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Myine Electronics IR001 WiFi Internet Radio Adaptor |  | Brand: MYINE ELECTRONICS
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $89.99
as of 9/9/2010 07:12 CDT details
You Save: $60.00 (40%)
New (11) from $89.99
Seller: Buy.com
Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 3,022
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 2 x 6 x 3
MPN: IR001
Model: IR001
UPC: 897330002015
EAN: 0897330002015
ASIN: B001SEQSDK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Internet Radio Adaptor that connects automatically to any wireless internet network in about 3 minutes without the need of a computer | | • | Listen to NPR or your favorite local channels in CD like quality. | | • | Ira features over 11,000 stations from just about every country in the world. Filter by location or genre to find new stations in under 30 seconds | | • | Includes On Demand Podcast programming for many stations so you can listen to your favorite shows when you want. | | • | One-touch STAR button to store up to 40 of your favorite stations. Remembers your favorites even if it is unplugged or in case of power loss. |
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Product Description
Do you have wireless Internet? Do you want to get free music, sports and news from around the world? Are you tired of puzzling terminology and confusing features? Meet Ira, the Myine Electronics IR001 Internet Radio Adapter that automatically connects to any wireless Internet network in about 3 minutes--all without the need for a computer. Just take it out of the box, plug it in, and connect it to your home stereo or boom-box with the included audio cables. Ira features over 11,000 stations from just about every country in the world, and you can filter by location or genre to find new stations in under 30 seconds. It delivers NPR or your favorite local channels in fantastic CD-like quality.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 111
 Listen to the world without a subscription fee! March 24, 2009
PT Cruiser (CA USA)
63 out of 67 found this review helpful
This little internet radio device is jumping-up-and-down cool! Five minutes after opening the box I was listening to a newscast from France (in French, course) then jazz from Australia, rock from Iceland and later opera and classical music from Italy. How cool is that?
The device doesn't have any speakers of it's own, but comes with and RCA jack that you connect to your receiver, TV, boom box or even a little clock radio. There's an adapter included with a smaller plug for the later. There's a little LCD screen that you operate with a small remote control that's also included. The first thing I did after I connected it to my receiver was to turn it on and go through the menu and set the date and time and hook up to my home WiFi network. It came with a manual which is very well written and understandable, but I didn't even need it. When I clicked on "Network" the name of my WiFi network popped up, I selected it in the menu, entered the password, and it connected in about 15 seconds and it was ready to go. It was super easy. And since it uses Wi-Fi to connect, you don't need a computer. This goes directly to your receiver.
The IRA is classy looking, even though it's made of plastic. I posted some photos of it. I set mine of top of the Blu-ray player in my stereo cabinet. The display screen is easy to read and the menus easy to navigate. You can search by country, genre of music, stations, or new or popular stations. There is an automatic software update feature through the Wi-Fi network or you can check yourself to see if there are any updates available. It also has volume control on the remote.
The sound is crystal clear and since I connected it to our home theater system, I could hear the bass booming out through the subwoofer and music through all the speakers. I also tried it with the adapter, plugged into a little clock radio and that worked fine too. Connected to the receiver the stations I've listened to so far were CD quality. I could imagine this at a Caribbean themed party, playing reggae music directly from that part of the world, or a romantic French dinner with music from France. No matter what your taste in music, there is something here for everyone. And if you're learning a foreign language, what better way than to listen to a newscast from that country?
I love this thing! It's a great addition to our home entertainment system.
Ira Rocks!! March 22, 2009
J. White
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Spent all day testing this and my conclusion is that it is an excellent value for the money. I have several other internet radios and this one by far was the easiest to setup. Entering the wireless code was so much easier than the Denon S-52 I have which costs four times more. I was up and running in under 5 minutes without ever referring to the well written manual. The menu design of the Myine Ira is excellent and very easy to get used to. This unit provides an excellent relatively low cost solution for adding internet radio capability to an existing audio system. It includes all cables needed.
So what are the "problems" found? The Power Adapter because of its design takes up 2 outlet positions on most power strips. Had its prong orientation been rotated 90 degrees it could have been built to take up less space. The other thing I noticed was the included stereo connector cable(3 ft) is too short for some installations where the unit as in my case must be connected to a set of rack mount equipment. If it was only a foot longer it would have worked perfectly. In conclusion though this is nitpicking. This is an outstanding unit and highly recommended. By the way the unit includes provision for firmware updates via the internet and it would not be hard for its maker to add even more features in the future.
