Gift Guide: Tech Goodies For Mom's Day : Pandora Livio Internet Radio
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This cute little radio can use a WiFi or Ethernet connection to access the Internet. Then, thanks to the power of Pandora, Reciva, and the Music Genome Project, it captures over 11,000 free radio stations. The device can also draw on its owner’s musical tastes through a virtual DJ who can pick and choose similar music to expose listeners to all kinds of new sounds. It even includes a miniature infrared remote control. Featuring a simple, retro design and a 4” loudspeaker, the Livio Internet Radio functions well as a tabletop radio. But the unit also includes a stereo RCA jack for those who might want to route the sound into an audio receiver or pre-amp for higher fidelity output. If Mom’s a real radiohead, this could be a great way for her to explore new music and get some tunes from the Internet. |
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From the slotradio.org website:
"Much like radio, these songs are played in sequence and cannot be rewound or rearranged, yet in slotRadio™, individual songs can be skipped as often as you want."
So you buy mom 1000 songs, she hears one she likes, and has to skip the other 999 to hear it again? What is sandisk thinking? Why not just get mom a real mp3 player, or perhaps a FM radio?
From the slotradio.org website:"Much like radio, these songs are played in sequence and cannot be rewound or rearranged, yet in slotRadio™, individual songs can be skipped as often as you want."So you buy mom 1000 songs, she hears one she likes, and has to skip the other 999 to hear it again? What is sandisk thinking? Why not just get mom a real mp3 player, or perhaps a FM radio?
There had to be a catch: After all, how else would a record company allow 1000 songs to be sold for $40? That's why I wrote that it reminded me a lot of the Internet Radio model (Pandora, etc.).
My girlfriend is planning on getting her mother a netbook, probably the MSI Wind. It's sort of a cheaper alternative to the Aspire Timeline.
My girlfriend is planning on getting her mother a netbook, probably the MSI Wind. It's sort of a cheaper alternative to the Aspire Timeline.
I'm sure netbooks are going to be extremely popular this year for Mothers Day. I'm not aware of any models that have come out in the last month, which is why I didn't include any (almost everything in this gift guide is very new).
Pretty sure my kitty would pee in that grass charging station.