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Griffin RadioSHARK Exceeds Expectations

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-want-one-of-those-things dept.

reifman writes "Picked up a Griffin RadioSHARK (think TiVo for radio) at the Apple store this evening: It exceeds all expectations. The user experience is simple. The iPod synchronization is seamless. The RadioSHARK is a counter-attack on the recording industry and its draconian file sharing lawsuits. I'm glad to see Griffin had the balls to release this product. ."

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  1. Crackdown, T-Minus ? days by theluckyleper · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Anyone want to take a guess on how long it'll be before the crackdown commences?

    Actually, I just went to RIAA's website for the first time... all of the "latest news" articles on the main page are about lawsuits they've filed. Nice!

    Don't they realize that something is wrong with their business when their news is about lawyers, and not musicians?!

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    1. Re:Crackdown, T-Minus ? days by StateOfTheUnion · · Score: 5, Insightful
      I would think that this device would hold up in court for the same reason that the VCR did when it was challenged in the supreme court. deivices that record broadcasts for reasons of time shifting were upheld as legal.

      However that doesn't mean that the recording industry won't try to ban this product . . .

  2. Neat, but old hat... by binaryspiral · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "I'm glad to see Griffin had the balls to release this product."

    I don't see how releasing this required any balls. FM broadcasts are horrible when compared to the AAC streams from XM.

    The RIAA have written off FM copyright lawsuits because any kid with a boombox can swipe a low quality song.

    I've been doing this for two years using a TV/FM tuner that costs about the same as the Radioshark - and the bonus is I can record cable TV so now I can have low quality video too!