Easy to use, elegant looking device makes internet radio a pleasure April 19, 2009
Penumbra (Atlanta, GA USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
When I was a kid I used to play with the dial on my radio at night to see which clear channel stations I could bring in, and I was so pleased when I'd find one a few hundred miles away. Now I have easy access to radio from around the world. Myine Ira makes it simple to select a region (Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, or South America); then you can select a country and view all its available stations, or select by genre. The variety is amazing and the sound is crystal clear.
Naturally you can listen to internet radio on your PC. There are sites that try to consolidate various stations, from a few to a few thousand. The Ira device claims to offer over 11,000 choices, and I have no reason to doubt the claim. There was nothing I could think of that I couldn't find easily. Within minutes I was listening to a tango station in Argentina, a classical music station in Austria, and a big band station in the USA. The choices aren't limited to music. There are also a staggering number of podcasts, which can also be selected by genre or location.
So why use an external device? I like internet radio, but my PC has limited resources. Now I can work on things that require a lot of CPU power and continue to enjoy internet radio on the side. A second advantage for me has been not having to turn on the PC at times when I just feel like having the music. There are no subscription or additional fees for these stations.
The Ira itself isn't a radio. It's a receiver for internet radio. I'm using the included RCA connectors to hook it into my home stereo system. There's also an RCA to 1/8 (3.5 mm) adapter included if you want to use the aux jack on a smaller boom box or portable speakers.
Ira is a compact, elegant looking device - a high gloss black, plastic case with a small screen. Although the screen is small, it displays plenty of easily readable information. Depending on the angle you're viewing from, information appears in either white font on a blue background, or black font on a very light background. There are no controls on the receiver itself. All functions are handled via a very small, thin remote control. The command keys are not actual buttons, but more like raised bubbles. The remote feels a bit flimsy, but it does the job. Just don't lose it - it's the only way to access the Ira's functions.
Highly recommended!
Critique of Myine IRA June 4, 2009
Stephen Adelstein
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I received the Myine IRA a few days ago and have found it to be excellent in all respects;the sound quality is first rate and it is very user friendly. I had read that the unit did not keep the favorites in memory if the tuner lost power. This information is erroneous as I experienced a prolonged power outage today - over two hours - with no loss of my favorite stations list. The unit has a flash memory which will hold stored information indefinitely unless the reset button is used. All in all I am extremely pleased with my purchase and feel that the unit is very reasonably priced.
If this is what you're looking for, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. January 6, 2010
J. C. Carpenter
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you have a stereo system, or at least a set of powered speakers with auxiliary input;
If you do most of your listening in one place;
If you don't want to spend lots of time tinkering with software;
If you don't need fancy "kitchen sink" features like photos and album art, alarms, downloadable app settings;
If you want access to thousands of radio feeds in beautiful, superb quality stereo;
If you don't want to pay monthly subscription fees;
If you just want something that WORKS--
This is the Internet radio for you. I have this unit, as well as a Logitech Squeezebox. I love them both, but no way would I give the Squeezebox to my grandmother--It's got a lot more bells and whistles and a steep learning curve to go with it. Grandma can have the Myine up and running in ten minutes (assuming she has WiFi and knows her wireless password).
Plug it in, hook it up to your speaker system (It has no speakers of its own), power it on and you're in business. Your sound system never sounded so good.
The display isn't fancy...but it's informative enough. Press the Menu button on the remote and choose from stations by Genre, by Location, by Most Recently Listened To, by Favorites (after you've chosen some, of course) and there you go.
Commercial stations from all over the world are available, so when news happens in London or Hong Kong or Sydney or Toronto you can go right to that city and pick up an all-news station in the center of the event (Most major cities worldwide have English language news outlets you can listen to at any time). If you speak the local language you can probably find a dozen stations available to keep you posted minute-by-minute.
Music feeds? Don't get me started. You like jazz? Smooth jazz? Electric guitar? Piano jazz? Big band jazz? Modern jazz? Dixieland? You'll find it. With commercials (Internet feeds of broadcast stations) and without.
Any kind of music you like is sliced and diced in every way imaginable by Internet feed. And the ease of finding/tuning in what you want is wonderful on this receiver.
My only caveat: The display is small. You really do need to be close to the radio to make and read changes. For me, that's no problem because where I use it I mostly just turn on a station and leave it there for the evening while I read a good book.
The written User Guide is VERY good. Brief, but detailed enough to get you (or Grandma!) up to speed very quickly.
If you're an early-adopter tinkerer type, you might want to try one of the other radios (like the Squeezebox). But if you just want to listen to wonderful audio without a hassle, the Myine fits the bill.
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