Creat story at All Access, In the face of a rapidly changing in-car landscape, broadcast radio dominates the choices for information and entertainment in the car, according to the new national survey from ARBITRON INC., EDISON RESEARCH, and SCARBOROUGH RESEARCH titled "The Road Ahead: Media and Entertainment in the Car."
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Radio Remains 'King Of All In-Car Media'
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A very simple reason why;
When it comes to music on the go, nothing is easier or faster than turning on a radio in a vehicle!
When it comes to music on the go, nothing is easier or faster than turning on a radio in a vehicle!
Not to mention that radio's haven't changed all that much...people know how to hit the presets and adjust the volume and that's all they need.
It will be interesting to see what happens when the on-demand generation (or as I call them, the short-attention-span generation) becomes the dominant demo.
It will be interesting to see what happens when the on-demand generation (or as I call them, the short-attention-span generation) becomes the dominant demo.
agentUrge said:
That's what I was thinking. It may be king now, but for how long?
KeithE4 said:
There are internet "radios" for the home. I have one....made by the C.Crane Company. Has the look and feel of a table top radio.
The next "killer app" in 4G LTE will be an automobile receiver. The user interface could make it look like a continuation of the radio dial.
AM/FM/HD/internet, all in your car dash, would be a hot seller......yes???!!
taylorengineer said:
Yes, I'm familiar with those, but that's not what I'm talking about. They have been around in one form or another for years, going back to the old, still-born Kerbango, circa 1999.
Instead of paying for one of those, I write Bash (the Linux equivalent to the Windows command shell, for those not familiar with the term) scripts on my PC for each station I want to listen to. These scripts call mplayer and the URL of the desired stream, usually available via TheStreamCenter.com. Works fine as long as the stream is MP3, Windows Media, or RealPlayer compatible. You can probably do the same thing in Windows using Windows Media Player and custom batch files, but I haven't tried it (I don't use Windows at home).
Absolutely. For audio only, 3G service would work just as well as 4G.
Doesn't one of the Big Three (Ford?) have this with a car radio with apps like Pandora, Slacker, CBS radio.com and IHeartRadio that uses your phone's data connection? I know the Ford/Microsoft "Sync" UI has issues with busyness, but they are on the right track. It wouldn't be that hard to set up presets for a Pandora playlist or an IHeartRadio station, and use a phone as the data connection.KeithE4 said:
KeithE4 said:
In theory, yes, 3G will suffice. But the 3G network collapses during rush hours.....try using a Comrex Access in 3G mode at 5PM!
I understand NYC is impossible using 3G for practically any app.
4G LTE will probably become very congested in the future. Radio RF is still a very nice way to unicast audio to an unlimited number of people. Wireless internet may be used to augment the RF signal - it may even be used to load your radio with audio/data files before you even wake up for playback on the commute.
HD radio channels , once analog is gone, will multiply by 8, or more, the number of radio signals and they may do things unthought of in the future. Cellular triangulation could be used to stratigically play a Dunkin Doughnut spot just before you pass the Doughnut shop.....or a gas promotion a block from the gas station. Music, spots, anything could be preloaded for use with the RF audio delivery cued by any of a number different factors. Your station may even automatically change to all traffic for info about delays or a weather service for weather emegencies.
Wireless internet will be in your car soon......and someone, like Apple, will figure out a simple GUI for soccer moms.
I've heard that the Verizon network, both 3G and 4G LTE, is much more robust than the Sprint or AT&T systems. Unfortunately none of my employers use Verizon.
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