http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/ Engadget Comments for VTech plunges into home audio market with IS9181 WiFi radio http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
Sure, that's ok if you wanna be my ALARM CLOCK.

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$275 is fairly expensive for a WiFi radio nowadays. I am surprised Logitech is selling its radio for so much money.

Besides, it's not like the VTech will REALLY sell for $199.]]>Jan 6th 2009 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
Second, if you're willing to pay for a box to get internet radio, you may as well get a good one from an established player.

The Squeezebox is an excellent piece of equipment, sold at a reasonable price.]]>Jan 6th 2009 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
Second, Logitech is NOT an established player. This is their very first stand-alone Internet Radio. They are total newcomers to this market.

I'm not slamming the Squeezebox Boom at all. It looks quite good, but facts are facts:

Logitech is not an established player in this area, and their unit is relatively expensive.

If we were talking mice or keyboards, I'd agree with you. Not standalone WiFi Radios!]]>Jan 6th 2009 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
The Squeezebox has been around since 2003, and the company the created it (Slim Devices) hasn't always been owned by Logitech. The Boom is not the first Squeezebox. It's just the first one to have the boombox form factor.

I never said you could get a Squeezebox for 200 dollars. I said you can get one cheaper than you've suggested. I understand you will pay more for it.]]>Jan 7th 2009 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
Thanks for the help in advance.]]>Jan 6th 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
Regarding the Logitech Squeezebox Boom, don't you all be acting like it was the first. There are dozens of similar devices out there. I have two at home, and neither is the Squeezebox Boom. Logitech is very late to the party, in fact!

However, having said that, if Logitech's offerings had been available when I was in the market, I'd have probably seriously considered it.

I have a Reciva-based AE WiFi radio and a vTuner-based Freecom MusicPal. Both are pretty great, and sound is more than adequate for my needs (bedroom and bathroom).

As far as the VTech offering. Welcome to the party. The more the merrier. It's about time WiFi radios got better representation in the North American market. I think that the Squeezbox Boom is the first one you could even buy at Best Buy. I've had mine radios for YEARS already!]]>Jan 6th 2009 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Jan 6th 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
It does look like this is happening because of CES, and the fact that the info is actually from press releases (Not online yet)... I guess this is forgivable. Given the high profile of Engadget, this web page, itself will probably get many more hits than any press release on the manufacturer's web site.]]>Jan 6th 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
If you have a contest for a freebie, sign me up! As a veteran shortwave listener and former publisher of the World Radio TV Handbook, I am excited to see the range of equipment expanding.]]>Jan 6th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
100% agree. This market is so under-served by these amazing radios. Who wouldn't want one??? I can't imagine! I find that few people even know about them, because the big retailers refused to stock them all these years, until now with the advent of the Logitech model.

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Makes it more annoying now that V-TECH of all people bothered to support it. And they have a much better display / interface too.]]>Jan 6th 2009 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/
My Freecom Musicpal does not, but it gets more Shoutcast stations, and others, I believe.

I think that although there are differences, none "suck", per se. There's just so much content out there, and mostly, the content overlaps.

The BBC issue is a rare exception, but I suspect that BBC will eventually duplicate its streams into multiple formats, so then it will be a non-issue as to which flavor of internet radio you have.]]>Jan 6th 2009 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/You think so? I suspect BBC (& RTÉ) will hold out, they both had multiple formats before and have dropped them. They have some of their World Services in more accessible formats too, which indicates some kind of strategy.]]>Jan 7th 2009 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/vtech-plunges-into-home-audio-market-with-is9181-wifi-radio/Mar 14th 2009 3:20PM