polk audio i-sonic es2 itunes integrated hd radio

September 6th, 2007 post a comment (2) stumble it! by: technabob

The I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 is the latest iPod docking stereo from Polk Audio. The system offers room-filling sound and an HD Radio receiver with a special iTunes track purchase feature.

polk audio i-sonic 2

Using a technology called “iTunes Tagging”, you can flag songs that you’ve heard on HD Radio broadcasts and queue them up for purchase via the iTunes store. The integration automatically sends the list of tracks to the docked iPod, then iTunes will automatically mark them for purchase when you sync up with your computer. (Hopefully they’ll update this to work with the new iTunes Wi-Fi store on the iPhone and iPod Touch once that’s live too.)

The $499 I-Sonic ES2 will be available from retailers, including the Apple Store and PolkAudio.com starting this October.

September 6th, 2007 post a comment (2) stumble it! by: technabob

2 comments post a comment

1. PocketRadio | September 6th, 2007 at 8:29 pm

Who would want to tag the crappy content on the HD channels - slacker.com blows away clearchannelmusic.com/hdradio !

http://hdradiofarce.blogspot.com/
2. 700WLW | September 7th, 2007 at 5:32 am

HD Radio/iTunes tagging is not the big-deal it is made out to be - consumers have shunned table-top HD radio, so why should they spend $500 for a device that still requires AM-loop and externally-mounted FM-dipole antennas to even have a chance to pick up the fragile digital HD signals. This is far from having Apple actually including it as a part of the new iPod. This is all to late for HD Radio:

http://hdradiofarce.blogspot.com/