USB Internet Worldwide Radio and TV Player, what is it? As I saw the exact product advertised in a store online, it is said the little gadget embedded thousands of internet stations around the world with complete categorization of regions and genres, which up to 5000 TV station and 20000 radio stations. I have thought “What a great gadget”, if it works! I didn’t hesitate and buy it online. It is very cheap, the price range is very reasonable which gave me that extra incentive to buy (I did it without thinking actually).
It’s very easy to set up, pretty much plug and play, hardly any instructions needed at all. This is where the bad starts, the interface is slow and clunky…it may be my PC but sometimes I click and it takes 4-5 seconds before it takes any action. Streaming radio channels seem ok, tell you the truth I haven’t used the radio function a lot, I bought it for TV mainly. However, you must need a ridiculously fast internet connection to be able to stream those TV channels, like a T3-T1 or fiber optics. I have a fairly average 10Mb connection and I can only stream the occasional TV channel, most of the time it wouldn’t even connect.
Anyway, this gadget created a new way of television for worldwide customers. It may just like the Google TV, as we all know it is an internet-connected television platform and was co-developed by Google, Intel, Sony and Logitech. Google TV integrates Googles Android operating system and Google Chrome browser to create “a new experience for television”.
Anyway, internet TV seems becomes more and more popular. As several companies are focusing their marketing efforts on Google TV offerings, Samsung has primarily highlighted its “world’s thinnest” 3D Blu-ray player and a variety of smart TVs based on its own platform. It remains unclear if the Google TV add-on will be compatible with other Blu-ray players or TVs in the company’s lineup.
Samsung competitor Vizio recently announced plans to expand Google TV features to a wide range of televisions and Blu-ray players. Both companies have yet to disclose ship dates or pricing details.