Not much of modern brands in the world of hi-tech can boast of a long history of their existence in this market field. Sanyo can, and judging by one of their latest gadgets, they are willing make some profit out of their fine corporate history. Sanyo was incorporated back in year 1950 and at those times, it took Sanyo two years to come up with Japan's first plastic radio. A big novelty for those times actually, and what they have decided now is to design a radio that will remind of 50s but with a serious technical implementation and any modern feature a today's radio may have. Which include of course Internet radio capabilities. So, meet Sanyo Internet Radio R227.Honestly, Internet radiostations playback is the only major feature of R227, but it doesn't mean that it shouldn't take much attention. First of all, Sanyo have managed to make their radio very easy to use. In every last detail Internet Radio is due to bring back memories of first years and decades with affordable radios and what is connected with them. Such a way, every control of Sanyo R227 will be familiar to anyone who had ever had to deal with any FM radio. If so, Sanyo Internet Radio will not shock him with tons of complicated controls and settings – a good result actually even though it is not obvious. Apart from simplicity, Sanyo R227 has retro design which looks good enough for almost any decor you have in your kitchen, living room, etc. What was totally revised in the Internet Radio is its high end sound system – on the side panels you can see stereo speakers (90 mm in diameter) with a port for enhanced bass performance and 4 watts output.
To buy Sanyo Internet Radio R227 it is necessary to wait for January 2009, which means you can't gift it on the New Year, only if you don't live it Canada where they are already available. And, good news! 220 USD MSRP is overpriced. The price will be 170 USD. Here come more features:
- no need in computer
- synch with shared computer files
- advanced station search
- remote control
- high end stereo system
- LCD display
- compatible with MP3, WAV, WMA, M3V, etc.
- Ethernet plug
