Grace debuts GDI-IR2550p WiFi radio with built-in Pandora controls

It may not exactly be one of the biggest “firsts” around, but Grace Digital Audio’s new GDI-IR2550p WiFi radio is apparently the first such radio to pack built-in Pandora controls on the radio itself — the company’s earlier Digital Allegro only had controls on the remote and accompanying iPhone app. Unfortunately, Grace has paired that somewhat unique feature with a radio that seems to have confused retro good looks with bland and dated — that same four-line LCD used on every other Grace radio doesn’t help things either. If that’s not your primary concern, however, you will get a decent range of features from the radio, including support for a slew of other internet content besides Pandora, streaming music from your Mac or PC, the aforementioned iPhone app, and all the usual alarm clock functionality you’d expect from a desktop radio. Look for this one to set you back $169.99. Update : Looks like this is just Grace’s first of the sort — this here Livio device did the same thing last year. For shame. Thanks, Brandon! Continue reading Grace debuts GDI-IR2550p WiFi radio with built-in Pandora controls Grace debuts GDI-IR2550p WiFi radio with built-in Pandora controls originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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