Kaira has officially brought Freecom MusicPal into Singapore market at a SRP of S$299.

The Freecom MusicPal is guaranteed to find the matching radio station on the Web and add new spice to the musical monotony of many local stations – at a particularly affordable price, enabling you to enjoy a boundless variety of music.

The MusicPal enables thousands of Internet radio stations to be received wirelessly by WLAN and without the PC running. Anyone who would prefer to play the MP3 collection of their PC/Mac or network can simply reproduce MP3 or WAV formats on the MusicPal by streaming. Thanks to the built-in loudspeaker, the MusicPal is completely independent of further accessories, and ideal for mobile use.

The MusicPal can be configured in the blink of an eye, and is easy to operate: the two handy click dials enable intuitive navigation and fully variable volume adjustment. The radio stations are pre-sorted by genres and countries (vTuner service included), and can be conveniently selected and saved in a “Favourites” list, which can be called up at the touch of a button. The clear LED display shows the time, the radio station, track and interpret, and also mixes in the latest news reports, blog news or weather forecasts of the RSS News Service.

The elegantly simple MusicPal looks good anywhere from the kitchen to the bedroom, and also makes a perfect radio-alarm thanks to the alarm, sleep and snooze functions. Music aficionados can connect the MusicPal to active loudspeakers or the hi-fi system by means of the integrated audio outputs and therefore also enjoy digital web- or MP3 sound in hi-fi quality. A further socket for headphones is also provided.

Equipped with WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption, the MusicPal complies with the highest WLAN security standards. The firmware developed for this purpose by Freecom is undergoing permanent further development, and updates are available online for downloading.

The Freecom MusicPal for PC and Mac will be available in the shops from September 2007 at a price of € 129.00. The package includes a power supply unit, power cable, pre-installed vTuner service, a CD with manual and software and a Quick Install Guide. Freecom offers a one-year manufacturer’s guarantee and free helpdesk support.

Technical data:

System requirements: Internet Radio: Router for WLAN 802.11 b/g or LAN 10/100 RJ45 Ethernet
MP3-Streaming: Windows XP or Vista with MediaPlayer 11, Mac OS X 10.3 or higher and UPnP software
NAS device: UPnP-compatible software
Audio ports: Composite, Line Out (Stereo)
Supported services and protocols: UPnP, HTML (Web GUI), DHCP, fixed IP, WLAN, Live RSS/Blog Feeds, Podcast (MP3/WAV), ID3 (V1.0/V2.0), M3U, PLS
Dimensions/weight: 26.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm, 600 g