Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Grace Digital GDI-IRD4000 Portable Wireless Internet Radio Featuring Pandora, NPR and SIRIUS

Grace Digital GDI-IRD4000 Portable Wireless Internet Radio Featuring Pandora, NPR and SIRIUS Review



Grace Digital GDI-IRD4000 Portable Wireless Internet Radio Featuring Pandora, NPR and SIRIUS Feature

  • Fully integrated Pandora capabilities includes both AC and DC power via the built in AA battery recharger for Pandora anywhere inside or outside your home.
  • Listen to the over 17,000 free radio stations inside your house or outdoors in your yard or garage.
  • Full-function remote control: choose stations, search, skip songs, and give feedback on Pandora from any location in your room via the remote control with direct Pandora access buttons.
  • High-contrast, adjustable, 4-line, backlit LCD display.
  • True 802.11g wireless connectivity; works with all 802.11b/g/n routers.
The Grace Digital Allegro Wi-Fi radio (GDI-IRD4000) is a combination Internet radio and audio media streaming device that is fully portable. With it users can listen to 16,000+ radio stations from NPR, FOX news, CNN, BBC, CBS to KROQ, over 35,000 podcast, 20,000+ On-Demand subscription streams or your personal Pandora radio stations, all using either standard AC power or either AA or rechargeable NiMH battery power. Additional features include integration with Pandora, the ability to stream files from local computer networks, compatibility with the free Grace remote control App for iPhone/iTouch, equalization setting and an enlarged snooze bar used in alarm clock functionality.

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Crystal Clear Streaming Wherever you Are
AM and FM radio stations all over the world stream their audio content over the Internet. Grace Digital Audio's Allegro Wi-Fi radio allows you take advantage of this massive amount of free content, as well as a variety of subscription Internet radio services conveniently and efficiently wherever you are. Setup is simple, all you need is access to a broadband Internet connection via a wireless router. Acting like any wireless device, once configured to the Wi-Fi signal(s) available and its security, if any, the Allegro provides quick access to literally thousand of Internet radio stations and podcasts without having to fire up a computer. Users can listen to the hottest premium online music services like Pandora, Live365 and Sirius* utilizing either standard AC power or via battery power in the form of either 6 AA batteries or a rechargeable NiMH battery. In addition, the Allegro facilitates even further audio functionality by allowing you to stream audio files directly from your PC or Mac to the device's speaker. Supported formats include: audio - AIFF, AIFC, WAVE, CAF, Next, ADTS, MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WMA; playlist - ASX, M3U, PLS; streaming protocols - HTTP, HTTPS, RTSP, WSMP, Shoutcast. Users can also utilize either the full function remote control included, with its 10 presets, search and song skip functionality, or control the unit via iPhone / iPod Touch.

View of the Grace Digital Allegro GDI-IRD4000 Wi-Fi Radio
Totally portable yet easy access to thousands of free and premium Internet radio content streams.
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Control panel of the Grace Digital Allegro GDI-IRD4000 Wi-Fi Radio
Easy-to-use top oriented controls.
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Remote included with the Grace Digital Allegro Wi-Fi Radio
Full functional remote integrated into Pandora.
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The Grace Digital Audio remote App for iPhone and iTouch explained
Support for optional iPhone/iTouch remote app.
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The bottom battery compartment of the Grace Digital Audio portable Allegro Wi-Fi Radio
Standard AC or battery power.
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Full Pandora Integration
The Allegro Wi-Fi Radio is fully integrated into the Pandora Internet Radio service. Thumbs up, thumbs down. skip, just like being on Pandora's web-interface. You can bookmark songs to listen to later or even purchase them later from Amazon or iTunes, all without turning on your computer.

Remote Control Via iPhone / iTouch App
The Grace Remote control application, available for free on iTunes, allows you to go where no IR remote has gone before. Control one or more of your Grace Internet radios from your iPhone or iPod Touch. You can change the volume, turn it on or off, find stations and set presets or even set any one of your five alarms.

