<![CDATA[Gizmodo: fm radio]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: fm radio]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/fmradio http://gizmodo.com/tag/fmradio <![CDATA[Rumor: Apple Unlocking iPhone and iPod Touch's Latent FM Powers With Radio App]]> 9to5Mac hears that the iPhone and iPod touch are getting a radio app like the nano's that'll be able play FM radio in the background. It'll be integrated with the iTunes store, supposedly, so you can buy songs you like.

The hardware capability for FM radio does exists in some models—the current iPod touch and iPhone 3GS have FM transmitters, and the 2nd-gen iPod touch also has a chip that's capable of receiving FM signals, though it uses it for Nike+ stuff (so if there is a radio app, maybe it'll just be for current-gen models).

It'd make sense to add more software parity across the line, but who knows—no date given for when we might actually see this FM radio app. [9to5Mac}

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<![CDATA[Possible New iPhone Specs Leak: Faster Processor, Memory Bump, and FM Radio]]> According to a forum poster on a Chinese gadget site, the new iPhone is set to include some upgrades we'd expect, but also some we definitely wouldn't, most notably an FM radio.

This purported screenshot, showing "model MB717LL 9," definitely shows 32GB of storage, which seems pretty reasonable. The poster adds that the new iPhone's processor will get bumped to 600MHz (from 400MHz) and will double the current amount of RAM to 256MB. Aside from that, the rumors point to a camera upgrade to 3.2MP with autofocus, and, interestingly, a digital compass and an FM radio, but with no major design changes: That means the same casing, screen, and battery.

Some of this stuff is probably true, like the proc, memory, storage, and camera bumps, and we've heard that rumor about the compass before, as well as a possible FM transmitter. But honestly, we wouldn't hold out any hope for an FM radio, given Apple's track record. [MacRumors, AppleInsider]

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<![CDATA[Lexon Stuffs FM Radio Into a Twisty Tube]]> Who doesn't love tubes? This Lexon tube looks like something you would shoot down a pipe at the bank, but it's actually a FM radio that you twist to turn stations. [Singulier via Aquire]

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<![CDATA[Sony SRS-DF30 Speaker System Won't Let PC Kill the Radio Star]]> Nowadays we've got podcasts, internet radio etc.—but if you absolutely must listen to NPR the old-fashioned way, Sony has helpfully thrown an FM tuner into one of its new computer speaker sets.

The SRS-DF30 is otherwise your run-of-the-mill 2.1 speaker system, with a headphone out, power on/off and volume control. But hey, if your internet is as unreliable as mine was back when I lived in New York, maybe an integrated radio system isn't such a bad idea. It'll be available in March for $200.

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<![CDATA[Brando BTM-118 Bluetooth Headset Squeezes in FM Radio, Display]]> I kind of like the BTM-118 from Brando, with its weird fusion of Bluetooth headset and FM radio in one gizmo. Maybe because I use a similar clip-on headset (partly to avoid fashion geekiness.) I guess this might be useful if you're into radio but your cellphone doesn't do it: most ones with built-in radio use the earphone wires as part of the antenna circuit, don't they? Anyhow, the BTM-118 will give you 12 hours of FM, 10 hours of talk and 200 hours of standby. It's Bluetooth v2.0 and is available in black or white for $53. [Brando]

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<![CDATA[Oh Joy! Stitch CD Player Rocks My Tiny, Childlike Brain]]> Fans of kitsch plastic gewgaws might find this Stitch radio and CD player from Runat so far up their street it's parked in their garage. Modelled on the Disney alien from the 2002 movie Lilo and Stitch, and most probably a tie-in for the upcoming anime series Stitch! it looks awesome with its mouth open—as you can see below.

disney_cdplayer_A-thumb-450x360.jpgOut on June 1 in Japan, the Stitch CD player, which runs either off the mains or on eight AA batteries, will cost around $90. [Far East Gizmos]

