Stand-alone
Internet Radio with Popular Music Service Pandora Offers More Than
16,000 Internet Radio Stations and a Fully Customizable Music Experience
Now Available at J&R New York and online at Amazon.com, NewEgg.com and Buy.com
Ferndale, Mich. (September 1, 2009) — The power of Pandora Internet Radio is now accessible to even more people, in more places, with the new Livio Radio – now available at J&R in New York and online at Amazon.com, NewEgg.com and Buy.com.
The
first and only dedicated device to offer Pandora’s signature “thumbs
up, thumbs down” controls on both the front panel and a remote, the
Livio Radio puts its users in command by allowing them to customize the
music and programming they receive across any genre, from anywhere in
the world, without a required monthly fee.
The Livio Radio,
through Pandora and the Music Genome Project™, gives its users the
power to be their own personal DJ, one that actually pays attention to
what listeners like and dislike. With its sleek design and set of
features, the Livio Radio goes beyond providing access to free,
personalized Internet radio available through Pandora. In the home,
office, or anywhere a power source and a Web connection meet, it’s a
stand-alone radio that connects quickly and plays Internet radio
programming through its own speaker. The Livio Radio does not require
access to a computer interface or a mobile phone for everyday operation.
“The
Livio Radio works independent of a computer and allows you to bring
Pandora to any room in the house. I love listening to Pandora at my
desk when I’m at work, but who wants to listen to Pandora on a computer
at home when you have been on it all day?” said Greg Kim, Livio’s sales
and marketing manager. “The Livio Radio works independent of a
computer. Flexibility and ease of use — that’s what the Livio Radio is
all about.”
In addition to Pandora, the Livio Radio can also
access a comprehensive list of validated Internet radio stations from
around the world through Reciva®, a global market leader in Internet
radio technology. Reciva collaborated with Livio to create the Livio
Radio.
The Livio Radio sells for $199.99 and is currently available in the United States at J&R in New York and online at Amazon.com, NewEgg.com, Buy.com and LivioRadio.com.
About Livio:
Founded
in 2008, Livio LLC finds ways to make Internet audio streams accessible
to more people, in more places. Dedicated to designing products that
work fast without complicated menus, Livio developed the Livio Radio to
let users listen to Pandora® in the home, without a Ph.D. in consumer
electronics.
About Pandora:
Pandora (www.pandora.com)
is a free, personalized Internet radio service, available anytime and
anywhere on the PC, in the home and on mobile devices, including the
Apple iPhone. Pandora is based on the Music Genome Project, which began
in 2000 and is the most thorough analysis of popular music ever
undertaken. Each song in this massive collection, which includes Pop,
Rock, Jazz, Electronica, Hip Hop, Country, Blues, R&B, Latin and
Classical, is analyzed by one of more than 50 trained musicians, and
assessed against up to 400 distinct musical attributes (encompassing
melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.) to capture its unique musical identity.
Pandora uses this information to build playlists based on musical
similarity. By simply entering a favorite song or artist, a listener is
instantly launched into a personalized listening experience, full of
new discovery as Pandora explores their favorite part of the music
universe. Listeners can create up to 100 of these personal radio
stations and refine them by providing feedback via the Pandora radio
tuner. Additionally, listeners can create profiles, search for other
listeners in the Pandora community who have similar musical tastes, and
find stations built by other listeners, using artist and song names as
well as genre and mood search terms. The music analyst team works daily
to keep the Music Genome Project updated with the latest releases,
emerging artists, and an ever-deepening collection of catalogue titles.
Today, Pandora has a growing user base of more than 18 million
registered listeners and national advertisers such as HP, Microsoft,
Toyota, AT&T, Procter and Gamble, and Nike.