Grace Internet Radio Models Feature Comparison

 
Solo
(GDI-IRA500)
Innovator II
(GDI-2000)
Allegro
(GDI-IRD4000)
Why Buy?
  • Internet radio to your stereo
  • Remote Control
  • Entry level price
  • Great sound quality
  • AUX in jack
  • Built-in smart battery charger
  • Remote control w/ Pandora
  • 5 alarms w/snooze bar
iPhone remote compatible
Remote control
Works with 802.11 b/g/n
Headphone jack
Can connect to stereo
AUX in jack
 
 
Number of presets on radio / remote
10 / 10
10 / 10
12 / 10
Internet radio stations content management
Display
4 line backlight display
4 line backlight display
4 line backlight display
Dimensions (inches)
6w x 3.25h x 3d
10w x 6h x 5d
5w x 6.5h x 4d
Weight
7 lbs
8 lbs
7 lbs

Available Content Overview
Although their are thousands of Internet radio content providers available, a few of the main players users can expect to gain access to immediately through the Grace Digital Audio Allegro Wi-Fi Portable Wireless Radio include:

Reciva brings the world of 17,000+ Internet radio stations into your home. Access to an extremely diverse range of Internet radio stations from around the world, with broadcasts from nearly every country on the planet.FREE
CBS RADIO is one of the largest major-market operators in the United States with stations covering news, sports, talk, rock, oldies, country, adult contemporary and urban formats, among others.FREE
iHeartRadio delivers America's favorite radio stations online at www.iHeartRadio.com and as an application on your iPod Touch, iPhone, Blackberry and Android Phones! Enjoy music from across the country in real time--all for FREE!FREE
Pandora radio is the personalized Internet radio service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. Create custom web radio stations all for free or subscribe for an advertisement free listening experience. Free or Premium
Sirius is the original 100% commercial-free music Satellite radio service and official home of the NFL, Howard Stern, Martha Stewart and NASCAR..99/mon (w/current subscription)
Featuring 260+ genres of music produced by 5,000+ broadcasters and music tastemakers from over 150 countries the LIVE365 radio networkoffers greater breadth and depth of high-quality streaming music, talk, and audio that any other network. FREE or VIP Pricing
MP3tunes offers an online music Locker which can be accessed from any computer or web-enabled device so you can enjoy your music at home, work or school via a Wi-Fi radio.FREE

Specifications

  • General
    • Listen to over 50,000 radio stations, podcast, and on demand content
    • Supports online music services: Pandora, Live365 and premium Sirius Internet radio
    • Compatible with the Grace iPhone / iTouch remote control application
    • 4 line high contrast backlit display
    • Displays station, song title and artist info
    • Full function remote with 10 presets
    • 10 presets on the radio + 99 station folder
    • 16 Language Menu: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Japanese
  • Audio
    • High powered Class D Digital amplifier
    • Large soundstage full range speaker
    • 3.5mm Stereo headphone jack
    • Built in dual band equalizer
    • Supported audio formats: AIFF, AIFC, WAVE, CAF, Next, ADTS, MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WMA
    • Supported playlist formats: ASX, M3U, PLS
    • Supported streaming protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, RTSP, WSMP, Shoutcast
    • Built in media player streams your audio files from your PC or MAC
  • Networking
    • True 802.11g wireless connectivity
    • Works with all 802.11b/g/n routers
    • Supports WPA personal, WPA2-AES, and 64/128-bit WEP encryption
  • Clock and Alarm
    • 12 or 24 hour clock with date and time auto synched via the Internet
    • 5 individual alarms with the option to wake to buzzer or music
    • Set each alarm for daily, weekly, weekend, week days or one time
    • Sleep timer: 30 seconds to 23 hours
    • 30 backlight brightness settings
    • Large snooze bar

What's in the Box
1-Allegro Portable Wi-Fi Radio (GDI-IRD4000), 1-remote control and batteries, 1-power adapter, 1-user's manual.

One-Year Limited Warranty
All Grace Digital Audio products purchased in the United States of America are supported by a conditional warranty. This item is guaranteed by Grace Digital Inc. for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase. This guarantee covers the replacement of equipment that proves to be faulty as a result of manufacturing faults only. No liability can be accepted for faults arising from accident or misuse.

About Grace Digital, Inc.
Founded in 2007, Grace Digital Inc. is based in San Diego, California. Grace Digital Inc. innovates a wide variety of award winning communications convergence technology products for business and consumer applications. Capabilities include everything from product design and engineering, to manufacturing, marketing, distribution and supply chain management. Grace Digital's far-reaching distribution network spans from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and their vision is to create technologically advanced, yet elegantly simple communications convergence products, together with a commitment to the highest levels of quality, service and support.

*Sirius subscribers have to upgrade their service to Premium Sirius Internet Radio.

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