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<![CDATA[FM Radio Antenna Lets You FM Radio It Up Without the Headphones]]> What a pain in the ass it is to have to plug in headphones to your cellphone in order to catch Kasey Kasem and his sappy dedications on FM radio. No more! This FM Aerial (antenna), which you can easily find on eBay, lets you bypass using a set of headphones as an antenna and lets you use an antenna as an antenna. Clever, yes, but it also makes it necessary to unplug it whenever you want to take a call, unless you're making a one way call—the antenna has no microphone built in. [eBay via Symbian Freak via Into Mobile]

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<![CDATA[New MoogerFooger Uses Broadcast Radio Signals for Even Weirder Sounds]]>

Moog, the company so beloved of prog-rock (plink-plonk, strum, zzzzzzz) and funk (Wikki-wikki, shukka-shukka, Yowzah!) artists in the '70s—founder Bob Moog started building Theremins back in the '50s with his dad. As you do‐has brought out a new MoogerFooger, a studio gadget beloved by today's producers and musicians.

The MF/FM has an onboard analog radio tuner which locks into frequencies across the FM radio band, to which you can mix your own music to. Once you start twiddling the voltage-controlled oscillator, the madness begins and your mom will think that there is an alien lifeform jamming with her beloved son.

It costs $349 and is available from April 1. Given that the date is a Sunday, there is a possibility that ths could be an April Fool, but IMHO, the product is not weird enough for a company like Moog to come up with. Perhaps that is the problem, and I have been well and truly duped.

Product Page [Moog Music]

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<![CDATA[New LG Chocolate 2 Still Uses Dumb Touch Buttons]]> Just a few days after releasing a white version of its Chocolate cellphone in the U.S., LG has unveiled the cellphone's successor, the KE800. Destined to be referred to as the Chocolate 2 or the Chocolate Platinum, the cellphone sports a number of improvements over its predecessor, save for one problem: it still uses those awful touch-sensitive "buttons" that don't work half the time. Gone is the shoddy 1.3-megapixel camera and in comes a 2-megapixel camera complete with autofocus. (Also gone is that "look-I'm-an-iPod-wannabe" wheel thing found in the current U.S. Chocolate.) The internal memory gets a boost, too, jumping from 128MB to 256MB. You'll also now find FM radio support and stereo Bluetooth support for all those Bluetooth headphones coming out nowadays. Keep reading after the jump for a few more hot pixxx.

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No word on when this new Chocolate will hit stores, but odds are that the "e" in KE800 stands for EDGE (unconfirmed, of course, as the juciest gossip often is). In Europe, the Tri-band GSM/GPRS will initially be availabe in black and silver, while Korea's CDMA version will feature gold trim around its black exterior. Just lose those terrible "buttons" and you'll have a pretty decent cellphone there, LG.

LG KE800 Chocolate Platinum [GSMArena.com via phoneArena]

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<![CDATA[Solar-Powered Headphones, FM Radio Only]]> At first we thought these solar-powered headphones had an MP3 player inside, but no, it's just an FM radio. But still, if you get stuck on Gilligan's Island, as long as it's sunny this little headpiece could give you updates about upcoming storms for years. Each hour of sunlight will give you one to three hours of listening pleasure. It's 19.9, or about $37.

Product Page [Paramount Zone, via Mobilewhack]

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<![CDATA[Motorola W220 Mass Market Phone]]>

Though not the most remarkable clamshell cellphone Motorola ever put out, the W220 does have a certain funky look to it when its closed and includes a built-in FM radio as its big selling point. That, on top of the fact that it's built for the mass market and should come with a nice, easy-to-handle pricetag.

Other mundane features include a web browser, picture messaging, ad a phone book with room for up to 600 entries. And strangely enough, it comes with a large font capability, in case you've got bad eyes I suppose. Look for it around the 3rd quarter of this year.

Turn On, Tune In: Motorola Unveils Stylish New Mass Market Clam with Integrated FM Radio [Motorola]

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