- Atonemo has launched the new NTS Radio Player box
- Connects to your speakers and online radio.
- You can also stream to the box from your phone.
If you find the abundance of options on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music a little overwhelming, consider this new device from Swedish electronics firm Atonemo: Its minimalist design features just two buttons and a dial, for connecting to select online radio stations run by NTS.
It’s called the Atonemo NTS Radio Player (via Deezen) and it connects to the speaker system of your choice via a 3.5mm analog line-out port (and there’s an AUX to RCA adapter in the box if you need it).
Once connected, you can press one of the buttons to tune to NTS Channel 1 or NTS Channel 2. Meanwhile, the dial gives you access to 16 ‘infinite mixtape’ streams from NTS, with icons to match everyone’s mood – these mixtapes include Sheet Music (the violin icon), Sweat (the water droplets icon) and Island Time (the sun icon).
There’s a mixtape for most moods and most types of music, pulled straight from the NTS site. The device offers 24-bit/192kHz lossless audio quality, gapless playback, and a 10-band graphic equalizer that can be accessed through the app.
Bring your own songs too
According to Atonemo co-founder and designer of the radio player, Noah Constantinou, the device follows the Japanese concept of “omakase”: in a restaurant, you let the expert chef choose the dishes, rather than selecting them yourself.
If you don’t want NTS DJs to choose your music, you can also stream the songs you choose to the radio player from your phone using Google Cast, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, or Tidal Connect. In that sense, it works as an easy way to connect your phone to a set of speakers (which Atonemo’s standard Streamplayer also does).
“I think people miss tactile objects,” Constantinou told Dezeen. “We are so used to putting screens on everything when in many cases it is not necessary, and sometimes it is even counterproductive.”
Judging by the Reddit reactions, Constantinou is right: “what a great idea” and “gotta have this” are just two of the many positive opinions of this new device. The device will set you back $179 / £129 / AU$250 and you can order it online now.
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