Windows Phone Thoughts: "It's Like TiVo For Your Radio"

Do you have a favorite radio station or show you like to listen to, but aren't always near a radio when it airs? If so, Applian Technologies has got a product for you: Replay Radio.



This program, which the developer calls "TiVo-like," uses your PC to record any kind of Internet streaming audio, like that from an Internet radio site. It then converts the audio to MP3 format, which can be downloaded to your Pocket PC or burned to a CD.

Here are some details:

• Schedule days to record, and start and end times, just like a VCR.
• Record ANYTHING that plays on your PC speakers.
• Record directly from a radio or other audio source by connecting it to your PC's sound card.
• Compression technology requires as little as 7Mb/hour.
• Automatically burn Audio CDs.
• Eliminate Dead Air option removes shows/sources with frequent periods of silence.

I know that Replay Radio has been around for a while, but I'm excited about giving this a try. There are several radio shows that I never get to listen to because of the times they air. So, with a little luck, by this time next week I'll be using my Pocket PC to listen to the weekend airings of:

• Car Talk
• Prairie Home Companion
• Rick Dee's Top 40