HD Radio rolls out iTunes tagging
Well you may have missed this particular feature in your rush to pick up Polk's I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 table radio, but like its upcoming iHD brother from JBL, the ES2 is one of the first HD Radio models to feature a new iTunes tagging option that lets users bookmark over-the-air tracks for later purchase. In a symbiotic program that should potentially benefit studios, consumers, and perhaps even the medium itself, Apple hooked up with HD Radio developer iBiquity to integrate a "Tag" button into future hardware releases, which when triggered loads metadata about the current song to memory for future transfer to a docked iPod. Once that iPod has been synced with iTunes, users will have the option of previewing and / or buying elements of the specific playlist that's been cobbled together. Le's just hope Universal and Apple make nice sooner rather than later, because the absence of a major label from iTunes certainly isn't gonna do anything to turn us into a nation of taggers.





















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alan Partridge @ Sep 10th 2007 9:43AM
I think you posted this already
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/08/polk-audio-i-sonic-es2-features-itunes-song-tagging/
Do not even Engadget editors read Engadget?
Rick @ Sep 10th 2007 3:41PM
Cool. Now maybe Apple can work with HD radio makers to set realistic price points. $400 for a clear HD signal of the same 6 songs repeated daily isn't very tempting. And I don't need to hear about Crystal Burgers in surround sound.
Robert in Texas @ Sep 10th 2007 6:58PM
The Pioneer Inno already has the ability to do this with songs from XM and tagged to be bought later on Napster.
Meena @ Oct 10th 2007 2:12PM
Hi Robert from Texas,
My name is Meena Thiruvengadam. I am a business reporter with the San Antonio Express-News in San Antonio, Texas. I am writing a story about music tagging technology and would like to talk with you about your experiences with XM and Napster. I was not even aware the service existed. Could you please drop me an email at meenat@express-news.net? Feel free to call me at 210-250-3459 as well. I'm hoping to talk with you as soon as possible.
Thanks in advance,
Meena Thiruvengadam
geir hoff @ Sep 11th 2007 8:43AM
motgang og stress gir styrke - livet er spennende og vakkert. elsker livet!
Blueman @ Sep 12th 2007 12:02AM
the music service smstunes.com already have this service for most popular US based FM radio stations (no HD), you just need to send a text message with the station frequency, a little more work involved but you don't need to know the name of the song. More details here:
http://www.smstunes.com/radio.aspx
thanks