So back to the radio (one power button, one tuning knob) for now.
The radio features authentic push button styling, and with RetroSound's wide assortment of mounting bezels, faceplates and knobs the Model Two closely mimics the look of the original factory radio.
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And while he drove he tangled with the scan button on the car radio.
In a symbiotic program that should potentially benefit studios, consumers, and perhaps even the medium itself, Apple hooked up with HD Radio developer iBiquity to integrate a "Tag" button into future hardware releases, which when triggered loads metadata about the current song to memory for future transfer to a docked iPod.
The main feature of Vodafone Radio DJ allows customers to "train" the pre-programmed radio channels to their own personal taste by pressing a button to indicate that they "like" or "dislike" a song.
We also received a quick demo of TuneIn, an iPhone app that pulls in radio stations around the world, featuring recommendation features like a Favorites button, local trending and a Jump button, which uses an algorithm to pull songs and the like based on your listening habits.
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The chromed plastic volume rocker, power button and screen orientation lock switch nestled in the plastic radio reception strip at the top of the device are decidedly less luxurious, however -- the travel of each was shallow, and the finish on the plastic appeared a bit cheap to our eyes.
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You can expect an FM radio inside, while the Windows Phone staple, a two-stage camera button, is also reliably housed along the right edge with the volume rocker.
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The insole does this by communicating with a "base station, " an intermediary device between the button in the shoe and the television set, which uses a radio signal to calculate and transmit the information.
Inside that tiny case is a new Broadcom 2835 SOC, an 802.11n radio, a MicroSD slot, Bluetooth, and (most exciting) a reset button -- no more unplugging when Hulu freezes up.
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The base unit transmits signals across an unused FM frequency, and the user can select from numerous radio stations with the tuner, which also has a "Tell Me More" button that can be used to obtain more information about songs being broadcast, or even to purchase MP3 files or CDs.
Finding radio frequencies quickly and efficiently is impossible, partly because every time you hit the volume button, the entire screen gets obscured for a few seconds with a graph illustrating the selected volume level.
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Auto-scan and save your favorite FM Radio stations and select your chosen station from the station logo at the touch of a button, or use the multi-source in-app media player to choose the soundtrack to your wake-up from your iTunes, Spotify account or network music.
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