Customer Reviews

Radio Bookmark - The Small, Portable Device That Makes It Simple to Follow up on the NPR and Public Radio Stories You Do Not Want to Forget.

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I listen to NPR a lot, and I love this thing! For me there usually aren't any `driveway moments', because my schedule usually doesn't allow me to stay in the car to listen to the rest of the story. I press the button, and then I can listen to the rest of the story on my computer later when I have more time. It also automatically starts playing from where you left off, or you can choose to listen to any part of the story that you want.

You get your own personal web page to replay and share the stories that you've bookmarked (to share a story it will email a link to the story to anyone you think might want to hear it). It also shows additional information related the story, info about the show, author, etc. If you bookmark a song, it lists the song title, artist, etc. and links of where you can buy it. The web page is very easy to use.

I highly recommend this for anyone that listens to NPR or public radio stations.

The Radio Bookmark is about the coolest item ever to come into my life. It allows me to catch up on public radio shows that I was unable to hear in entirety. And so easy to use: insert the RBM into the computer USB port and there are all the shows you have bookmarked. A few clicks and you are listening to the show - from the beginning, or just the last few minutes if that is all you missed. Truly a neat, useful device.

I am impressed with the radio bookmark. It works as described and the one time I thought I had a problem with it (user error lol) the support team got back to me within the hour with a solution. I like being able to bookmark and then go back and listen to things that i didn't catch completely, but another reason i like this thing is the search capability. I can search through archives of almost every show on public radio and add them to my account to listen to. I always add only a game each week because i don't get up that early, not even for sports news. overall good gadget. SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO!!!!!! wooooo

I bought this for my partner as a holiday gift and it was quite the hit! He loved it, his parents now want ones of their own, and I really wish I had bought myself one. Such a handy little device!

What a great idea this is!
Unfortunately, the Radio Bookmark doesn't work as well as it should.
I gave it to my wife as a Christmas Present -- she was always having those "Driveway moments" so it seemed the ideal gift.
A pleasant surprise. The original information seemed to indicate it would work for just one NPR station; but we have two! As it turned out, it will work for two different stations, in our case WBUR and WGBH.
BUT: (1) it appears the stations are not providing sufficient information to the web information base. A button gets pushed during a program, and later when bringing up that button push on the web something completely else pops up! In short: it doesn't work!
(2) It is bulky. My wife quickly attached it to a ring on her purse strap fastening. A few weeks later it was detached and sitting on a shelf in the kitchen. She explained it was too bulky and kept getting caught in things. She couldn't find anyplace to have it conveniently available.
The bulkiness plus it's inaccuracy means it is now on the shelf unused.