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Thanks for the review though, I'd like you to introduce a segment calles 'Smashgadget' on the next show, where you can destroy the crappy tech you've encountered during the month. 'Endgadget' would be a great title, too.]]>May 6th 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/BTW, I miss a button 'calles' Edit post.]]>May 6th 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/>> Grace Digital Allegro]]>May 6th 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/
Pure Sensia >> Revo Ikon >>>>>Logitech Squeezebox > V-Tech IS9181 >>>>>Grace "anything" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Chumby

Engadget needs to start reviewing the GOOD stand-alone wifi radios before passing judgment on the whole genre. How about testing one by PURE or REVO for a change, instead of the drecky brands?]]>May 6th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/
Err, why are you telling him he is wrong in his claim that the Logitech Squeezebox is better than the Grace Radio radio, when you are effectively agreeing with him?

//How about testing one by PURE or REVO for a change, instead of the drecky brands?//

Because neither the Pure nor the Revo radios are available in America, can't test what you don't have folks]]>May 6th 2010 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 6th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/
Funny, my Grace GDI-IRP600 has an FM antenna in addition to the wifi. AND I can take it pretty much anywhere, since in addition to taking AC power, it will run for ~12 hours or so on 6 AA batteries.]]>May 6th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 6th 2010 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 6th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 6th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.gracedesign.com/) I've never heard of this Grace Digital Audio company before.]]>May 6th 2010 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/
How ironic that that Apple, which is so centered on making the UI king, now hosts the crappy Grace UI in the iPhone app! Way to work-around the good stuff, Grace.]]>May 6th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/check it out http://www.xiialive.com]]>May 6th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/
My bedside radio and the one in my bathroom don't travel much. I love them both, and they do a fantastic job of providing me with tunes and news as I go about my business. Yes, a smart phone or laptop CAN do the same functions, but life with those in either setting would totally suck. Sometimes, purposefully-designed devices just work and work well. The "product" refuses to die for the same reason that "radio" refuses to die. These are like magical fantasy radios, one could only dream off until now. How is that a niche product? If so, I can't think of anyone who wouldn't fit into that niche.]]>May 6th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 6th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/Great little internet radio that even gets FM/AM and has a logical interface.
Excellent sound too - I'd recommend it over the Allegro any day!]]>May 6th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 6th 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 6th 2010 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 6th 2010 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/May 7th 2010 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/grace-digital-allegro-review/
One thing he got wrong was the iPhone app not being able to turn the radio on. According to the description on iTunes you just have to turn the radio's wi-fi standby feature 'on'. Then the iPhone controls everything on the radio, including turning it on/ off from any room and thumbs up/ down and skip Pandora songs...

The radio even has NOAA radio weather and NPR stations organized in a folder at the bottom of the Internet radio menu... Pretty cool.


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One thing he got wrong was the iPhone app not being able to turn the radio on. According to the description on iTunes you just have to turn the radio's wi-fi standby feature 'on'. Then the iPhone controls everything on the radio, including turning it on/ off from any room and thumbs up/ down and skip Pandora songs...

The radio even has NOAA radio weather and NPR stations organized in a folder at the bottom of the Internet radio menu... Pretty cool.
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So yes, maybe a WiFi radio is a little niche, but it does have somethings to set it apart from. Low power, easy to move between rooms (even if teatherd to a wall for power), 1000's of stations more then FM (I hate nearly all of my local stations and the BBC radio). The two problems for me are the bad menu structure (for a 2x16 screen) and the way it sometimes drops out of connection, even though it is connected to the network and has internet, something that can't be said about FM admitadly.]]>May 8th 2010 3:51AM