The Squeezebox Radio from Logitech, which made its appearance in the later part of 2009, is an absolute visual delight. With a 2.4 inch full-color imagery screen and Wi-Fi radio reception, the receiver is full of great features. It receives over 100,000 radio stations and shows and has different displays for each of them.

The other attractive features include the display album art, Flickr photo slideshow and the scrolling info about the various artists and tracks. The unit can easily be connected to the internet and you just have to name any city station across the globe and you are almost certain to find it.

RadioTime’s search engine is behind the mysqueezebox.com network. You can choose any stations from the menu by genre or location by the help of the various narrow down options. The Squeezebox radio is very easy and competent and has as many as six button presets including your favorite menu.

The black and red speaker has a very decent sound but does not have any bass or treble adjustments. It can be connected to though to bigger stereo if you wish to amplify its sound. The crossfade adjustments option allows users to have auto control on certain songs which sound less than the others. The unit also comes with the feature of Facebook integration so that you can share your favorite music with your friends apart from sending music recommendations to them.

The only area of concern for the users is that they may find it difficult to find a station quickly as the stations are not arranged alphabetically and it also glitches at times. However, an affordable price of $200 and its fabulous features does set it apart from the rest.

The MerConnect IR-516 is simply a wonderful internet radio packed with stunning features that ensures you get an amazing audio experience. With its Wi-Fi Internet radio feature, users have access to over 10,000 internet radio stations from across the world. The stations can be searched by the name of the country, genre and the station. The IR-516 has a USB port which makes it very convenient for users to play their MP3 and WMA music players.

Apart from supporting iPod, it also gives an extraordinarily clear and powerful sound through its 2×5 in built speakers. The IR-516 can be set up very easily and all you have to do is to plug the unit into the power before you set up the wireless networking. The unit has absolutely no problem in supporting most of the present wireless protocols and uses the WEP or WPA to connect to a secured Wi-Fi network. The unit is without a keyboard and users have to go through the tedious task of going through a long list of letters and symbols to punch in the key for the wireless network. However, the good thing about it is that it only has to be done once.

Once the connection is established, users can easily browse through a wide variety of stations and enjoy the music. The unit also remembers the last station that you were listening to before turning off the radio and connects you that station automatically the next time you turn the radio on. Some of the latest models of this unit also have the FM tuner and DAB radio.

Vtech’s IS9181 Wi-Fi Radio comes featuring in-built 3W stereo speakers. Apart from it, there is a 10W subwoofer. Moreover, this product provides 802.11b/g support. This Wi-Fi product also boasts of a FM tuner and an auxiliary audio port.

The new Vtech’s IS9181 Wi-Fi Radio is capable of playing various formats like WMA, AAC, MP3, WAV and RealAudio files that are stored on You can pick the new Vtech’s IS9181 Wi-Fi Radio in just $199.95.