Visual Radio coming to the US
Already a reality in Finland, Nokia and HP have finally convinced someone—in this case, Infinity Broadcasting—to bring their new Visual Radio technology to the US. We know it's hard to get too worked up about anything related to FM radio these days, but the deal with Visual Radio is that it lets you stream information on the currently playing track, including album art and tour information, directly to your FM radio-equipped cellphone. It's being pitched as a way for terrestrial FM broadcasters to fight back against satellite and Internet radio (how about trying fewer commercials and better music?), as well as make a little extra coin selling concert tickets, ringtones, etc. directly to listeners. Should start rolling out over here sometime in the middle of next year.
