January 6, 2009 @ 08:49
It was the most joyous of Christmas's thanks to my kids.
Every year they become mildly annoyed when Christmas approaches and I don't give them any ideas about what I want for Christmas.
I usually come up with the usual dad thing and say "nothing, save your money for something important."
This year was a little bit different, while driving back and forth between Brampton and Peterborough I kept hearing a Bay-Bloor Radio commercial on the Edge talking about "internet radios'.
I found this intriguing and I wanted one and I let it be known.
I spend a lot of time checking our radio stations on line from all over the world. I think it's so cool to be able to call up any station anywhere, and within seconds be listening to it.
The problem is, or was, that do this you have to be by a PC or have your laptop open. Even the mobility of a laptop made listening to internet stations a bit of a chore because you have to find the station, then click on the listen live feature and then stream the player.
With an internet radio, there's none of that.
It sits on your night table and remains ready for action either manually or with a remote.
For it to work, you have to have wireless capability in your house, but that's the extent of it.
You simply configure the radio like you would your laptop. You lock onto your network, punch in your WEP and the radio is ready to go, and when I say ready to go, I mean ready to go.
You can choose a country by scrolling through literally every country on earth, and then you can choose a genre. Thousands of radio stations are at your disposal without having to use a computer.
Somehow this wonderful little box by-passes everything and takes your directly to any radio stations streaming system. It buffers like it does on a computer but in makes cases it takes mere seconds and offers eight pre-sets which allows you to move quickly and freely between your favourite stations.
I love the bloody thing.
Since Christmas I've listened to live talk radio out of Jerusalem, following the on-going conflict over there.
Saturday night I found a sports radio station out of San Diego that was celebrating the Chargers victory over Indianapolis.
I enjoy listening to talk radio out of New York on WABC, the Fox Radio Network and hundreds of other stations spread across this earth.
It's also handy for my work situation. While in Brampton I can listen to The Wolf and The Kruz, and while in Peterborough I can listen to Toronto radio stations. Every stinkin' one of them.
When I opened this wonderful package on Christmas morning I was "tickled pink" to begin with, but since then my love for this contraption has increased tenfold, and sometimes I just look at it and stroke it without even turning it on.
And sometimes I wonder where the saying "tickled pink" came from.
Anyway, if you're a radio junkie like I am, and you love to surf the radio net, this is the thing for you, and from what I understand, Bay-Bloor Radio is about the only place you can get them right now.
Mine is a Sanyo.
Thanks Mel, thanks Dan - you made Christmas the most joyous occasion.
Who uses the word "joyous" anymore?
Category: Family | Radio | Stuff
January 6, 2009 / 14:03
"sometimes I just look at it and stroke it without even turning it on."
Fred, Your Doctor can prescribe something that will help you with this affliction.
Happy New Year.
Check out Michael Williams show tonight on 97.7 The Beach out of Wasaga.
7:00 till 11:00.
I know you will like it.
Al
January 6, 2009 / 15:21
I've heard a fairy tale about the origin of the phrase tickled pink. It concerns the Pale Prince, who was known far and wide for the ghostly whiteness of his complexion. He also was reputed to have no sense of humour. One time the Pale Prince was selecting an ambassador to a kingdom whose ruler was incredibly jocular. A competition was held to see which of the Pale Prince's noblemen could make him laugh most. As the competition progressed, he did not laugh at all. The last contestant was a young count wearing a comical hat with several feathers. The Prince was sitting in a chair of state too high for everyday use, as his legs did not reach the ground. As the count was concluding his routine, making the usual bow, his hat knocked off the prince's shoe, unnoticed. As the count knelt to make several more bows, the Court was astonished to hear a titter of amusement, which became an actual giggle from the Prince. The count looked up and noticed that the feathers in his hat were brushing against the Prince's foot, inadvertently tickling it. The count began moving his head deliberately and purposefully, and soon the Prince began to laugh openly. As the count continued tickling his foot, the Prince laughed louder and harder until, for the first time anyone could recall, his face actually changed colour from white to pink. That was the beginning of the phrase Tickled Pink, which has stuck to this day.
January 6, 2009 / 16:59
I listen to KLSX 97.1 FM out of Los Angeles. I like Adam Carolla EST 9:00-13:00 and the Tim Conway JR show EST23:00-02:00.
http://www.971freefm.com/
Fred can your radio record a show if you are not there to listen to it live?
January 6, 2009 / 17:00
I listen to KLSX 97.1 FM out of Los Angeles. I like Adam Carolla EST 9:00-13:00 and the Tim Conway JR show EST23:00-02:00.
http://www.971freefm.com/
Fred can your radio record a show if you are not there to listen to it live?
January 6, 2009 / 22:52
Horonymous, the internet radio does not have the capability of recording.
Fred,
Thanks for the article which I forwarded to our Sales & Marketing people and hopefully you will have a few more visitors to your website (I work for Sanyo)
PS. The radio is also available on line from Dell.ca
January 7, 2009 / 14:08
Hey Fred, I also got one of these internet radios recently and I share your sentiments on how great it is to have. Found some great alternative radio in of all places, Hungary!
Regards
Ivar
January 7, 2009 / 21:51
Fred... thanks for the laughs towards the end... and with that said... well I certainly want one now... I too check out loads of online streams and just love the freedom and diversity of what's available... and if it wasn't for internet radio I'd only get to hear about 80 songs on all of FM ;-)
January 12, 2009 / 15:41
You can record Internet radio on your computer. You can even record it when you're not there if you leave it playing and use a recording utility with a timer, such as Audacity.
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