Internet Radio Device

Internet radio devices can be divided into several product categories:
1. 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.
2. Standalone products like the Squeezebox, Terratec Noxon iRadio[1], Grace Digital Audio Radio[2],SoundBridge Radio[3], Streamit, Freecom MusicPal[[1]] or the Phoenix WiFi IP Radio [4] 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). The Streamit device offers dial-up capability.
3. Wireless Internet Radio and Media Players like Sonowave Internet Radio Player [5]. Sonowave is a device made specifically for those who enjoy listening Internet Radio from their personal computer. SonoWave is a small portable radio that connects to a computer wirelessly, providing access to any music on the PC or to thousands of internet radio stations.