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Suddenly, your Blackberry is A RADIO.

H

Holland Cooke

Hello from the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in fabulous, fabulous Las Vegas.

BIG NEWS radio-can-use here this morning, as Research In Motion admits-to what-Apple-won't: There's a sleeper FM chip in phones now in use.

Download an app, and your Curve 9360 or 9380 will tune FM.

Tune it, not stream it; so you can listen to local stations without consuming your data ration.

Instantly, radio adds LOTS more receivers. We're back in the pocket!

More: http://getonthenet.com/CES-1-AITM.mp3 and @HollandCooke on Twitter.

HC
www.HollandCooke.com
 
That's great news...bad news is that RIM is losing tons of users to Android and iPhone. Perhaps this might get other platforms to do the same.
 
From your lips...

I'm hopin' you're right!

Makes sense for phone-makers, since radio programming is a free content app.

Makes sense for networks, since it'll ease traffic, since users won't eat bandwidth to hear local FMs.

Fingers crossed.
 
Does this include HD FM? If not, it's a toy with limited reception propagation.

How's the selectivity and sensitivity? I will wager it is minimal inside that configuration.
 
wadio said:
If radio can continue to provide compelling content that attracts enough listeners for advertisers to target, then "Mission Accomplished."
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I don't know about you, but I'm basically a one-device guy. And that device is my phone. I haven't carried around a transistor radio or a Walkman in a long time. So if I want to listen to FM, it's more likely that I'll be near my phone than a free-standing radio.

Must be present to win.
 
Why a sleeper chip?
Why not just promote it as an additional feature?
 
wadio said:
This isn't exactly breaking news:
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Exactly. In the real world people have been using their phones in just the way the convention described. No "sleeper chip" about it. It's just there.
 
"Oh, those were Angry Birds apps for holiday gifting."

And those Angry Birds are working for YOU, if you're also on the phone.
They, and all the other stuff people do other-than-make-a-call, bring what radio calls "cume."
 
Super sonic transport never did make much money. It was going to be big deal. People are now seeking web and cellphone free vacations etc. The social media stuff may cool down or become less of a focus.

Maybe people will have one handheld device that does everything. Controls the car, the home, entertainment and communication...stores media, records etc. and they will cost $9.99

And content might be not that expensive.
 
I wish I said that!

Speaking @ CES this afternoon, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski quipped, "where else can you find a USB stick that's also a bottle opener?"

And he observed that "virtually ever product on the [exhibit hall] floor is fueled by wireless connectivity;" and that "our 'apps' ecanomy is the envy of the world."

More from CES: http://getonthenet.com/CES-3-AITM.mp3
 
Sounds like a pretty out of touch FCC Chairman. "Our apps economy is the envy of the world".

That is really quite something to think about without the use of an "app".
 
So is there a link to where we can get this app and what blackberry models it's available on? I've looked in Blackberry App World and haven't been able to find it yet.
 
Nevada just passed a law saying you can not text a drive, even when stopped at a stop light. You can push a button on the radio on the dash, but not on your iPhone to change a music selection. I'm not sure about an mp3 player with no phone that is hooked to the radio via hard wire or bluetooth, or a wireless remote control.

The NTSB said they wanted to ban all cellphone communication, even hands free. Therefore, will the impact of digital devices be hampered by safety concerns?
 
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