Digital technology like computers, Ipods & Internet access are changing the way we get to listen to music. Whether we agree or not, most of us are using the resources given by the internet to get the music we want, either by downloading mp3s or finding our favorite radion station online. Computers are becoming more and more important for most of us to listen to music.

A recent Forrester report indicates that there would be 35 million online radio users by the end of the century. One in five people say that they listen to Internet radio on their computers.

Consider the fact that Internet radio is loaded with more than 10,000 online stations; it can repackage live and stored collections to equip the emerging digital audio user with more niche content and also give the user single click access to the digital content available on the Internet.

Using Internet radio

Listening to internet radio is more convenient than choosing to play your own music. Forget the hassles of selecting and compiling your play lists. Let someone else do it for you. A great wealth of digital content exists for you to explore. The beauty lies in exploring this "never heard before" music.

A wealth of genre specific stations are available for any type of music. A Specific station can be chosen to match your mood, stay upto date with news back home or even that incredible concert in London you missed. At home or work, listening to Internet radio, away from the PC, is now possible with the Portable Internet radio receiver.

Technology Involved

Portable Internet radio receivers bring the comfort of listening to radio away from your PC. The portability would give the user the ability to walk away from their personal computer and household and still access their favorite Internet station.

Merconnet, aware of this new technology has brought to the market SONO, a digital audio player with universal tuner is the first portable stereo system that allows access to more and more Internet radio stations everyday, plays mp3's and CD's along with FM broadcasts.

Ease Of Use

Plugging in the Base Unit to a PC's USB port automatically starts installation of the default Windows drivers. The SONO Digital Media Player software driver works in conjunction with all standard Windows device drivers. This leads to more convenience in listening to digital audio away from the PC.

The portability approach to digital music is simple: it gives the user a product that works out of the box to wirelessly pipe music from a PC to any place in your house. The emerging internet radio listener will be happy to avoid the complexity and hassles of listening to internet radio any time, any where around the house. The SONO Digital Media Player will allow you to store your favorite internet radio stations and browse through your mp3 files without touching your PC. This is yet another example of how technology innovates for tomorrow.