I've been following this, and I have to say: these guys are f'ing awesome. I'm also blown away that google hasn't bothered to enable this feature even months after the N1 came out. I understand it didn't sell a lot, but it would be really cool if google took care of the people that were so supportive of them making a phone in the first place. I certainly enjoy getting OS updates first, and would buy another google phone if they came out with something better. -Taylor
@Taylor Yes Taylor wasn't the iPhone shit on for lacking a radio? And the iPod? As if HD Radio on a Zune was a feature everybody wanted? News flash - radio is dead.
Have you ever been in the gym, and wanted to listen to the audio that went along with what was on the TV - which is broadcast on an FM band in proximity? FM is generally unnecessary, but not dead. Steve Jobs hasn't said so yet. /s
@TomSawyer So what? It is a free feature - the hardware was already there. Obviously code isn't free but google probably wouldn't have had that hard of a time making this happen - a hacker was able to do it without any info!
And radio may not be a hot feature, but its nice. I've got satellite radio and a 16GB card in my phone, but I still find myself listening to terrestrial radio in the car sometimes. I wouldn't mind having it on the go.
@Taylor Yes Taylor For years I scrolled down the page thinking that your profile picture was of a goats horn. I do not know how that is relevant, but nevertheless it had to be said.
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I've been following this, and I have to say: these guys are f'ing awesome. I'm also blown away that google hasn't bothered to enable this feature even months after the N1 came out. I understand it didn't sell a lot, but it would be really cool if google took care of the people that were so supportive of them making a phone in the first place. I certainly enjoy getting OS updates first, and would buy another google phone if they came out with something better.
-Taylor
@Taylor Yes Taylor
wasn't the iPhone shit on for lacking a radio? And the iPod? As if HD Radio on a Zune was a feature everybody wanted? News flash - radio is dead.
@TomSawyer
Have you ever been in the gym, and wanted to listen to the audio that went along with what was on the TV - which is broadcast on an FM band in proximity? FM is generally unnecessary, but not dead. Steve Jobs hasn't said so yet. /s
@TomSawyer So what? It is a free feature - the hardware was already there. Obviously code isn't free but google probably wouldn't have had that hard of a time making this happen - a hacker was able to do it without any info!
And radio may not be a hot feature, but its nice. I've got satellite radio and a 16GB card in my phone, but I still find myself listening to terrestrial radio in the car sometimes. I wouldn't mind having it on the go.
@TomSawyer
In the US maybe, not in other countries.
@Taylor Yes Taylor
For years I scrolled down the page thinking that your profile picture was of a goats horn. I do not know how that is relevant, but nevertheless it had to be said.