DAR.fm founder Michael Robertson says, "We're opening up DAR.fm so that all personal recordings can be downloaded directly to smart phones, tablets and PCs making radio listening even more convenient because consumers can move recordings wherever they like." Currently 5231 radio stations (4817- AM/FM and 414 international/net only) are in the DAR.fm system and 16,394 unique radio shows are available for download. Previously recordings in DAR.fm (like recordings in your typical DVR) could only be streamed requiring a full time network connection to play recordings.
All accounts at DAR.fm will have new functionality to automatically downloaded their recordings to iPad/iPhone/Android/Blackberry devices. Recordings are directly moved from DAR.fm service to their devices without a PC involved and can be scheduled to happen at a predetermined time each day. Recordings are downloaded and stored to local memory where they can be played with typical 30 sec skip buttons found in DVRs. To see how this works on iPad/iPhone see this video: http://dar.fm/ipad
Downloads can happen over wifi or 3G helping users avoid data caps, spotty coverage or even no 3G service at all. Configuration options in the smart phone software can predetermine times of the day when wifi is likely available. Similarly, options allow for downloads to only happen as wifi is available for example at work or home to avoid 3G usage entirely.
Downloading is free for one show/series. If users want to record more series then that is available for $39.95/year to record up to 10 shows/series. See: http://dar.fm/premium
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