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Entries in Radio (9)

7:07PM

Slacker Radio Service

Have you ever been working on a project and realized you needed some music to help you get through it quicker? On any other day you would go to Pandora radio, but they seem to have the same songs going each time. With little change you begin to notice how old the stations are becoming, and how boring the music really is. But you can’t skip over that song, because then an advertisement will play through. With all of the advertisements which seem not to fit the station you’re on makes it feel less and less like a radio, but more of a paying service. Introducing Slacker radio, an improved version of the Pandora radio service that has a wider variety of music.  When the advertisements play it actually fits the station and sounds like a live radio station. Multiple genre’s to pick from and plenty to listen to, give this service a try.

Slacker Radio

8:56AM

Five Mobile Apps I Couldn’t Live Without

Mobile Apps have changed my life.Mobile apps have made my life better, I have no doubt about that! Even though I’m a true geek and huge technology enthusiast, I will admit I was relatively late to the mobile apps party. I was never interested in iPhones when I demoed them, so I never really owned a smart phone up until the trusty HTC Desire hit the Australian shores.

However, after two or three consecutive sleepless nights tinkering with the Android operating system, I was hooked. I knew then and there mobile apps would become a part of my life for the foreseeable future.

I was like: Feeling lost? Google map it. Enjoy stargazing? Google Sky Map it! Not sure what song is playing at the coffee shop? Shazam it. I would go on, and on…

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11:57AM

Spotify Review (Video Included)

If you are like me you want music to listen to while you work. But sometimes you don’t have that option if you are on a computer with no music on it. Of course this is always Pandora radio online, but I thought about giving something else a try. After hearing this program mentioned in a tweet from one of my friends and seeing it referenced in some Facebook statues I found the program spotify. This program in a nutshell is an online media player that allows you to search for some of your favorite bands and listen to the music at work or on the go. It’s a free application that is compatible with windows, Linux, Macintosh, android, blackberry, ios, and more. In the video I mentioned that the mobile app wasn’t free, but I have to correct myself. The mobile application is free, but to remove adds from the application does cost money. I apologize for that mix up.....

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10:43AM

Short Wave for Mac (formerly RadioZ) Review

There is a long list of internet radio applications out there. But most don't seem to have a wide array of features that allow you to integrate it all onto multiple devices. Not until Short Wave, formerly RadioZ.  It streams multiple radio stations, selected by you, onto your Mac in one place. Then gives you the chance to sync it up to listen on an iPhone or iPad.

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10:07PM

Review of TuneIn Radio for iOS and Android

I like listening to music on both my iPad and iPhone. I also like listening to the radio. I don't have to worry about adding new songs to some playlist, the radio just continues to play music all day, and all night, the only breaks being commercials. The radio stations that I do like, have iPhone apps, but the issue with them is the audio quality is quite poor. One day I started to look for some music apps on the App Store, and I came across TuneIn Radio. After a few minutes of using it, I loved it.

What is TuneIn Radio?

TuneIn Radio allows you to listen to radio stations of many different genres, from all around the world. No matter what your tastes in music may be, chances are this app has the station for you. According to its description in iTunes: "TuneIn offers over 70,000 stations and 2 million on demand programs for you to choose from." In other words, you have a lot of choice when it comes to music. 

Features:

 

  • Pause and rewind the station your listening to.
  • Add your favorite stations to your presets.
  • Shake your iPhone to hear new stations based on what you like.
  • Share a station, song, or show on Facebook or Twitter.
  • Alarm clock.
  • Play music in the background.
  • Play music over Airplay.

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