Awesome. Thanks for taking the time letting us know about these devices and your
opinion of them, Jerry. I just read about another device, a new one Cisco
introduced at this
year's CES:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2338294,00.asp

--- In InternetRadioLovers@yahoogroups.com, "wa2fnq" <wa2fnq@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Harold and all,
>
> I have several devices I use to listen to Internet Radio.
>
> The one I really like is the Roku M1000. This unit requires an
> external amplifier. I have one hooked to my stereo and one in the
> kitchen hooked to a set of Altec Lansing amplified computer
> speakers. They come with a bunch of preset stations but you can
> program your own favorites over your network using units built in
> web page. You can also set other parameters of the unit from there.
> There is a piece of software available called the Roku Radio
> Snooper. You run it while listening to the Internet station you want
> to program using your computer. It will tell you what the URL of the
> stream is, if it's compatable with the Roku and it will upload it to
> the preset of your choice in the Roku. You can also set up a
> computer with iTunes as a music server. The Roku works both wired
> and wireless.
>
> Another unit I have is the Linksys WMLS11B. It's similar to the Roku
> but has it's own set of amplified speakers. It comes with software
> to set it up. Again you can program you favorite stations in it
> using the software and it comes with some stations programmed in the
> presets already. And you can set up a computer as a music server
> using MusicMatch. The unit is both wired and wireless. I had trouble
> setting up the wireless although a friend of mine had no trouble at
> all. I have mine wired to my network snd use it in my station to
> confirm that my stream is working correctly. I think it's a
> discountinued unit but if you look around you may find one cheap.
> And Linksys still supports it.
>
> A cute little unit I have in my bedroom is the Chumby. Their website
> is:
>
> http://www.chumby.com
>
> This unit has a little LCD touch screen on the front and you can use
> it to display a whole host of things via the Internet. For example I
> have mine switching between several clock displays, the local
> weather from the Weather Channel, some New York City camera views
> and it also cycles through the bridge cameras on all the Princess
> cruise ships. You activate and set up the unit using their web
> site. This is where you can select from hundreds of "widgets" to
> control what you want to display on the screen. I think you can even
> look at ebay or David Lettermans last monologue. It has a whole
> bunch of Internet radio presets including SHOUTcast stations but you
> can also add your own streams using the touch screen. There's a
> little, small set of stereo speakers in the rear but you can plug in
> a set of headphones if you want. Seeing this unit is constantly
> getting information over the Internet I keep it by my bedside so I
> can see if my router locks up overnight, something that would take
> my Internet station down. If I wake up and see my Chumby stuck on
> it's internal clock then I know I have a problem. Visit their web
> site because there's more information than I have time to type here.
>
> Something that I just got that I'm playing with is the Sony MYLO Com
> 2. It's the size of a cell phone and has it's own little pull out
> keybaord which I find a little hard to use, but that may be me. The
> unit works with WiFi and plugs in to the USB port of a computer for
> data transfer. It's an MP3 player, it takes still pictures, it takes
> video, surfs the web and a bunch of things. I just started playing
> with it so I can't tell you how well everything works. There's a
> little internal speaker or you can use headphones or the earbuds
> they provide. The main reason I got it is because it plays SHOUTcast
> radio stations and I'm sure if you try you can get other streams as
> well. My ISP has now put WiFi access points all over Long Island.
> There are lot of holes in the system but it's to the point that in
> some areas I've been able to surf the web from a moving car or
> listen to my Internet station. I find it very cool to be walking
> around somewhere and still be able to listen to my Internet station.
> This means Internet Radio now has the means to begin competing with
> terrestrial radio, at least around here.
>
> So I think the situation is a lot better than it was. I think if you
> search you'll find there are a lot more units available now to
> listen to Internet Radio with.
>
> My question is do the receivers that use the Reciva system let you
> program your own streams yourself or do you have to "suggest" the
> stream to Reciva and then they add it to the list. I've been staying
> away from products that use the Recieva system for that reason. I
> want to be able to "do my own thing".
>
> Jerry 1290gli.com
>
>
>
> --- In InternetRadioLovers@yahoogroups.com, "Harold"
> <harold.johnson@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Long time no post, yet again. So here's my (somewhat) annual 'Net
> radio device survey: What
> > devices are you using to listen to your favorite 'Net radio
> stations? Please mention any
> > software and/or services that are required to enable your device.
> For example, there's this
> > C.Crane WiFi Radio I just heard about tonight:
> >
> > http://www.ccrane.com/radios/wifi-radios/cc-wifi-radio.aspx
> >
> > which appears to have some kind of relationship with a service
> called Reciva:
> >
> > https://www.reciva.com
> >
> > Maybe Reciva is the service that the C. Crane WiFi Radio connects
> to in order to "tune in" 'Net
> > audio streams, I don't know.
> >
> > So what devices do you know about? Please tell me the situation
> has gotten better this past
> > year or so...
> >
>