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    Thanko's Raremono Is the USB Shortwave Radio You've Been... Waiting For?

    Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)

    Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself

    Remainders - Things We Didn't Post

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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    12/15/09

    In reply to Thanko's Raremono Is the USB Shortwave Radio You've Been... Waiting For?
    Awesome, but... it's too small to have a full size shortwave antenna in it. Also, I have to shut off all computers to hear anything more than loud repetitious grinding on the shortwave...
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    Image of stanluv stanluv
    12/15/09

    In reply to Thanko's Raremono Is the USB Shortwave Radio You've Been... Waiting For?
    Is shortwave really relevant anymore? With pod casting from around the world whats the point.
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    AkkiRonin approved this comment stanluv was starred stanluv was unstarred
    Image of AkkiRonin AkkiRonin
    12/15/09

    @stanluv: Seems like for major disasters shortwave still has relevance. You need a fair bit of functional "grid" relatively nearby to get internet or mobile phones. Not so shortwave.
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    Image of dsh dsh
    12/15/09

    In reply to Thanko's Raremono Is the USB Shortwave Radio You've Been... Waiting For?
    I'd be interested in a device that lets me broadcast FM over a decent range from my computer.

    Not anything that is going to get me in pirate-radio trouble, but cube-farm DJ? That could be fun.
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    fuchikoma promoted this comment dsh was starred dsh was unstarred
    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    12/15/09

    @dsh: For cubicle range, you can get small FM transmitters for car stereos.

    Going over a watt or 5 would probably land you in some trouble... if you always used it from the same spot, and broadcast all the time, and someone complained about it. The big problem pirate radio stations run into is that they have cheap gear, overzealously run it through a signal amp, and end up interfering with adjacent frequencies... but if you want a little office/household transmitter like they sell in audio accessory departments I wouldn't worry about any of that.
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    Finally, something I can put on my Christmas list...
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    Image of frigg frigg
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    Dammit! Why do they always announce a new and improved model the week after I buy a thing!!!
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    Image of franco1975 franco1975
    11/22/09

    @frigg: Too late. I did this joke at 2:29PM
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/22/09

    @franco1975: Didn't you hear? Plagiarism is the lifeblood of the internet!
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    Image of franco1975 franco1975
    11/22/09

    @(Starman) Starman: Didn't you hear? Plagiarism is the lifeblood of the internet!

    #tips
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    Image of frigg frigg
    11/22/09

    @franco1975: Looks like your joke has been made obsolete by a new and improved joke a mere 3 hours and 34 minutes later. Perhaps you could upgrade for a small fee?
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    Image of franco1975 franco1975
    11/22/09

    @frigg: improved? i started this joke with a 'damn it ' too without typo'ing the spelling . You owe me copyright fees dude for using it dude LOL
    #tips
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles

    "Poverty [like analog] Sucks."

    (click for full image)
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    Image of dfp3050 dfp3050
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    I'm surprised that it took this long for luxury cars to have the latest electronics standard. I know the older consumers wouldn't know what half of it is, but if you pay $100K + for a car, the least they could include is HD radio.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment dfp3050 was starred dfp3050 was unstarred
    Image of infmom infmom
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    Too bad there's almost nothing of interest on the HD channels yet.
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/22/09

    @infmom: OH come on, who wouldn't like Classical Music pumped out 24/7 all day? :P
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    Image of subsider34 subsider34
    11/22/09

    @infmom: Really? Houston has several former radio channels that have been restarted on HD Radio channels.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    11/22/09

    @(Starman) Starman: We have that in Los Angeles on the regular airwaves. Of course, what they pump out is Classical Top 40 most of the time. Hundreds of years of classical music to choose from and we get the same old warhorses all the time. My husband used to work there and he still listens to them, but I got bored with them years ago.

    #tips
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    Image of infmom infmom
    11/22/09

    @subsider34: Los Angeles is pretty much an HD radio wasteland. There are a few interesting stations but most of them are just a waste of air space. Not to mention that we get terrible HD reception at our house because Mt. Wilson, where most of the transmitters are, is blocked from us by other mountains. We've had an HD radio since not long after it got started (husband works in broadcast engineering) and so far I haven't been impressed enough with any of the offerings to bother to find out what's on.

    #tips
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    Image of KassiaHaoe KassiaHaoe
    11/22/09

    @infmom: Um... about every radio station here broadcasts in HD. In fact I don't think I know one that doesn't. Most AM stations not only broadcast in HD, but have a sister station in FM that broadcasts the AM station on one of their HD sub-channels.
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    infmom promoted this comment KassiaHaoe was starred KassiaHaoe was unstarred
    Image of infmom infmom
    11/22/09

    @KassiaHaoe: Yes, I know they broadcast in HD. It's just that so little of what's being broadcast is worth listening to.
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    Image of KassiaHaoe KassiaHaoe
    11/23/09

    @infmom: It's... the regular stations being broadcast. If you don't like regular station your opinion doesn't even count.

