Portable radios date back to the early 1800s, where old classics would constantly stream in and out of old cafes, barber stalls, salons, or dilapidated garage sheds. When I think of old portable radios, my mind takes me back to Cuba Gooding Jr. in the movie Men of Honor. His old father's radio tucked under his arm, setting out to fulfill a dream as a US Navy diver. Portable radios may have been a thing of the past, but they've found their place even in today's world, only modern and highly evolved. The following are some portable radio reviews that could get you skeptical, or settle doubts - hopefully you can go home with a new radio ready to be hooked up. Portable FM Radio Reviews Given below are portable radio reviews of what's in and hot in the market scene of music devices. Amazon is selling these radios for different price ranges. Compare and make an evaluation of what works best in terms of pricing and quality. Altec Lansing Mix iMT800 This portable radio comes with good sound quality, includes an FM radio, two axillary inputs on the top of the unit, powered by 8 D batteries, comes with a slot that carries the remote, with an option to even clip it onto your belt when you're not in one place. The downside is that it is a little steep on the price range ($223 - $299), but it's worth every penny. It can also be used as iPod speakers. Pure Evoke Flow Features a Wi-Fi enabled setup with free Internet radio broadcasts, including podcasting features and local network streaming. It has FM radio, with good sound quality. It has a touch interface, with battery packs that cost a little extra on the downside. It comes with a remote and excludes some popular music services like Slacker, Rhapsody and others. Speaker settings are mono and the radio doesn't pick up on AM broadcasts. The plus side is that the Wi-Fi radio offers a strong coverage platform including full sound. Music streaming options are apparently obsolete. Boston Acoustics Duo-i Plus It comes with both AM/FM enabled radio, with dual alarm clock systems and iPod/iPhone playback capabilities. It also supports videos from the iPod, with two auxiliary ports that are easy to use. Touch sensitive snooze is pretty impressive. It's a little large to be kept on a cluttered nightstand, so you'll need to make place just for the radio. The AM/FM and iPod clock radio comes with plenty of customizable and connectivity options for users. Grace Digital - Victoria GDI-IRN1941 Internet Radio - Wi-Fi The radio can be manipulated to do your bidding, by using three options that are available for the sake of convenience; a remote control, the front of the radio, or the Iphone remote control app, to change Pandora stations directly. It has 10 channels already built into it, including 50,000 other radio stations that you can enjoy tuning in to. It has Wi-Fi capabilities and also has Internet streaming features to name a few. Portable Satellite Radio Reviews Satellite radios are a nice way of getting music streaming in, sometimes with the option of no advertisements, that tend to be annoying and troublesome. Check out the top three portable satellite radios in the market, and get one that gels with your taste. XM Radio Satellite Service The signal strength and sound quality is stellar, with live concerts featured and exclusive coverage of baseball and NHL sporting events. It comes for $13/month. It also has the PGA golf and Indy Racing League as featured channels, along with news, politics, radio talk shows and more. It is an ideal way of having radio streaming that is constant and doesn't need one to log online for music but can be placed anywhere, at one's convenience. Sirius Radio Satellite Service You can flip through a catalog of channels that are dedicated to specific artists. Also features channels of NFL football matches. For subscribers that avail of this service online, the sound quality is high. The downside is that an additional payment is made to avail of the best quality in sound. This satellite radio is priced at $13/month. Howard Stern has two channels that he is featured on with other talk show hosts like Oprah, weather forecasts, and political news. It is a service that is current and easy to use, with music available all day, everyday through satellite streaming. Delphi XpressRC Satellite Radio - XM Receiver for Home/Car This has a one hour buffer for pause/replay, including a split screen display, and full color. It contains lots of features although it doesn't have a wireless transmitter and has a power button that is just way too small. Amazon is selling it now for a price of $80. Experts and users find this an apt choice of radio satellite, especially with the option of pausing and replaying and it saves up to an hour of programming. The two options, 'TuneSelect' and 'GameSelect' are also highly acclaimed, with TuneSelect alerting users of favorite tracks playing on the radio, and GameSelect for sporting event alerts. Satellite radio is a thing of the future, with people tuning in to music that directly streams from worldwide radio stations that anyone, anywhere can enjoy after the satellite radio installation is complete. I hope these portable radio reviews will help you choose which portable radio/satellite radio services to avail of. Do your research on the best buys out there with respect to these portable radios and make a smart purchase.