DISQUS

last100: “MusicPal”, Freecom’s new portable Internet radio

  • Mari · 2 years ago
    Good timing for a launch, now that Internet radio isn't on death row. The pricing is extremely reasonable, though without Pandora support I'm not sure I'd be interested. Also, as much as I love the idea of scrolling RSS feeds, I find I really don't use them on my Squeezebox. Maybe this display is more suitable for the application, but it doesn't look like it. I think we'll see more and more devices with RSS feeds (and other widgets) included, but no one's got the interface down yet.
  • Steve O'Hear (editor) · 2 years ago
    I agree -- the RSS feeds are fun on the Squeezebox, and will be on MusicPal, but the screen is too small to really be useful beyond catching a sports score or breaking news headline. I also agree that the pricing is very reasonable for the MusicPal. If my house didn't already stream iTunes to every room but the bathroom, I'd buy one. Hang on a minute, there's an idea!