, AIFF, MP3, RM, WAV, WMA and playlists (M3V) stored on a networked computer

Would you consider getting one of these for Christmas?

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