Streamit

Streamit is a company that started in Eindhoven, the Netherlands and now has offices in the US. Streamit develops and sells stand-alone internet radio receivers and point-to-point streaming appliances.

Initially Streamit brought its Lukas product to the marketplace to fill the void left by the loss of the "multi-listener conference call" or so-called "church radio" in the Netherlands. This was a service offered by the Dutch telecom company, that allowed multiple listeners to hear church sermons through their phone system.

The Streamit Lukas product is unique in that it is a stand-alone MP3 streaming receiver (with built-in speaker) that can be pre-programmed to listen to 16 channels of high quality audio from a broadband connection (or broadband through wireless, or through A/C power lines etc.). It does not require a PC or a in-house media server.

The newest product range consists of a line of SIR internet radio devices which are target at professional applications like Background music in hotels and retail stores and as a replacement for AM/FM tuners. These devices also can be mounted in a 19" rack.

Technical innovations

Receiving MP3 stream through dial-up

In addition the Lukas product range includes the ability to listen to MP3 audio through a dial-up connection.

Although discussion AbOUT dial-up connections seem a bit out of place in 2008, the truth is that the world will never be fully connected using broadband. There will always be large parts of the world that will continue to use dial-up services for years to come. For commercial reason, there are simply places where the phone or cable companies will never install wires or fiber.

These markets are served only by dial-up providers and the Streamit Lukas product can be used, in conjunction with a dial-up Internet Service account, to listed to MP3 radio stations from around the country or around the world.

See also

  • List of Internet stations
  • Streaming media
  • List of streaming media systems
  • Comparison of streaming media systems
  • Internet radio device