I listen to internet radio for a reason, and I find it very useful. I am an American currently located in England, and without internet radio, I would not be able to listen to some radio stations I preffer listening to for the majority of every year.
I normally use my HP iPAQ PDA over the wireless network in the British home with a program that supports mp3 pro (*.m3u) or Windows Media Player, depending on which radio station I am listening to.
BBC Radio 4 the vast majority of the time does not provide any good discussion, and Capital FM does not suit my style. I listen to KALW and KOIT, normally. People are amazed when they see what I am doing.
The built-in speakers on the iPAQ are very poor, so I use headphones (purchased at Frys), which offer much better quality.
This is one of the possible, and very useful, uses of internet radio. However, I suspect that this audience that I am in is very small.
It would be great if automobile companies like BMW, seeing as they have got iPod intergration into the vehicles, and Lincoln, would also offer the ability to listen to some internet radio stations, so I can listen to them while driving.
However, intenet radio will no longer be necessary in around five/six years once I return full-time to California to spend the third decade of my life onwards. I will then use a portable radio to listen to the radio while I am moving around the house and be able to listen to it in my car, in HD. The BMW 7 series supports HD FM radio stations, such as KOIT. I do not know whether this is also the case on the internet streaming version. (Link: http://www.bmwusa.com/Vehicles/7/750liSedan/Featur es.htm - under "Audio/visual" heading)
It is also a big annoyance to have to use the program on the PDA to access the radio station, compared to pressing physical buttons, such as on the steering wheel/knob to to this. Also, the reliability of the wireless connection to the PDA seems to be getting constantly worse, while not to other wireless devices.
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It is possible that he has modified his eyebrows to make himself look insane. He looks like a loony elf.
I listen to internet radio for a reason, and I find it very useful. I am an American currently located in England, and without internet radio, I would not be able to listen to some radio stations I preffer listening to for the majority of every year.
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I normally use my HP iPAQ PDA over the wireless network in the British home with a program that supports mp3 pro (*.m3u) or Windows Media Player, depending on which radio station I am listening to.
BBC Radio 4 the vast majority of the time does not provide any good discussion, and Capital FM does not suit my style. I listen to KALW and KOIT, normally. People are amazed when they see what I am doing.
The built-in speakers on the iPAQ are very poor, so I use headphones (purchased at Frys), which offer much better quality.
This is one of the possible, and very useful, uses of internet radio. However, I suspect that this audience that I am in is very small.
It would be great if automobile companies like BMW, seeing as they have got iPod intergration into the vehicles, and Lincoln, would also offer the ability to listen to some internet radio stations, so I can listen to them while driving.
However, intenet radio will no longer be necessary in around five/six years once I return full-time to California to spend the third decade of my life onwards. I will then use a portable radio to listen to the radio while I am moving around the house and be able to listen to it in my car, in HD. The BMW 7 series supports HD FM radio stations, such as KOIT. I do not know whether this is also the case on the internet streaming version. (Link: http://www.bmwusa.com/Vehicles/7/750liSedan/Featu
It is also a big annoyance to have to use the program on the PDA to access the radio station, compared to pressing physical buttons, such as on the steering wheel/knob to to this. Also, the reliability of the wireless connection to the PDA seems to be getting constantly worse, while not to other wireless devices.
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