Ordinarily I don't write about things that don't really exist in a mainstream way yet, but I heard about BBC/Schulze and Webb's collaboration on the concept of a new social home radio.
Called the Olinda and pictured above, the idea of Olinda is to offer an advanced featured radio with Wifi that uploads your playlists and preferences to a website. Using the web site, you can see and hear what your friends are listening to. It has a lot of other bells and whistles like grabbing songs you like, and expansion slots for new accessories.
It's a concept radio, not in production.
Having the BBC commission such a project is a fascinating thing. And the radio itself is remarkable. http://schulzeandwebb.com/blog/2007/08/20/bbc-olinda-digital-radio-social-hardware/
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