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Grace Digital’s Mondo+ radio has Chromecast built-in

Eric Abent | Mar 1, 2017

Grace Digital already offers products that play nice with Chromecasts, but perhaps not at this level: its new radio, called the Mondo+, has a Chromecast built-in. Those of you who are familiar with the original Mondo will feel right at home here, as the Mondo+ doesn't offer too many aesthetic differences. Functionality is similar as well, but with a built-in Chromecast, your streaming options expand quite significantly.

FM radio on smartphones? The FCC wants to see it happen

Eric Abent | Feb 20, 2017

There's no lack of streaming radio apps available for your smartphone, but one thing that is still mysteriously in short supply is access to FM radio. Most smartphones today have FM radio antennas built into them, but those antennas are only active in about half of smartphones here in the US. The FCC's new commissioner, Ajit Pai, would like to see that change.

Which phones can play FM radio?

Chris Burns | Jan 9, 2017

A whole bunch of smartphones out on the market today have FM radio capabilities - but their owners don't know it. There's no real good reason for this lack of knowledge save the lack of advertising on the part of phone makers. FM Radio in a phone isn't currently a very sought-after feature, so - regardless of how often it's included in phones by default - it's just not spoken about. Today we're listing the whole lot of phone devices that can run FM Radio right out the box.

The death of FM radio begins in Norway

Eric Abent | Jan 9, 2017

The days of FM radio are numbered, at least in Norway. Beginning later this week, Norway will begin switching off its FM radio network as it transitions to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB). It's the first country to commit to such a change, though depending on how it goes, other countries may soon follow suit.

Harvard researchers create smallest radio receiver ever with atomic-scale components

Shane McGlaun | Dec 19, 2016

Things get ever smaller in the world of technology and while some things can get too small, like say notebooks or smartphones leaving them hard to use, other things can get so small it's hard to fathom the scale. Harvard scientists have created the world's smallest radio receiver and this little radio has parts that are built on an atomic scale. The receiver uses miniscule atomic-scale defects in pink diamonds.

iHeartRadio partners with Napster for on-demand music streaming

Adam Westlake | Dec 3, 2016

The streaming music market is already a crowded one, but that isn't stopping iHeartRadio, the conglomerate behind over 800 US radio stations, from jumping in. With updates to both its iOS and Android apps this week, the service has debuted two new paid subscription plans that allow users to stream music on-demand, thanks in part to a new partnership with Napster.

BBC iPlayer Radio app arrives in US for iOS and Android

Eric Abent | Jul 21, 2016

So, you're a fan of BBC Radio and all of the content it puts out, but there's just one problem: you're American, and those broadcasts can sometimes prove difficult to tune in to over here in the New World. The good news is that the BBC is looking to make it quite a bit easier for folks living outside of the UK to listen to its radio broadcasts, today launching its new iPlayer Radio app on iOS and Android in the US.

iHeartRadio adds a personalized radio station

Brittany A. Roston | Oct 12, 2015

iHeartRadio is a drop in a sea of big-name music streaming services, having to contend with the likes of Pandora, Spotify and more. Today it announced an addition that may help it compete: a personalized radio station that knows what you listen to and gets smarter as you continue to stream. The personalized radio station is called "My Favorites Radio", and it mixes a little bit of everything you listen to together.

Beats 1: Replay lets users hear missed shows on demand

Adam Westlake | Aug 5, 2015

Apple Music has just activated a new feature for the Beats 1 radio portion of its service, letting users replay DJ-hosted shows that they might have missed when they were broadcast live. Called Beats 1: Replay, the recordings are found through Apple Music's Connect, the social network offering from the service. The recordings are unedited, and include the interviews and commentary along with the songs the hosts play, in a format much like a podcast.

Push for Apple to unlock iPhone’s FM receiver chip access

Lindsey Caldwell | Apr 22, 2015

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has brought a previously hidden iPhone feature to light. Almost all smartphones have an FM receiver chip built into their hardware. It's actually the same chip that is used for WiFi and Bluetooth functionality. In the iPhone 6, it's the Murata 339S0228, and the FM utility is completely switched off. According to the NAB, the FM chip could be an invaluable feature for the public to utilize in an emergency situation, especially considering how cellular and data networks can become overloaded in the case of an emergency.

Norway to cease FM radio broadcasts in 2017

Shane McGlaun | Apr 20, 2015

FM radio has been around for decades and it has always been the type of broadcast you wanted for the highest quality music. Many countries are now working on switching from FM broadcasts over to digital radio. The first country in the world to cease all broadcasting of FM radio signals will be Norway.

AWIRE smart two-way radio pairs with your smartphone

Brittany A. Roston | Apr 16, 2015

You've ample options for recording your outdoors adventures, but communicating with your friends while out in the wild is still largely limited to old-school radios. AWIRE is an update to that trusty technology, mixing in some smart features that allow hikers, cyclists, and other outdoorsy folks to stay in communication with each other and their smartphone. Two people can talk with each other using the two-way radios, then, for example, seamlessly switch to listening to music from a paired smartphone, as well as take calls when they come in.