I saw this in the Future Shop flyer last week, you hook it up to a stereo in your house and it gives you access to 11,000 internet radio stations without needing a computer or subscription: http://www.myine.com/ira.php
So how long before you think this technology will be available for cars?
How long? I dunno but I've heard this will be the biggest thing in car audio soon. It has been said it will wipe out both terrestrial and sattelite radio.
Um, how do they figue the 3 year cost of ownership on an Ipod is 29 thousand dollars. Anywho, if you want internet in your car, just get a wireless internet stick. Its actually pretty cheap. 50 bucks a month for 4 gigs of bandwidth.
Um, how do they figue the 3 year cost of ownership on an Ipod is 29 thousand dollars. Anywho, if you want internet in your car, just get a wireless internet stick. Its actually pretty cheap. 50 bucks a month for 4 gigs of bandwidth.
If you scroll down it gives an explanation:
"This comparison is based on iPod Classic ($249) with 120GB of storage, which can hold up to 30,000 songs at 99 cents each ($29,700). We realize most people wouldn't actually spend $29,700, but one could if they were to purchase enough songs to fill up the memory.The functionality of an iPod can be enhanced with iPod-compatible adaptors and applications."
This still piggybacks off your home WiFi WHICH YOU DO [or should if you aren't stealing it from nextdoor] PAY FOR - and they are not adding into their cost of ownership!
What happens in a few years if the broadcasters or internet radio protocols change? What if the station IPs change? And regarding the car issue, given how expensive the carriers are charging for mobile phone 3G internet usage, I don't forsee this happening anytime soon in a city like Calgary. Maybe cities like San Francisco with all their free WiFi broadcasting all over the city.
Internet Radio (in the car)
