Category Archives: product review

The Radio Survivor Holiday Gift Guides

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Paul Riismandel

Every year we, your humble Radio Survivors, endeavor to help our readers find unique, interesting and appropriate gifts for the radio lovers in their lives (or for yourself).When you order using one of our links to Amazon, you also give … finish reading The Radio Survivor Holiday Gift Guides

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eMusic’s semi-curated approach to internet radio – a review of eMusic Radio

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Paul Riismandel

eMmusic is an online music store that pretty much pioneered the sale of unprotected MP3 music tracks in the early 2000s. The site has gone through ownership and business model changes over the years, shifting from its original monthly all-you-can-download … finish reading eMusic’s semi-curated approach to internet radio – a review of eMusic Radio

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RadioFlag’s Search Engine for Radio Courts College Stations

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jennifer Waits

Amid all of the new tools for music discovery, there are many that get lumped in with online radio since they approximate a radio listening experience. Whether it’s algorithms or human DJs selecting the tunes, these customized playlists may feel … finish reading RadioFlag’s Search Engine for Radio Courts College Stations

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World Series Highlighted Challenges of Listening to Radio While Watching TV

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Jennifer Waits

I can’t overstate the excitement in San Francisco this week as the Giants wrapped up their season by winning the World Series. As they headed into the playoffs, I started hearing more and more discussion about the relative merits of … finish reading World Series Highlighted Challenges of Listening to Radio While Watching TV

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First day with HD Radio – not impressed

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Paul Riismandel

I spent the better part of this afternoon listening to my new HD Radio receiver, the Sony XDRF1 HD, tuning through the Chicago FM dial. There are 33 FM stations broadcasting HD in Chicago according to iBiquity, which owns the … finish reading First day with HD Radio – not impressed

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The Romance of Radio Rediscovered on the iPod Nano

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Jennifer Waits

I probably don’t have to convince anyone reading Radio Survivor that radio rules. But just in case you need some persuading, I’d like to share a beautifully written love-letter to radio (written by a reviewer at Popular Mechanics of all … finish reading The Romance of Radio Rediscovered on the iPod Nano

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Slacker radio does The Crash on Blackberry Curve

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Matthew Lasar

Problem solved! See update to this story. Drat and double drat, I said, following the considerable amount of time it took to put Slacker radio’s app on my Blackberry Curve. It took about 15 minutes for the whole shebang to … finish reading Slacker radio does The Crash on Blackberry Curve

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