Acoustic Research is debuting two new products that should help increase online listeners by disconnecting traditional Internet cables and adding desirable music and weather features. The
two models offer built-in wireless connectivity, AM/FM radio, USB and Ethernet connections and 512MB memory for up to 10 hours of recording off the Internet as well as the AM/FM bands. Additionally, the AR Infinite Radio is simple to use and customize on the Personal Portal, listen to Slacker™ Personal Radio stations and get immediate weather alerts from WeatherBug®.

“With virtually millions of Americans tuning into Internet radio each week, we wanted to cut the
PC tether and bring the vast Internet radio station experience into other rooms of the home in a
way unmatched by any competitive product,” said Tom Malone, president, Audiovox Electronics
Corporation. “We added connectivity and customization partners that will bring consumers an
enhanced level of enjoyment available exclusively in the AR Infinite Radios.”

Bringing Acoustic Research Infinite Radio To a New Level
The AR Infinite Radio experience starts with the Personal Portal, which allows the consumer to access premium content features that come with AR Infinite Radio through innovative content partnerships. The portal lets a consumer add custom stations and URLs - select from more than 12,000 stations and store favorite presets and genres.”

The Acoustic Research Slacker partnership allows direct connect to Slacker Personal Radio Music Service with millions of tracks, 100 genre stations and more than 10,000 artist stations, all in high-quality sound equal to HD and satellite radio. Users can create their own music libraries using Slacker content.

Weather is one of the most frequently searched content sections for any Web site, making the WeatherBug partnership important to consumers. This free benefit includes one and three-day forecasts, continuous emergency weather alerts and instant text-to-speech conversion from four synthesized voices.

The ARIR200 Infinite Radio does double-duty as a high-performing Internet radio and an alarm clock radio with wake-up options ranging from Internet to terrestrial content and includes snooze and sleep options. It provides direct access to Slacker Personal Radio and a pre-paid subscription to eatherBug
service. Its stylish design looks as good on a desk as it does in a living room or on a bedroom nightstand. The ARIR200 lets users listen to and rate songs using the Heart, Ban and Tag options. It also has an AM/FM tuner with six preset buttons per source. At retail mid-February. MSRP: $129.99.

The ARIR600i Infinite Radio is a high-performing Internet radio with an iPod dock. It includes access to Slacker Personal Radio and a pre-paid WeatherBug service subscription, a -watt subwoofer multi-room sound system for superior audio performance and doubles as an iPod dock for playback and charging. Six preset buttons per AM/FM source and a Remote control are included. At retail mid-May. MSRP $199.99.

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