Despise all things proprietary? Have a penchant for the more obscure gadgets that only true diehards know of? Make room then, for another gadget at your table. The “Pandora” is a music/video/game/emulating gadget that has been a long time in the making. Obstacle after obstacle appeared and seemingly rendered it vaporware, with months going by nary a peep. According to Open-Pandora’s homepage, our wait appears to be over. Of course, even though...
Terrestrial radio, at least in my neck of the midwest woods (or lack thereof) is for all intents and purposes dead. I have 5 stations out of maybe 20 that I deem good enough to save as a preset station. The only problem is that those stations repeat the same songs day after day often playing several songs 2, 3, and even 4, times per day. In short: It sucks. For those fortunate enough to have a smartphone from Apple, RIM, Palm, or Android have probably fallen at least a...
You know, it’s rather sad that yet another startup and seemingly “open” service is pushing for taxes that have no basis for being issued in the first place. Why the fuss? Pandora, though not new is still rather young in the current scope of reality. You may remember earlier this year how Pandora was putting up a fight against the RIAA and other cronies in regards to increased webcasting rates as the current monetary plan just wasn’t working for...
The digital touch is creeping into everything these days as is internet access it seems. A perfect example of this is the HP DreamScreen. A 10.2″ or 13.3″ picture frame that also connects to the internet to allow you to stream Pandora tunes, view Facebook, and more — all from a picture frame. Prospects of said frames will be able to also enjoy snap fish integration and the ability to choose from over 10,000 different internet radio stations. The...
While the royalty battles between webcasters, online music services and copyright holders have been raging on for the last several months, the last several weeks have finally seen an end. While the “deals” made between the parties involved isn’t really that much of a deal in the traditional sense in that the copyright holders and other greedy individuals involved still walked away with more money, at least it’s an end to the fighting…for now. ...
