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Tivoli NetWorks Radio Going Into Production

Tivoli's awaited NetWorks Radio is finally going into production this week and it's looking quite different from what we saw previously. The $600 unit features a Global Portal accessible via the system's Ethernet and Wi-Fi, allowing you to listen to music from all over the world. In addition, the unit can interface with PCs (for DRM-free WMAs, MP3s and Real Audio) and features USB for reading music off of various mass storage devices. The inclusion of a stereo speaker or CD drive will cost extra—which is a Tivoli standard. And while we're sure it sounds great, $600 is still a lot to pay for an internet radio...even if it comes in various "furniture grade" styles of wood casing.

1:30 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Mark Wilson
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strider_mt2k at 01:32 PM on 05/07/08
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It's just too damn MUCH!

600 bucks will...oh never mind.

It's just too damn much!
s0crates82 at 01:40 PM on 05/07/08
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Yeah. I've heard from a lot of folks how amazing the Tivoli boxes sound... but strider's right: it's too damn much.
Lester56 at 01:42 PM on 05/07/08
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I smell "FAILURE"
bosskev at 01:51 PM on 05/07/08
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"The inclusion of a stereo speaker...will cost extra"

$600 and not even stereo? And, even if you pony up the bucks, where would a second speaker go? Not that I really care as I find this thing to be fairly hideous. I've seen better looking chunks of wood in the cut-off bin at a lumber yard.
EerikTormi at 02:11 PM on 05/07/08
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Who would want to pay 600 for a wooden box with a black-white screen and speaker?
ninjagin at 03:30 PM on 05/07/08
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I have a tivoli PAL and love it. Bought my sister a stereo table radio for her wedding gift. They sound great, but lately I've noticed that their prices have gone up. My PAL used to sell for $125 and now they're up to $200. Same thing for their other models. Not sure why this is. All the same, their products sound great. If they keep asking Bose-style prices, though, I may not be so enthused about them in the future.
recklessinoz at 07:32 PM on 05/07/08
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Is it just me, or does everything look like an iPod these days. It must just be overexposure.
Aaron Stein at 09:46 PM on 05/07/08
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i have one of the original tivoli model ones. part of the charm was the price - $99. that radio was and remains amazing for that price.

but at $600 they are really pushing the envelope.
wirelessdj at 10:03 PM on 05/07/08
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I have the Model 1 in piano black and it's f*cking nice

[www.homevisionuk.com]

To be honest, that thing is ugly and Way too expensive. I liked the prototype better!

well, there's always CCrane
[www.ccrane.com]
GhostofCharlesBronson at 11:36 PM on 05/07/08
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Couldn't I just hook up a crap laptop to a decent receiver with okay speakers and get the same desired effect for roughly the same amount of cash?
ShrimpCracker at 09:49 AM on 05/08/08
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It would have looked better without the wood, piano black would have been perfect , but who pays $600 for a radio anyway?
blore40 at 02:20 PM on 05/08/08
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They are going after the Sharper Image customer base.