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    Roku SoundBridge RadioRoku have launched their new SoundBridge Radio. Roku, who have created a niche for themselves in the network music player market, claim that SoundBridge Radio is a complete Wi-Fi music system combining the ease-of-use of a tabletop radio with digital music streaming and Internet radio.

    SoundBridge radio comes in the same size as your tabletop radio, but combines a host of features: stereo speakers with subwoofer, AM/FM radio, alarm and streaming audio content. This time, they've gone in for a vacuum-fluorescent display (VFD) resulting in a clear display that can show the artist, title, album, genre, etc. when listening to digital music.

    This is one product which you won't mind waking up to, now that you can set any music to be your wake-up alarm. With SoundBridge radio, you don't have to turn on your PC to listen to your favorite music stations, which IMHO is a good thing.

    Other features include the ability to access playlists from Mac and Windows, support for MP3/WMA/AIFF/WAV/unprotected AAC streaming and is certified to work with Rhapsody music service.

    Priced at $399, the SoundBridge radio will start selling in November. You can also pre-order from Roku's website. If you order before Oct. 31, you will receive a $50 discount as well!

    Roku Introduces SoundBridge Radio Features Include:

  • Music Anywhere – Connects to your stereo or powered speakers to play your PC or Mac digital music files anywhere in the house via Ethernet or Wi-Fi network.
  • Internet Radio – Listen to hundreds of free music and talk Internet radio stations. Save ten of your favorite stations for easy recall without even turning your computer on!
  • iTunes – SoundBridge uses Apple’s DAAP (digital audio access protocol) to communicate directly with iTunes, and uses less network bandwidth by decoding AAC files in the player rather than in the PC.
  • Most Compatible Player – Built-in support for Windows® Media Connect and Windows Media Player 10; Apple Rendezvous™ and iTunes®; Rhapsody; and any music services using Windows Media DRM 10 such as Napster, Musicmatch and WalMart.com.
  • All Popular Formats – Supports a wide range of music formats including WMA, AAC*, WAV, MP3 and AIFF.
    Large Display/Convenient Remote – Browse, select and control your music from across the room using the large, bright SoundBridge display and custom remote control.
  • Fast Browse – Quickly browse huge music collections by Song, Album, Artist, Genre or Composer using patented features of SoundBridge’s large display, fast processor and custom remote.
  • Control Playback from Your Computer – Use an easy web interface for starting, stopping and skipping between songs, and customizing your favorite internet radio streams.
  • Music Visualizers – Choose from four music visualizers that keep time with the music.
  • Award-Winning Design – Enjoy the look of SoundBridge’s sleek industrial design in any room of the house.
  • Wall and Shelf mounting kit – Showcase your stylish SoundBridge either on the wall or under a shelf or cabinet (optional accessory).
  • Future-Ready – The SoundBridge has a superfast 400MHZ Blackfin® microprocessor and lots of memory, giving it more than enough headroom to handle powerful future software updates. This high performance also makes possible our simultaneous real-time visualizers, music decode and UI browsing.
  • Coax and Optical Digital Audio Outputs –SoundBridge offers both Coax and Optical SPDIF digital out for connecting to your stereo sound system or powered speakers.
  • Expandable - Connect up to ten SoundBridge units to one computer running Windows® Media Connect (or five running iTunes®); each user can select different music to play.
  • Ready for International Shipping – Ships with a switching 110/220 volt power supply. (An outlet adapter is required to convert the N. American plug to your international plug type.)

    Roku Introduces SoundBridge Radio Specification:

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    Processor:  400MHz Blackfin® processor
    Memory: 16MB of DRAM
    Digital/Analog Converter:  M1001: 20-bit DAC; M2000: 24-bit DAC
    IR:  Universal 38KHz IR receiver
    Power supply: M1001: 110V or 220V power supply, depending on
    region; M2000:  switching 110V/220V power supply
    Input: 100V or 240V (depending on region), 50/60kHz (M1001);
    100–240V, 50/60kHz (M2000)
    Output:  5V, 1.5 amp (M1001); 24V, 0.75 amp (M2000)
    Analog Audio Out: M1001: Line-level 1/8" (3.5mm);
    M2000:  Gold-plated line-level RCA
    Digital Audio Out: Coax (S/PDIF) and Optical (Toslink) output
    5.1 Surround: Supported through digital audio out with DTS and Dolby Digital source files
    Wired Network:  10/100 Ethernet RJ-45 (M1001); 10-baseT RJ-45 (M2000)
    Wireless Network:  Wi-Fi 802.11b
    Maximum Line Output:  M1001: 2.83 Volts peak-to-peak;
    M2000: 3.44 Volts peak-to-peak
    THD: M1001: