My iPod was running out of battery power this afternoon. Sadly, its 12 hour battery life has shrunk to something closer to 6 hours. I was about ready to run out of music for the day. What to do?
Google came to the rescue, as usual. After a search for “free radio”, I found Pandora Radio. Pandora is free (registration required), the sound quality is decent, and it runs on an interesting principle. The user creates a “station” based on a band or song that they like. The web site creates a virtual station that plays music based on this choice. I chose “Metallica” because, really, who wouldn’t? They rock. I have been getting a steady diet of Metallica tunes from their various albums, and music from other artists in the metal/hard rock genre. For example, I am currently listening to some Ozzy.
Check out Pandora. It isn’t too shabby for free.
