Radio Shark 2
The radio airwaves will never be safe again. The RadioSHARK 2 adds an AM/FM radio to any Mac or PC — but that’s just the beginning.
The old RadioSHARK can record any AM or FM radio broadcast in real time. RadioSHARK 2 adds the same capability to Internet radio! You can also program it to record a scheduled show, or to ‘pause’ live radio so you can return right where you left off moments or even hours before.
RadioSHARK 2 includes a full-featured application that controls all radio and recording functions. Favorite station presets can be set with the click of a mouse, and new stations can be scanned and tuned with ease. The application is also where you program Time-Shift Recording, either to take a break without missing any of a show or to record your favorite broadcast to listen to later.
The RadioSHARK 2 connects to and is powered by USB. The fin-shaped device acts as an antenna and can be positioned for best reception and recording. Any recorded broadcast can be transferred to an iPod or any other AIFF-compatible digital music player to replay on the go.
$49.99.
Photo by thinkgeek.
Rick Davis on July 17th, 2007 9:07 am
I feel the original RadioShark and its software for Windows to be superior to that which is offered for the RadioShark 2. Don’t misunderstand my comment, I feel it is a great product and the price is right. Snaptune looks great and can do things that the original software wasn’t designed to do. Yet, it still is missing two of the best features of the original software.
I have always been envious of the Apple version software for the RadioShark and should tell all Windows users you will feel shortchanged when you see what their software looks like. It’s obvious that they are the true targetted audience, and their ads even point out that you can record music for you IPod.
However, when I finally got the latest Windows version of the software for my original RadioShark, I was very satisfied.
There was a great EQ built in, something that is sorely missed in the latest software. If I could ask Griffin and their programmers one wish it would be to invest in the Windows software that you are sending with RadioShark2.
Another missing feature (unless it is just hidden) is the ability to broadcast what I have scheduled as an event over our WAN. It’s fun having the local inhouse radio station and the bandwidth usage is scalable and is not overwhelming to our network. For those who have the RadioShark original version the broadcast defaults to port 1703 so Windows media player can connect to what you are currently scheduled to record or not at the time of the recording. This means that live music, albiet slightly buffered, can be broadcast on your network and can be picked up by anyone on the network by connecting to your ipAddress:1703. An awesome feature that should be still there.
The good news is that all the new software for the RadioShark 2 works with the original RadioShark. It is sad that the RadioShark2 won’t run the original software. It is better!
PS: I still bought the RadioShark2 and have 2 now. $49 is a great bargain for such a cool product.
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