In college I became addicted to the radio. I had loud roommates and even louder neighbors, but I wasn't a library kind of girl. Thus, the only way I could get any studying done was to put on the ear phones to my canary yellow Walkman and tune out the world.
I went to college in the mid 90's so iTunes and iPod had not even been invented yet. As a result, if I wanted to add a certain song to my music collection, I had to shell out money for the entire cassette tape or CD or stand guard by my boom box for hours on end, hoping that the radio station that I first heard the song on would play it again and that I would be able to hit "record" on the cassette player in time.
Now I have replaced my Walkman addiction with an iPod one. I love that I no longer have to depend on my not-so-quick fingers to record a song. I can simply go to iTunes and download it. I still have one little problem though. When I hear a song on the radio that I like, I don't always hear enough of it to figure out the title or the artist. That makes it significantly harder to find the song on iTunes. Sometimes I can type what I remember of the lyrics into Google and find the title that way. Sometimes I cannot.
Luckily, one company has come up with a solution to my problem: HD Radio. HD Radio now offers song tagging for people who own an iTunes Tagging enabled HD Radio receiver. While I don't own one of these receivers quite yet, I'm definitely thinking of adding one to this year's Christmas list just so I can take advantage of the iTunes Tagging feature. If I had a receiver in my home or car and heard a song that I liked, I would no longer have to rely on my memory or an easily misplaced Post It to remember the song. Instead, all that I would have to do is hit the "tag" button on the receiver. The receiver would then save the title and artist to a "Tagged" playlist in iTunes. The next time that I synced my iPod with iTunes, I would be able to access that playlist and download the song.
The iTunes Tagging enabled HD Radio receivers are reasonably priced. Take the Jensen JiMS 525i, for instance. It's only $149.99 when purchased from HDRadio.com. In addition to song tagging, it features a dual alarm clock, an iPod docking station, the ability to playback mp3 songs, a remote control, and a compact design.
What's even better than HD Radio's iTunes Tagging feature is its sound. HD Radio allows you to listen to local radio stations without any of the static associated with analog signals. That means your favorite radio stations will now be as clear as the songs on your CDs and your iPod. Even AM stations that are broadcast in high definition will come in clear on a HD radio receiver. Unlike satellite radio, you won't have to pay a monthly fee for this clarity. HD Radio is completely free. The only thing that costs is the receiver. For music addicts, the receiver is a worthwhile investment.
I went to college in the mid 90's so iTunes and iPod had not even been invented yet. As a result, if I wanted to add a certain song to my music collection, I had to shell out money for the entire cassette tape or CD or stand guard by my boom box for hours on end, hoping that the radio station that I first heard the song on would play it again and that I would be able to hit "record" on the cassette player in time.
Now I have replaced my Walkman addiction with an iPod one. I love that I no longer have to depend on my not-so-quick fingers to record a song. I can simply go to iTunes and download it. I still have one little problem though. When I hear a song on the radio that I like, I don't always hear enough of it to figure out the title or the artist. That makes it significantly harder to find the song on iTunes. Sometimes I can type what I remember of the lyrics into Google and find the title that way. Sometimes I cannot.
Luckily, one company has come up with a solution to my problem: HD Radio. HD Radio now offers song tagging for people who own an iTunes Tagging enabled HD Radio receiver. While I don't own one of these receivers quite yet, I'm definitely thinking of adding one to this year's Christmas list just so I can take advantage of the iTunes Tagging feature. If I had a receiver in my home or car and heard a song that I liked, I would no longer have to rely on my memory or an easily misplaced Post It to remember the song. Instead, all that I would have to do is hit the "tag" button on the receiver. The receiver would then save the title and artist to a "Tagged" playlist in iTunes. The next time that I synced my iPod with iTunes, I would be able to access that playlist and download the song.
The iTunes Tagging enabled HD Radio receivers are reasonably priced. Take the Jensen JiMS 525i, for instance. It's only $149.99 when purchased from HDRadio.com. In addition to song tagging, it features a dual alarm clock, an iPod docking station, the ability to playback mp3 songs, a remote control, and a compact design.
What's even better than HD Radio's iTunes Tagging feature is its sound. HD Radio allows you to listen to local radio stations without any of the static associated with analog signals. That means your favorite radio stations will now be as clear as the songs on your CDs and your iPod. Even AM stations that are broadcast in high definition will come in clear on a HD radio receiver. Unlike satellite radio, you won't have to pay a monthly fee for this clarity. HD Radio is completely free. The only thing that costs is the receiver. For music addicts, the receiver is a worthwhile investment.
