- Radio SHARK
radio SHARK (the capitalization is a trademarked logotype) is a
computer -controlled radio designed byGriffin Technology . The radio connects the computer through aUSB interface, which also supplies power to the radio. The device is shaped like a shark fin, which includes four internalLED lights attached to three pieces of clear plastic on each side of the device's case, two LEDs of which glow blue when plugged in, the other two of which glow red when recording radio.Software designed for radio SHARK allows users to record radio programs at specific times and frequencies. The software also facilitates listening of "live" radio usingtime-shifting technology. Using the time-shifting features of the software, users can pause, rewind, and fast-forward "live" radio, in a manner similar to how users ofTivo or otherdigital video recorder s can time-shift video. The radio SHARK uses the computer'shard drive to store audio files that allow for the time-shifting functionality.The radio SHARK tunes 87.5 through 108.1 MHz
FM , and 530 through 1710 kHz AM. radio SHARK can tune both odd and even increments of FM frequencies, and either 9 or 10 kHz increments on AM.Currently, radio SHARK is compatible with both Macintosh and
Microsoft Windows . The Macintosh version of the radio SHARK software can load recorded audio files directly intoiTunes , facilitating easy transfer of recorded radio programs to aniPod orCD .External links
* [http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/radioshark/ radio Shark] - official site
* [http://www.macworld.com/2005/01/reviews/radioshark/index.php Macworld review]
* [http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/radioshark.ars Ars Technica] review
* [http://www.snaptune.com/ Snaptune One a 3rd party tool] Snaptune One records the radio and identifies the songs playing on it. (bad link)
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