I disagree. The major physical component of an FM radio is the circuitry which amplifies the recieved wave. This amplification circuitry is already present in the iPod . Most ultra compact radios use the headphone wire as an FM antenna. 15 years ago I had an FM radio which had the same form factor as a credit card.
Commercial music stations - I agree, they suck, but radio also provides news(I'm interested in more than just technology) sports,(I enjoy listening to baseball ganes on the radio) weather reports etc and I actually do listen to NPR. I know what's on my iPod, its a finite set. I obviously like to listem to recorded music but radio provides practical information as well as immediacy and unprediability not possible from a playlist. I can't be the only one who feels this way and it would be nice to have both capibilities in one device.
Am I the only one who expects a portable audio device to include at the very least a rudimentary FM receiver? Not asking for AM/FM/SW/SSB/TV/Weather, just intregrated FM. A third party did it with the remote but this has just been cancelled. This seems trivial from an engineering standpoint and could not add too much to manufacturing cost (maybe $5-$10).
This seems to be a manifestation of an attitude at Apple that air wave transmitted media (radio, tv) is unimportant. Whether this is a corporate strategy or they believe Apple customers should not/do not consume radio and television in the course of their iLife is unclear but either way this is an arrogant viewpoint.
The iMac is positioned as the "digital hub" but doesn't include a TV tuner? American consumers spend more time watching TV than making home movies. I can get a $400 PC bundle on the corner that includes DVR functionality.
Just put a radio in there Steve, I promise I'll only listen to NPR.
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this is useful as it is a one handed operation, fn + arrow key requires two hands (unless you're name is Dr. J or Edward Van Halen).
Using DoubleCommand re-map the enter key to fn helps if you can get used to the tight spacing between enter and the arrow keys.
I disagree. The major physical component of an FM radio is the circuitry which amplifies the recieved wave. This amplification circuitry is already present in the iPod . Most ultra compact radios use the headphone wire as an FM antenna. 15 years ago I had an FM radio which had the same form factor as a credit card.
Commercial music stations - I agree, they suck, but radio also provides news(I'm interested in more than just technology) sports,(I enjoy listening to baseball ganes on the radio) weather reports etc and I actually do listen to NPR. I know what's on my iPod, its a finite set. I obviously like to listem to recorded music but radio provides practical information as well as immediacy and unprediability not possible from a playlist. I can't be the only one who feels this way and it would be nice to have both capibilities in one device.
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Am I the only one who expects a portable audio device to include at the very least a rudimentary FM receiver? Not asking for AM/FM/SW/SSB/TV/Weather, just intregrated FM. A third party did it with the remote but this has just been cancelled. This seems trivial from an engineering standpoint and could not add too much to manufacturing cost (maybe $5-$10). This seems to be a manifestation of an attitude at Apple that air wave transmitted media (radio, tv) is unimportant. Whether this is a corporate strategy or they believe Apple customers should not/do not consume radio and television in the course of their iLife is unclear but either way this is an arrogant viewpoint. The iMac is positioned as the "digital hub" but doesn't include a TV tuner? American consumers spend more time watching TV than making home movies. I can get a $400 PC bundle on the corner that includes DVR functionality. Just put a radio in there Steve, I promise I'll only listen to NPR.
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Why would you be doing a kernel compile on OSX?