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	<title>Comments on: Alurtek USB Internet Radio Jukebox Review</title>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
		<link>http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/03/alurtek_usb_internet_radio_jukebox_review/comment-page-1/#comment-72978</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I bought Aluratek Jukebox some months ago and have yet to be able to use it. I went through the setup process but each time I try to connect I get a prompt that says &quot;Invalid Dongle&quot;. I don&#039;t know what that means but as I said I have yet to be able to connect the product and start listening to Internet radio. So, for all practical purposes, this product is not worth the money I paid for it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bought Aluratek Jukebox some months ago and have yet to be able to use it. I went through the setup process but each time I try to connect I get a prompt that says &#8220;Invalid Dongle&#8221;. I don&#8217;t know what that means but as I said I have yet to be able to connect the product and start listening to Internet radio. So, for all practical purposes, this product is not worth the money I paid for it.</p>
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		<title>By: Julie</title>
		<link>http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/03/alurtek_usb_internet_radio_jukebox_review/comment-page-1/#comment-25276</link>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;FYI: My contact from Aluratek responded to the review by sending me the following list:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Top  Reasons to Select Aluratek USB Internet Radio Jukebox over &quot;Free&quot; Online Music&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Streaming online content really isn&#039;t &quot;free&quot; if you want a
pleasurable listening experience.  Generally, at the beginning of your
&quot;free&quot; experience you are subjected to a slew of advertisements.  If you
decide to switch to another station, you are again subjected to numerous
advertisements.  Eliminating the advertisements generally requires you
to join a VIP member, which can be costly (prices range from 70-150
dollars annually).  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alurak&#039;s USB Internet Radio Jukebox does not require you to
register the product, download software or provide an email address.  It
is truly &quot;plug-n-play&quot; as it is coded to load as a CD-ROM.  What does
this mean for the user?  Your computer won&#039;t be bogged down with
addition software and your personal email address will not become a
target of spam.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;The USB product allows users to search genre OR geographically,
while most free online music providers limit your search strictly to
genre.  This feature enhances the product and allows you to explore new music from other countries!  You can also rank and sort your top ten channels by genre or by location. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aluratek&#039;s USB Internet Radio Jukebox allows users to save their
favorite stations right to the flash memory on the product.  This
feature adds to the portability of the device and makes it great for
travel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FYI: My contact from Aluratek responded to the review by sending me the following list:</p>
<p>Top  Reasons to Select Aluratek USB Internet Radio Jukebox over &#8220;Free&#8221; Online Music</p>
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<li>
<p>Streaming online content really isn&#8217;t &#8220;free&#8221; if you want a<br />
pleasurable listening experience.  Generally, at the beginning of your<br />
&#8220;free&#8221; experience you are subjected to a slew of advertisements.  If you<br />
decide to switch to another station, you are again subjected to numerous<br />
advertisements.  Eliminating the advertisements generally requires you<br />
to join a VIP member, which can be costly (prices range from 70-150<br />
dollars annually).  </p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Alurak&#8217;s USB Internet Radio Jukebox does not require you to<br />
register the product, download software or provide an email address.  It<br />
is truly &#8220;plug-n-play&#8221; as it is coded to load as a CD-ROM.  What does<br />
this mean for the user?  Your computer won&#8217;t be bogged down with<br />
addition software and your personal email address will not become a<br />
target of spam.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The USB product allows users to search genre OR geographically,<br />
while most free online music providers limit your search strictly to<br />
genre.  This feature enhances the product and allows you to explore new music from other countries!  You can also rank and sort your top ten channels by genre or by location. </p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Aluratek&#8217;s USB Internet Radio Jukebox allows users to save their<br />
favorite stations right to the flash memory on the product.  This<br />
feature adds to the portability of the device and makes it great for<br />
travel.</p>
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		<title>By: Rob Tillotson</title>
		<link>http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/03/alurtek_usb_internet_radio_jukebox_review/comment-page-1/#comment-25275</link>
		<dc:creator>Rob Tillotson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Rebooting to use a software based plug in device?  How silly.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You could do pretty much this exact same thing by using a U3 drive (almost any flash drive available today) and a portable media player app... except that U3 doesn&#039;t require a reboot to access apps, and you get it free with the flash drive.  And you can install all kinds of other apps too; my U3 flash drive has stuff like Firefox, instant messaging, SSH, text editor, registry and partition tools, etc. just in case I&#039;m working on a friend&#039;s PC which doesn&#039;t have everything I need.  And it still has 3.5GB free and cost less than this thing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I hate to say it, but... &lt;em&gt;fail&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rebooting to use a software based plug in device?  How silly.</p>
<p>You could do pretty much this exact same thing by using a U3 drive (almost any flash drive available today) and a portable media player app&#8230; except that U3 doesn&#8217;t require a reboot to access apps, and you get it free with the flash drive.  And you can install all kinds of other apps too; my U3 flash drive has stuff like Firefox, instant messaging, SSH, text editor, registry and partition tools, etc. just in case I&#8217;m working on a friend&#8217;s PC which doesn&#8217;t have everything I need.  And it still has 3.5GB free and cost less than this thing.</p>
<p>I hate to say it, but&#8230; <em>fail</em>.</p>
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		<title>By: Claire</title>
		<link>http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/10/03/alurtek_usb_internet_radio_jukebox_review/comment-page-1/#comment-25274</link>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Seems a little disappointing that they put ads for other products inside software that comes with a commercial product. I guess including brochures in the packaging just doesn&#039;t cut it anymore...&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seems a little disappointing that they put ads for other products inside software that comes with a commercial product. I guess including brochures in the packaging just doesn&#8217;t cut it anymore&#8230;</p>
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