For whatever reason,
iTunes tagging never really has taken off. One could chalk it up to soft marketing or just a limited number of supported devices and stations, but either way, it seems that consumers have far more
efficient ways to find music they like than to hear 'em on the radio, tag 'em, and download 'em later. Over in the UK, though,
Pure is going ahead with a full-on competitor, as FlowSongs offers select Pure Digital radios (Avanti Flow, the Evoke Flow, the Oasis Flow, the Siesta Flow and the Sensia) to connect with the 7digital network in order to mark songs, purchase them for around £1 each and then have them streamed via one's Lounge account and to as many compatible Pure radios as you'd like. Songs that are found via DAB, FM or internet stations can be tagged, and all downloads are completely free of DRM. Better still, the "vast majority" of tracks will be encoded at 320kbps, though you
will have to stomach a minor £2.99 yearly fee in order to pay for the Shazam portion of the service. It's all slated to go live on Monday across the pond, and you can give those links below a visit if you're thirsty for more.
posted August 13th 2010 8:36AM
First time first!!
This probably never took off here because radio is mostly garbage.
UK radio, at least what I hear from listening to various shows on BBC's website, at least offers some variety and seems to take a break from top 40 every so often.
Lifetime loser
How's this differ from the existing Shazam service? It seems like you now need a special radio, instead of just using your phone to do the tagging :/
you can do this on the Zune HD now with any HD Radio station like a song tap buy next time you connect to the Zune maketplace it will down load and you can buy if you want
@SeanMW
So much this. I just wished the HD Radio signal was stronger.
MONKEY LORD!
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, pawn it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it...
Come on Engadget. if you're going theme for Friday the 13th, be consistent. I expect Jason, black cats, ladders, etc chopped in the main picture for every post.
@edoles I've noticed Darren here isn't too keen on the F13th theme today. Maybe he's new.
I'll keep my Pandora thank you very much. Radio stations only play what the MAFIAA pay them to play over and over so you never experience the true breadth of what's out there you might like. Since I created my Pandora account ~4 years ago I have discovered literally hundreds of artists who've been around for many years I'd never heard of but I immensely enjoy now. And since I can even stream Pandora over my 2G Blackberry curve I hardly ever listen to the radio except for a couple of the morning shows I enjoy.
I'm still waiting for a service that will allow me unlimited streaming radio + DRM free downloads for $5/month.
"Across the pond"? Lose that POS, please! Idiotic.
@Wayne R
My Pure Sensia is on "this" side of the Pond. I wonder how this will work for me?
Don't dismiss the "special radios" required. They're phenomenal.
Would love to download 1.fm songs on the fly.
can't you do this on the zune hd?
@cclementi6 Yes, you can. I dont see why these companies include it for free... well other than for money...
big deal, you've been able to do this on zunes for years....my 120 gig does it.
Emancipate our music!
Emancipate music!
It isn't just iTunes tagging that has been slow to take off, several companies (including Sony!) did tagging before iTunes and they didn't take off either.
I thought you were supposed to hear it, love it, and then buy it...