Mobile podcast listening
By Jason Meserve, NetworkWorld.com, 05/24/05
The one issue with podcasting (and the same can be said about streaming) is that I am fidgety at my desk and interrupted quite a bit, so there are not large blocks of time to listen. Plus, when trying to write an article or edit some HTML, it's hard to pay close attention to the content of a podcast, particularly one of a talk variety. But I do have time in the car, where I have an hour one-way commute and am a very captive audience. I got myself a Belkin Tunecaster II so I can listen to more stuff in the car (when I am not listening to the local sports radio station - who said radio is dead?). It connects into my Dell Axim and can play on just about any FM station that has a clear signal. It works great, especially for talk-based content (music doesn't quite sound as good as your typical FM broadcast.)
There are some issues. In rural areas, like western New Hampshire, finding dead air to "broadcast" on is not the problem. But in and around the metropolitan Boston area, finding a good dead station is harder to find. And, the signal issue is compounded when moving through a given area. It's hard to safely re-tune the Tunecaster when driving, though it does have memory presets that could make the task a little easier once I figure out the best stations to store. A Bluetooth or wired connection would be optimal, but for now the Tunecaster II more than fills the void.
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