    #tips
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    Image of VenomIreland VenomIreland
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    I don't get it, HD Radio?
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/22/09

    @VenomIreland: Yep. Exactly what it sounds like.
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    Image of AlphaPepper AlphaPepper
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    Rolls-Royce was always about value.
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    met2art promoted this comment Edited by AlphaPepper at 11/22/09 2:04 PM AlphaPepper was starred AlphaPepper was unstarred
    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    Finally an excuse to buy a Rolls.
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/13/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    How about instead of all this extraneous bullshit Youtube implements the one feature I've been craving since day one: AN OPTION TO DISABLE FUCKING AUTO-PLAY.

    It's so obvious that it's ridiculous that it's taken this long.

    ... and yes, I already have the Firefox plugins. But I'd prefer a built-in solution. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of CanadianSL CanadianSL
    11/12/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    1080p YouTube? That just strikes me as a bandwidth consuming cost center for a user base that, 90% of the time, probably doesn't care about such exacting quality. The appeal of YouTube is its variety and amount of content alongside a very fast loading time. I really wouldn't want to wait several minutes to buffer a 1080p video of some funny clip a friend linked me to, even if it is a credible news source or a comparable professional grade video. If I wanted high-definition video of anything, YouTube would not be my choice, since I can't download it.

    Granted, that's all based on my personal use, but I would wager the majority of YouTube's user base that enthuses about high definition video wouldn't choose YouTube for their 1080p wants. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/13/09

    @CanadianSL: Actually, with the Download helper tool on Firefox, you CAN download youtube videos. VLC can play the .flv's, as can Quicktime when you download the Perian plugin. #gizmodoremainders
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    11/13/09


    @Kaiser-Machead: Uhh, I hate to ask, but which one would that be? #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/13/09

    @(Starman) Starman [Key in repetitiveness.]: The one highlighted. Great add-on. It works like a charm. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    11/13/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: For windows users, you can use VDownloader to download and encode videos to your PC. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of zaxwashere zaxwashere
    11/13/09

    @SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!:

    There are countless windows programs to download youtube videos, free FLV player (i think) and atubecatcher #gizmodoremainders
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    SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! promoted this comment zaxwashere was starred zaxwashere was unstarred
    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    11/12/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    The USB FM radio could be useful sometimes when you want to listen to a channel the doesn't or won't broadcast.

    For example.. A local station where I live cuts off it's online broadcast when it runs live KU football & basketball games (which is the only time I would want to listen). They cut the online broadcast because KU wants anyone listening online to be paying for the broadcast through another service they have.

    Also you could use it for easy rebroadcasting of a station online... Take what you pick up over the air and broadcast it online. There might be some legal problems there. But it would be a super low budget and easy way for a small station to get their broadcast online. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Moe Kalbouneh Moe Kalbouneh
    11/12/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    i have a 20Mb connection and cant stream stream 720p without buffering every now and then
    but thats why theres [www.vimeo.com] #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/12/09

    @Moe Kalbouneh: Who are you streaming it from? I stream HD content from Netflix (and sometimes Amazon Unbox, rather than via Roku) with no problems at all, and my connection averages about 18Mb. The bandwidth on a 720p stream shouldn't exceed 16 TO 20 Mb, depending upon compression (mpeg-2 or mpeg-4). Are you going through a wireless connection? If so, that could be your choke point. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Moe Kalbouneh Moe Kalbouneh
    11/13/09

    @met2art: youtube chokes on hd
    vimeo never does
    atleast for me #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/13/09

    @Moe Kalbouneh: Ahh... YouTube seems to choke a lot. I suspect they have horrible bandwidth, and the number of constant users probably doesn't help. I've never been a big fan. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of InvaderPhlegm InvaderPhlegm
    10/26/09

    In reply to Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself
    I'd like to plug one of these up to an old styled phonograph-like setup, instead of plugging it into a PC.

    Probably would get a much more 'organic' and ethereal sound, instead of the digitally processed sound of running it through modern equipment like the guy is doing in the video.

    I can imagine under those conditions, it probably would sound spooky - especially hearing the 'voices' in the white noise.

    Set that up in a dark room with good acoustics (like that one bathroom stall we have at work that acts like a resonance chamber at the right frequencies), and I bet you could scare the shit out of any unsuspecting passersby.

    It's already the 26th, so I may not get to do that this All Hallows' Eve . . . but next year, I'm keeping this little idea on tap and going to work on ways of perfecting it for maximum creepiness for the big day next year. I shall do the Great Pumpkin proud. #spiritradio
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    10/26/09

    In reply to Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself
    I have a skull-splitting headache today and that video Did. Not. Help. #spiritradio
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    Image of Hank Scorpio Hank Scorpio
    10/26/09

    In reply to Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself
    Invisible airwaves crackle with life.
    Bright antenna bristle with the energy. #spiritradio
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    10/26/09

    In reply to Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself
    Franken!

    Is that you god?

    Yes, and I want you to stop playing with yourself. #spiritradio
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    dingus promoted this comment FrankenPC was starred FrankenPC was unstarred
    Image of dingus dingus
    10/26/09

    @FrankenPC: It is God!
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    Edited by dingus at 10/26/09 9:27 PM dingus was starred dingus was unstarred
    Image of Esus Esus
    10/26/09

    In reply to Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself
    I don't think he said spooky enough. #spiritradio
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    ripfire promoted this comment Esus was starred Esus was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/26/09

    @Esus: Maybe he's racist.. #spiritradio
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