DAR.fm, TiVo-Like Service (online) for Radio, Debuts

[The Straight Story]

http://dar.fm/

Annoyed that your favorite talk radio show doesn't have a podcast? Wish you had paid attention to the name of the artist whose song just ended on some FM station? DAR.fm has you covered.

MP3.com founder Michael Robertson unveiled a new system this week that brings TiVo-like capabilities to radio. The service, which stands for Digital Audio Recorder (and the "fm" for frequency modulation, as in FM radio) lets listeners record radio content to a cloud storage system and play it back at their leisure through the DAR.fm web site, or on an iPhone, Android device, and some set-top box Internet radios.

Users can schedule programs they want to record, or set up a particular time of day when recording should start. The system also lets you browse show guides and stations, or search for new content that may be of interest. In playing back the audio, users can fast-forward and rewind through the songs or content, blending some of the best features of other online music services, like Pandora, Rhapsody, and podcast applications, like iTunes.

All that's required of a user to sign up is an e-mail address—the service is currently free.


http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380882,00.asp

[Buzz Clik]

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