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Public radio producer Stephen Hill, host of the popular electronic/space music show Hearts of Space, thinks that High Definition Radio is dead on arrival, and that podcasting and other Internet audio options dug its grave.

HD Radio is a standard for delivering near CD-quality audio over radio waves.

“HD reminds me of DCC (Digital Compact Cassette),” notes Hill, “another attempt by a mature industry to administer life support to a sunset format. That didn’t work either, and today almost no one even remembers it.”

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Griffin Technology has announced radio Shark software version 2.0. radio Shark is designed to make time-shift recording of AM or FM radio simple.

radio Shark lets you start and stop recording at any time while listening, lets you schedule recordings and create presets of your favorite radio stations.

Griffin’s 2.0 version of its radio Shark software for Mac OS X includes several new features and enhancements::

• New compact, redesigned interface
• Improved scheduling
• Improved 10 band equalizer
• Expanded record/playback, tuning and appearance preferences
• Spectrum visualizer
• Selectable display color
• Dock icon displays station and record status
• AppleScript support
• Supports G3, G4 & G5 processors running 10.3 and higher

Included in the download is the radio Shark widget for use with Apple’s Dashboard technology. Conveniently control the radio Shark USB radio with technology built right into Mac OS X Tiger!

More information is available at the Griffin site.

XstreamDanceRadio is a free dance radio player that lets you to listen to dance music from all around the world, 24 hours a day.

The player contains dance radio stations from Britain to Japan in various genres. XstreamDanceRadio provides easy and fast access to various international dance radio stations and keeps you updated on the latest music and trends. With the integrated sound recorder you can easily record music or your favorite program and listen to it on your MP3 player.

XstreamDanceRadio is a desktop radio player that comes in a small 2 MB package to install on your computer. It contains more than 150 international dance stations that are categorized per country and directly linked to their audio stream and homepage. The player lets users find out what the latest dance music in Russia is, and which DJ’s are being played in Australia.

Requirements:

• Pentium II or higher;
• Windows 98 or higher;
• Windows Mediaplayer 9.0 or higher;
• DirectX9 (for Windows 98, 2000, ME users).

The Sound Guy has announced the release of SFX Machine RT 1.05, an audio multi-effects plug-in for Mac and Windows. Version 1.05 increases the available delay time by a factor of four; it also fixes a bug which could cause incorrect delays at higher sample rates.

SFX Machine RT has been used to do sound design for radio production, TV shows, feature films, CDs and video games. The interface is streamlined for fast and easy use in audio production environments. The software is available in VST format for Mac OS 8/9/X and Windows, as well as Audio Unit format for Mac OS X.

SFX Machine RT comes with hundreds of presets, including conventional effects like choruses and flangers as well as a wide variety of unique effects and audio utilities. The plug-in allows automated parameter control via a simple “MIDI Learn” interface and provides a Randomize button for quick experimentation.

The SFX Machine Simulator is an online Flash program which provides an interactive way to try a simulated version of SFX Machine without having to download and install the demo.

Griffin Technology has announced that they are shipping the RocketFM, a unique wireless solution for broadcasting Mac or PC audio applications to any FM radio.

RocketFM uses any available FM frequency to transmit music or audio through your home or office stereo system. Applications such as iTunes, GarageBand, video soundtracks and even streaming audio can be conveniently broadcast with RocketFM.

“Not only is RocketFM practical for playing your computer’s audio over your home stereo, its stylish design makes it a great-looking desktop accessory,” said Don Stratton, product manager for the RacketFM.

RocketFM includes software for Mac and PC that presents a familiar and easy-to-use interface for tuning to any desired station. Remove the RocketFM from its desktop stand and it’s perfect for traveling, use your laptop in your car to broadcast your tunes to the car stereo, in a hotel room or DJ the next party.

Pricing & Availability

Price for the Griffin RocketFM is $39.99 USD. It is available at http://www.griffintechnology.com.