Radio in my area is not what I typically call “good”. The “music” of today is mostly responsible. Even amid the value of free sports games and news broadcasts, you have apoplepsy-inducing commercials and banal banter. However, over short periods and on suitable stations, listening to the radio can sustain the idle mind without bringing on the psychic break caused by “no-repeat workdays”.

Aside from the uncontrollable suckage of the medium, this is just nifty to have: the little iFM PSP Tuner, with a LCD and controls styled to compete in the business card-thickness category of today’s featherweight electronics. Now PSP owners don’t have to reveal that they don’t own an iPod underneath that Roxy coat or inside that Lululemon bag - these controls are good enough to handle all the PSP’s music player functions. I have to admit, I would probably use my own PSP more to aural ends were I able to conceal the apparent shame of being a college student who owns one… not to mention, were the battery life longer, and the controls at all intuitive, the storage cheaper….

It’s still a better value than a cell phone.

Posted on February 15th, 2008 by katie