Com One gives Phoenix a healthy set of upgrades

Com One has added some useful new features to its Phoenix WiFi radio.

The new upgrades and interface are user-friendly, the database of podcasts is growing, and the ability to self-provision new stations from a personal web management page has gained favour even among the most critical of radio listeners.  A new Arbitron/Edison Media Research study shows that Internet radio is rapidly gaining popularity, particularly among college graduates who listen to radio at work. Overall, the portion of full and part time employees listening to radio via the Internet has grown 12% to 20% in one year's time. Among college graduates who listen at work, 30% are listening most often via the Internet.

The portable Phoenix Internet Radio combines the listening choices from the Internet with the convenience of a traditional clock radio that includes preset station buttons, Snooze and Sleep modes, rechargeable AA batteries, plus automatic software upgrades. The Phoenix radio keeps getting better and better! Recent firmware upgrades provide improved Wi-FI quality and stability with a WPA connection that is 25% faster than the previous version and with an enhanced dynamic network bandwidth manager. Plus, a unique new "My Network" feature allows you to access UPnP music sources present on your home network or computer through Windows Media Player.

The Phoenix Radio also has the ability to network and access the music stored on your computer, and to send audio output to your favorite hi-end audio system or speakers via wired analog connection or wireless Bluetooth adapters. All you need is a broadband connection and wireless gateway like a Wi-Fi router.