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Radio Bookmark is a key chain device that lets the user tag radio shows or stories so they can catch them later in their entirety on the Internet. The gadget, from Sky Blue Technologies, can’t be bought. It’s a gift offered by at least 50 public radio stations to members who contribute at a certain level — typically about $120 a year. Sky Blue founder Chris Baker says there’s no plan to adapt the technology to commercial radio.
Most of us on-air folks still get a kick out of tuning in out-of-market stations, either in the car as we’re traveling or, these days, over the Internet. Here are a couple of gadgets that make it more fun. (Here’s the cheaper of the two on Amazon.)
If you’re not using the newest generation of digital voice recorders, you’re working harder than you should. Olympus makes some great little models that start under $100.
I’m currently using the Olympus WS-100 digital voice recorder. The quality of the files isn’t FM, but it’s good enough for short listener sound bites. The best feature: it slides apart to reveal a USB plug that you can pop directly into any computer for quick file transfer. (Each file is saved as a .WMA which can then be converted to .MP3.)
The Olympus DS-2 costs a little more and requires a USB adapter cord for transferring files (included), but the sound quality is better than the WS-100’s.
I’d love to hear what you use for recording sound bites. Leave a comment below.
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