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Aluratek AIRJ01F USB Internet Radio Jukebox (Black) | 
| Brand: Aluratek
Category: CE
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $28.49
You Save: $21.50 (43%)
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 407
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 1 x 3 x 4
MPN: AIRJ01F
Model: AIRJ01F
UPC: 890989001569
EAN: 0890989001569
ASIN: B001CK9760
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | USB plug-n-play (no software to install) | | • | Search for music by Genre or geographically (over 300 countries) and 13,000 channels | | • | Save all your favorites right to the USB drive and take it with you when you travel. | | • | No monthly costs! | | • | Keep a list and vote for your favorite radio stations to tabulate TOP 10 genre and region lists among all users. |
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Product Description
If you use broadband (DSL or Cable) Internet access, your PC can be a super-sensitive radio. The USB Internet Radio Jukebox allows you to easily access more than 13,000 radio stations in over 150 countries around the world with no monthly fees. Simply insert the USB Internet Radio Jukebox into your computer's USB port and you have a world of entertainment at your fingertips via Aluratek's Internet media player. You can search for music geographically by continent/country/state or by the more than 50 different available genres including a wealth of news and sports radio stations broadcast throughout the world. Once you find a favorite station whether it is from your local country or while visiting other countries around the world, simply add it to your favorites folder. You can also search for the top ten radio stations in each country or by each genre and cast your own vote for each channel. No software installation is required making this truly plug-n-play experience. Let the fun begin! No monthly cost. Compatible with Windows 2000, XP and Vista.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Didn't work October 3, 2008
D. W. Moore (Portland, OR USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I plugged this into XP Pro, nothing happened. When I plugged it into Vista, I got a message saying that it was an unknown device.
I phoned J&R and they asked me if I wanted to troubleshoot the problem. I said I didn't have time for that -- I had expected it to work. They issued a return authorization number and I returned it.
 It's A Keeper October 2, 2008
Ancient Photographer (Florida)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
One of the sweetest features of the Aluratek USB Internet Radio Jukebox is that it allows one to connect to almost any radio station in the world without crowding up your computer with useless software. Throw in the fact that there are no dreaded monthly fees it is a definite keeper. Simplicity at its best, just plug it into your USB port and its all systems go. As with all internet media players quality connections boil down to one thing, bandwidth. If the juice isn't there it will be hit and miss. Not a biggie, just move on to your next station. One can lock on to their favorite stations from across the world and save them in the featured on board program folders. The unit operates smoothly with both Windows XP or Vista platforms. The Aluratek USB Internet Radio Jukebox is a winner.
 Aluratek usb internet radio September 25, 2008
JCJ
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received this product today and one word to describe it is AMAZING. Simple to use. It does what it is advertised as saying it will do. Again, amazing technology.
Love it Does Exacly What it Promises~So MUCH FUN~~~ September 17, 2008
kindred spirit (God's Country)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I always loved listening to the short wave radio at night with my Dad. We would tune into countries all over Europe. Well this is 1000 times better I plugged it in and within 30 seconds I was roaming the world. Crisp clear wonderful sound, no static. No turning a knob trying to get it tuned in clear, it's clear from the start. I am going to so enjoy this. You can be online or email working and still be listening.
This is a great item and would make a wonderful gift to just about anyone. It lets you mark your favorites so you can go back easily.
I'm so glad it came up as a lightening deal I had no idea such an item existed! You will not be sorry if you buy this.
Expand your mind, computer September 13, 2008
Aragorn (PA USA)
17 out of 23 found this review helpful
It's pretty straight-forward: it lets you listen to thousands of radio stations that broadcast on the Net. As I write this review, I am sitting here, on the US East Coast, listening to some Icelandic rock station. In the past couple of hours I browsed through radio stations based in France, the Philippines, UK and, I believe Thailand. Pretty cool, eh?
But, let's summarize:
Installation: super-easy. You stick the USB thing into the proper port and you get prompted to allow for the software to install on your computer - at least that's what Vista does.
Interface: you get 2 top-10 lists that can be expanded to top-100, by region or by genre. The tops are not too useful, unless you really believe that the number one talk station in the world is broadcasting from Bulgaria but, it's fun to have them there. The categories are usually hit and miss - you are almost as likely to find music on a 'talk' station as your are to find actual talk but... it's no big deal, believe me. The stations are also classified by Genre and Location and, within each of these, you can sort them by 'country' - not all stations have a country assigned to them and Kansas and Kenya are both viewed as 'countries'. You can include individual stations on your favorite list and you can vote them up or down. There is also a 'history' section, a 'help' section and a link to the maker of the product. Oh, the bottom of the window is reserved for advertising but, I bet, you are NOT likely to stare at the Aluratek windows while listening to the radio so it's not bothersome.
Reception: each station shows a number of bars, telephone style - 4 bars are supposed to be the clearest and no bars you probably can't get. The quality of your connection is, without a doubt, dependent of your own bandwidth. Depending of it and depending on many other factors, your connection may break from time to time or you may not be able to connect at all but, so far, I am happy with what I get.
Why I almost took out 1 star?
- The interface could be improved. What I definitely miss is the ability to enter my own little notes to the stations that I mark as 'favorites'. The way they appear now - which could be something like 'WKZR' or maybe a string of Chinese hieroglyphs - is not always descriptive enough.
To summarize: if you spend a few hundred $$ for your laptop, I can't think of any good justification for not spending $20-30 on this little device.
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October 2, 2008 Update
I learned from a related discussion thread that there are 'free' sites that allow access to thousands of radio stations with some search capabilities. http://www.vtuner.com is one of them. Some may prefer to use such a site for their radio listening and save some money. Personally, having purchased this device, I am more likely to use IT than Vtuner but this is my personal preference only.
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