In the world of streaming media, it appears that more and more providers are going to a pay only system. Slacker recently made the change to cut offerings to 'non-premium' members. Pandora only gives you 40 hours a month without paying extra. Overall, it seems that the more people that start using these streaming services, the greedier they are getting. Believe us, we get that the overhead associated with these streaming services is high, but when you price yourself out of the market, you become obsolete.
It's this that drives us back to services like Tune-In Radio. Tune in radio is available in a free or premium version. Tune In is far from perfect, but it does offer streams of most (and we mean not all) of your local stations. Similar programs like iHeartRadio do the same functions, but we were happier with Tune-In's selection of stations in our area.
The actual application is very simple. You select the station you'd like to hear from the list that is provided. If you browse local stations, your GPS will tell the program where you are. You will then see the album art, artist name, song title and more information in the player screen. The premium version allows you to record and playback the audio stream from the online source as well.
The free version has very few limitations and even has a reminder alarm for remembering when your favorite broadcasts start. The premium version has even more functionality and a home screen widget.
Tune-In Radio is available in two versions - the FREE app and the PREMIUM version that will set you back $.99 at the Amazon Appstore.
Free - http://www.amazon.com/TuneIn-Radio/dp/B004GYY714/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=mobile-apps&qid=1307306676&sr=1-2
Premium - http://www.amazon.com/TuneIn-Radio-Pro/dp/B004XDYJRU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=mobile-apps&qid=1307306676&sr=1-3
No comments:
Post a Comment