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I don't know. I personally wouldn't want mp3s of over-the-air broadcast. But creating what is, essentially, a high-tech tape cassette recorder for radio is a terrific idea. Especially if you have a good local radio station (here in Louisville, we do not).



Would it pull in track title and information? That would be pretty cool.]]>Jan 6th 2006 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Jan 6th 2006 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Jan 6th 2006 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/


That "copy" may be good enough for listening to on little earbuds while riding on a noisy bus or train, or while jogging, or any other very casual listening experience. But run that "copy" through a decent home stereo set up and it will become painfully obvious how bad it is. (Actually it probably won't for most folks because they don't have a decent stereo, and most of the "music" they listen to has all the life sucked out of it beforehand anyway.)



The home theater folks - especially the display makers - seem to get this "quality" issue. The RIAA seems more focused on the $$$ than the product, and how to differentiate the genuine product (CDs, DVD-Audio, original manufactured material) from all the pirated "copies" people can get their hands on.



- Jasen.]]>Jan 6th 2006 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Jan 6th 2006 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Jan 6th 2006 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Jan 6th 2006 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Jan 6th 2006 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/


Was in a friend's car last week and XM was the only thing that got me through a nasty 45 minute traffic jam in a mall parking lot!]]>Jan 6th 2006 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Jan 6th 2006 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Jan 6th 2006 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/


Did anyone else get excited when they read the word TimeTrax, thinking it was a throwback to the mid-90's SciFi TV show which featured Darrian Lambert, a policeman from the 22nd century, who is sent back to the 90's as part of a fugitive retrieval program, armed only with his car-door-opener weapon and his credit-card-computer named Selma?



I got really excited.

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I can't see how the RIAA can stop this. It's like trying to outlaw recording of radio onto cassette tapes. That'll never happen.]]>Jan 6th 2006 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/timetraxs-popcatcher/Feb 4th 2006 12:34AM