![]() But only half of those use the Shoutcast format that can be understood by iTunes. More than a dozen radio stations in Latvia now offer streaming audio over the Internet (that’s counting the four services of that state-owned Latvijas Radio (Radio Latvia) and the three of the commercial Radio SWH). Listeners to Internet radio via Shoutcast already are familiar with the formats. The one problem is that iTunes only handles one kind of audio stream from the Internet, the so-called streaming MP3 or M3U playlist formats. Hook up an iPod to the computer and you can transmit its content through iTunes to the external stereo or speaker. Any computer that has access to the wireless network now is able to use Apple’s iTunes software to “broadcast” a signal to the stereo.Īnything that iTunes can play can be sent over the network, including MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF audio format files. It picks up the signal from my Airport Extreme base station. In my case, I’m using the Airport Express to feed audio to a stereo in the living room. It plugs into any available electrical socket and works with both Macintosh and Windows computers. and sold for USD 129 (EUR 149 in Europe, AUD 219 in Australia), extends an existing wireless network and allows for connections to devices such as printers and external speakers. The Airport Express, manufactured by Apple Computer Inc. For the holidays I gave myself a present, an Airport Express wireless device that now lets me play audio from my computer on a better-sounding stereo system. Thanks to a broadband connection to the Internet, it has not been uncommon for someone visiting my home to hear a Latvian radio station playing from a computer’s tinny speakers. ![]() Latvia in 2012 – the slow recovery, but dangers still loom 2012.Latvian vocabulary-building made incredibly fun 2013.The ‘scandal’ of a Latvian minister in Australia 2013.Finding iPhone, iPad and Android Latvian Apps 2013.Dual citizenship – the search for an unknown number of potential Latvian citizens 2013. ![]() A New Design for a New Era May 19, 2014.Riga Becomes European Leader in Free WiFi June 12, 2014.Latvian Personal Action Sports Drone Takes Off July 16, 2014.Is this the dawn of Latvian e-services? March 15, 2015.The Next Challenge for the Latvian Language July 4, 2015.The Making of a Dziesmu Svētki, Part 1: The Beginning May 5, 2016. ![]()
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