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RadioSHARK from Griffin� AM/FM USB radio (Page 2)
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Central Texas
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Perhaps its a vendor of theirs not meeting schedules? As in they are just rebranding a unit from some other company that OEMs their stuff?
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: London
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Australia
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Good! Finally... 
Would someone who have one put in a quick review here, especially on the AM reception?
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Moderator  Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Well, I'll give them points for persistence. 
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Decatur, GA
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2003
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1st Review:
The Good: The design and the cool blue light
The Bad: The reception and the annoying noise
I had high hopes for this product but my crappy alarm clark radio picks up more stations and has better reception than this $69 plastic fin.
The most annoying thing is the feedback noise. Even when I choose the clearest station, there is this awful noise that feeds back. I can't even describe the sound but it drives me crazy. there is no way I would capture this poor audio to playback on my ipod.
I called griffin tech support and they said that I was the very first person to call for tech support about this product. the guy told me to return it and try another one.
I hope to hear some more reviews
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Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Thanks for the review. And sorry the first model was so sub-par. Let us know how the second one sounds....
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Alaska
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What does the included software look like?
Can you post a few screenshots? If needed, I can host them, if you PM me.
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Metamora, OH
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Does have any idea as to when this might hit third party distributors (such as MacMall)?
And, about that: if I ordered it from MacMall when they had the price as $50, but now they've increased the price to $60, do you think that they will up my price?
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: In bits and pieces on Cloud City
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Originally posted by Maneki Neko:
What does the included software look like?
Can you post a few screenshots? If needed, I can host them, if you PM me.
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"Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough!"
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Senior User
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Orange County, California
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Picked one up at the Apple Store today, and it works perfectly!
And by perfectly, I mean the stations that come in clearly using my handheld radio and my alarm clock also come in clearly with the RadioShark.
The software has a little work to be done in terms of setting up schedules, but boy, this thing is one of the best accessories I've ever bought for my Mac.
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the bighead
- MacBook Pro 15" matte non-unibody 2.6 GHz, 4GB RAM, 120/SSD & 750GB/7200
- PM G4 Dual 1.25 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 1x320 boot, 1x2TB TM Backup - 2x1TB & 2x3TB Archive/Backup
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Australia
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Griffin just released a new version of the software (v 1.0.3) today
Check it out in their software page:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/sof...adioshark.html
According to this MacCentral article, Griffin have "dramatically" improves AM radio performance and reception, adds an "on/off" option for the blue light on the side of the radioSHARK antenna, and makes a number of bug fixes.
Can someone try it out?
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Transatlantic flight, first class, third row, aisle seat
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There is an article about the radio shark in ipodlounge's new buyers' guide (downloadable PDF file). It received an A- grade there. Have a look at ipodlounge.com
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- What is your nationality?
- I'm a drunkard. That makes me a citizen of the world.
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