Wi-Fi Radio Tuners play thousands of stations.

[Brad Isaac]

On Pocket PC Addict, we've done our share of talking about playing MP3s, WMAs, XMRadio and all of the big hits by American Idol William Hung....yuck.. :roll: Well, now that I've gone completely off topic, let's bring it back on topic by mentioning these new Wi-Fi radios by Reciva and Linksys (pictured above). These soon to be released radios can be used to tune into the thousands of radio stations that stream from all over the world. I guess you could even stream your station from your Pocket PC if you set your mind to it.
"Reciva's reference platform contains a Wi-Fi radio that ties into the home WLAN and broadband connection to pull in Internet radio content without the need for a PC. The unit supports streamed Ogg Vorbis, MP3, Real Audio and Windows Media Audio formats. The sound is beefed up through a 4W amplifier, and there's a regular FM tuner in there for analogue broadcasts. Indeed, it looks and operates just like an ordinary radio.
Instead, this one can pick up many of the 10,000 or so stations broadcasting on the Net. There's a station selection mechanism along with six customisable station pre-set buttons.
The Linksys Wireless-B Music System operates along similar lines, but like its predecessor can also stream music and photos from a Windows XP PC to your hi-fi and TV, respectively. Unlike the original Media Adaptor, the new version contains its own stereo speakers and display unit, so it can operate as a standalone device."

[bkbroil]

I was looking into these media adapters around christmas time but I decided against it because there were alot of bad reviews with all the customers...I don't think you will be able to stream home movies from this either...I wanted to be able to view pictures and movies filmed from my laptop over the TV. ... I don't think it's there yet.