I gotta get myself one of these for Christmas. One of those useful things that're cheap, too (well, it'd be useful for me, anyway). It's a Sony product, btw. : http://www.emarker.com/ ------------------ -------------- Did you know? Derrick Chievous sucked. It's true. -- from the ClutchCity.net "Did You Know" sidebar
Cool, but what is the practical use? Is it just to help you remember what new songs you liked? Seems like overkill on the technology. I guess I don't listen to enough live radio for it to help me. If I do hear a song that really catches me, and the DJ doesn't announce who it is, then I will just call the station and ask. I can see it benefitting someone who listens to the radio all day. But I can't at work, and at home I have my mp3 list going all day. ------------------ Save our children from the TAAS test: TAAS test report card TAAS test fact sheet
I don't really listen to radio stations, I have very picky tastes. ------------------ Ceo of the Walt Williams fan club. Web site coming soon atheistalliance.org
No, it's for all those times you have no idea what's playing on the radio, but you'd like to so you can buy the cd or something. There was a song I heard over and over a few years ago on the radio that I still have no clue as to who sang it. It still annoys me! This thing isn't perfect and has its flaws, but dammit, it's one of those things that you really don't need, but you gotta have!!! ------------------ -------------- Did you know? Derrick Chievous sucked. It's true. -- from the ClutchCity.net "Did You Know" sidebar
That is cool! I could see unlimited use when listening to indie radio stations or jazz stations where I love the stuff but never get the names of the songs or artists. Good idea. ------------------ Time for a new cause.
LOL! Like I said, I guess if I listened to the radio more I would HAVE TO HAVE IT!!! But I have over a 1000 mp3's and absolutely abhor commercials. So I just pick one of my (or my wife's) 40 or so play lists, depending on the situation, and go from there. I have speakers set up in three locations in the house, as well as on the patio, all stemming from the computer. Now I'm not a complete dinosaur. I do hear a lot of new music. But I just find out who the artist is, and (I can hear Jeff moaning already ) I get a list of the artist's stuff from Napster and go from there. Different lifestyles, DoD. ------------------ Save our children from the TAAS test: TAAS test report card TAAS test fact sheet
I hear you Behad. My roomate has downloaded about 2800 MP3s himself. Mine and his computers are networked, plus his soundcard is hooked into the stereo we keep in our living room. So he starts a playlist in WinAmp of all the songs, and we have our own commercialless radio station that only plays good music! ------------------ She hates testicles, thus limiting the men she can admire to Democratic candidates for president. -- John Greenway, "The American Tradition", on feminist Elizabeth Gould Davis
Before you splurge on it, not all radio stations support it. You may want to click on the "Check Coverage" link on the left-hand side of the page to see if the stations you want are covered. I figure for $20, why not? Even if it's a dud piece of equipment all I lose is the $20. It's not like I'm buying a $500 piece of equipment. I'll be putting my order in for one tonight. I've already heard about 2 songs on the radio today that I have no clue as to who sang it, but I liked 'em! ANNOYING! ------------------ -------------- Did you know? Derrick Chievous sucked. It's true. -- from the ClutchCity.net "Did You Know" sidebar
I was in the test group for these things. It's great when you are driving down the road, and hear a song you like on the radio. One click, and you don't have to worry about writing down the name, or going to a music store telling someone, "I heard this great song today, it goes kind of like 'That's alright, that's OK, hmm hmm, I think it's time for.. something' -- what song is it?" -- You can avoid the humiliation of trying to sing the chorus to a salesperson. It has links for buying the CD, or if you want to download it, you can get the actual name and artist, which makes your search easier. ------------------ Stay Cool...
Mine's officially on order now... woo hoo... hopefully I'll have it by next week sometime. ------------------ -------------- Did you know? Derrick Chievous sucked. It's true. -- from the ClutchCity.net "Did You Know" sidebar
As an update : I got the emarker today and have already tested it out. The setup is barindead easy and it's worked flawlessly so far. Unfortunately now that I have it, I've yet to encounter a song I don't already know... hehe... FYI, the emarker software only supports Win98 at the moment and Mac support is on the way. ------------------ -------------- Did you know? Derrick Chievous sucked. It's true. -- from the ClutchCity.net "Did You Know" sidebar
Here's the question I have about this: How does it hook up to a radio? Or can you only listen to the radio online or on this device? That I don't understand.... like if you're driving in your car what connects the radio and this device? Or do you just change your device to the station number you're listening to and click it to record time and station? This might be a perfect gift for my older brother... ------------------ NOTHING BUT .NET CLUTCHCITY.NET
It doesn't really hook up to any radio broadcasts. That's where I was confused, too. It just records a timestamp when you push a button on it. There are 3 parts to the whole set up. 1) An eliptical thing that you can hang from you keychain that's about 3 inches long. 2) A cradle/base muchlike a Palm cradle that attaches via a USB port on your PC 3) Software that you install on your machine (which at the moment apparently MUST be Win98) that connects to the Internet. When you register, you select your 3 favorite radio stations. You have the part hanging on a keychain. While it's dangling there in the car or wherever, you hear a song that you really like, but have no clue as to who sings it or the name of the song. You press the only button on the keychain part. It records the timestamp of when you pressed the button. You get back home or wherever you have the cradle installed. You dock the keychain piece into the cradle while the software you installed is running. It automatically syncs up with the web. Your timestamps are all uploaded to a server. A browser window using Flash (pretty nice Flash programming, I must say) appears. The window displays what was playing on your favorite station(s) at the time you pressed your keychain piece. The only negatives I can see so far : 1) Your radio station must be supported (and most of mine are). You can check this on the emarker.com website. 2) You have to wait about 10 minutes before you can know what song was playing because it takes that long to update. Some stations only update once a day. Almost all the stations in the Houston and DFW area are updated every 10 minutes, so that's no biggie. 3) The USB cord is kinda short which makes it a pain if you have a tower case that sits on the floor or doesn't have a flat top (like mine). ------------------ -------------- Did you know? Derrick Chievous sucked. It's true. -- from the ClutchCity.net "Did You Know" sidebar
