[appVIEW] AOL Radio
AOL has trailed off in the past couple years, not getting much attention. They have developed for the iPhone, and has caught my attention. AOL Radio is a portal for both AOL and CBS radio stations, digital AND terrestrial. They have a wide range of stations, from comedy to eclectic, they have it all.
More after the jump.
The iPhone is the perfect music discovery portal. And this app is one of those that make it happen. When you turn it on, it brings you to a long list of genres, from Alternative to World/International. You pick a genre, then you pick a station. Then, the fun comes in.
Music
In the “Now Playing” part of this application is where you listen to the music. They give you the title of the song, band name, album name AND nice, reflective, album art. This works like real radio in that you can stop whatever is playing, but you can not pause, rewind, go forward, or skip a song. In this display, you can favorite the channel to be put into the “Favorites” tab. If you click the magnifying glass, it gives you the options to “Find on iTunes” to buy, “Find on AOL Music” to get more information about it, and “Remember This Song.” I’m not sure what the latter does.
Favorites
In this tab, it displays all self-marked favorite stations for easy access. This comes in handy because there are hundreds of stations that you could have to look through in this app to find the one that you like.
Recents
This tab is straight forward, it remembers the recent stations you have listened to.
Locals
In this tab, the application used the location services to find out if there are any local stations that are available through this application. They are usually, if not always, stations owned by CBS, a partner with AOL in this application. If they cannot find you, or if you just want to, they give you a long list of potential cities.
Positives
This application is perfect in almost every way. It implements everything perfectly, and this is one of the apps that make me excited for what is to come.
Negatives
The negatives are few and far apart. I wish that you could pause songs or skip them, but it is perfectly understandable, given it is radio.
Summary
This app is one of my favorites, and one that I downloaded before 2.0 was released. This application is the first to receive 10 stars out of 10 on my ratings. I am constantly using this app when I am tired of my own music, or when I want to listen to the news. And, it’s free.
10/10
This may be my last written review, may not be. I am thinking about moving all over to video.
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