DesignApplause

Heightening awareness of design-driven objects.

Zeppelin. iPod. Art. HD radio.

zepplin iPod dock
zepplin iPod dock
Less about breaking news and more about affirmation: The Zeppelin iPod dock from Bowers and Wilkins not only looks good from across the room and CU, but the is consistent with the manufacturer’s reputable sound.

First seen almost a year ago but did not mess with it until killing time in an Apple store last week. If you like modern, minimal, , and have an iPod, this is worth a peek. It will set you back $600 USA but you get design, , and art.
What’s HD radio?

rear view

HD Radio
Speaking of , do you know what HD radio is? A confusing marketing ploy, it does not stand for “high definition” or hybrid-digital — HD radio combines analog and digital signals to provide a higher quality broadcast. In Chicago alone there are 23 additional HD FM stations you could tune to. Some people pay $13/mo for satellite radio, yet HD is free if you buy a HD radio.

There is a lot of info on the internet. I wish I knew about HD several weeks ago. We recently bought a new car and did not take the HD radio option.

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Past president of Architecture & Design Society, The Art Institute of Chicago. Designer, blogger, adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago.
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#1 PocketRadio UNITED STATES on 06.23.08 at 5:31 pm

HD Radio is a scam by iBiquity/HD Alliance to hijack our public airways, and the system doesn’t even work as promised:

http://hdradiofarce.blogspot.com

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