 RAIN 7/26: Call For Entries for the RAIN Internet Radio Awards ·Jul 26, 10:41 AM ENTER YOUR WEBSITE OR RADIO SERVICE TODAYToday we’re issuing a formal call for entries for the first-ever RAIN Internet Radio Awards. Help us recognize the achievements of Internet radio’s most ambitious and innovative services by entering your online radio service here. Both broadcasters and webcasters are encouraged to apply — in fact, there’s a specific award category devoted to terrestrial broadcasters who are streaming online. Judges will select winners in three award categories: “Best Overall Online Radio Service” celebrates the online-only or streaming broadcast station with the best overall online listener experience. That includes programming, technology, popularity of the service, attractiveness of the site and/or player and many other factors. “Best Streaming Broadcast Station” recognizes the broadcast station that has executed the best streaming strategy. Finally, “Best Overall Digital Strategy,” spotlights the broadcast station, broadcast group, or online-only webcaster that has implemented the finest overall digital strategy — including not just (or necessarily) streaming, but a service’s website design, mobile efforts, downloads, videos, podcasts, and other features.
Entries will be accepted here. There is a nominal $19 fee per entry. The awards will be presented on September 28 during RAIN Summit East in Washington D.C., at the RAB/NAB Radio Show. Find out more about RAIN Summit East — and register to attend — here. The RAIN Internet Radio Awards are sponsored by Triton Media, AccuRadio and Audio4Cast. (Note that AccuRadio and its related brands will not be eligible to compete.) MEEGO IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT ALLIANCE NOW INCLUDES HYUNDAI, BMW, GM, NOKIA, OTHERS The race for the next generation of in-car entertainment is picking up with MeeGo, an “industry alliance” for such a web-connected in-dash system, signing up major electronics companies and automakers. Engadget reports (here) that GM, BMW, Hyundai and Peugeot Citroen, not to mention ARM, NVIDIA, Nokia and Intel have jumped on board.
PIONEER iPOD DOCK LEADS A DUAL LIFE WITH BUILT-IN WI-FI RADIOLet’s say you actually own two iPods (or iPhones), and you like to listen to Internet radio, and you have a Bluetooth device that plays tunes. And you want a dock that can handle all of that. Well then, you crazy consumer of music and devices, the Pioneer XW-NAC3-K looks to be your best bet.
It has two iPod/iPhone docks, is a Wi-Fi Internet radio, can connect to Bluetooth devices, plus includes a remote control and can push video content from your iDevice to a TV. It goes for $450 and Chip Chick has more here. share: del.icio.us.  Reddit  Digg  Yahoo  Wink  Windows  Google  Newsvine 
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