Arbitron, likewise, is still figuring out how to fold streaming audio into its model.
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However, Brown can't say for sure whether the fall version of the AudioTron will support streaming audio content.
Brown says the device supports WMA streaming audio files that will allow you to listen to Internet radio stations.
Hundreds of local and national broadcasters send their signals to World Wide Web as streaming audio (continuously downloading sound feeds).
The lack of last-mile bandwidth is holding up the next generation of internet software, which requires streaming audio and high-quality video.
Gapless playback enhances streaming audio experiences by eliminating the annoying pauses often heard when music is transmitted from a network source.
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The lack of last mile bandwidth is holding up the next generation of Internet software, which requires streaming audio and TV-quality video.
The device can also handle streaming audio and video, a huge improvement over the old dumb terminals and critical for the high-bandwidth future.
QuickTime: Play streaming audio and video on your Mac or PC.
In sum, this mountain of data -- more than 350 gigabytes worth, not including the streaming audio and video -- is a replica of Bell's biological memory.
That has led to a change in how we utilize these mobile devices from phone calls and text to gaming, streaming audio and video, social networking and more.
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Torrance bills itself as the first city to add streaming audio and video to its site-in December 1997 and November 1998, according to Michael Smith, Torrance's cable TV administrator.
The sound systems offer wireless streaming via Bluetooth technology, so it is easy to sync the systems to compatible devices and play music from CDs, USBs or streaming audio services.
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These include streaming audio services like Pandora, which keep playing music from the Web while you do other things, and voice-prompted navigation apps, which keep working while you're on a call.
Using her Treo 600 smart phone from PalmOne (nasdaq: PLMO - news - people ), she'll plug in a headphone and listen to streaming audio from radio stations around the world.
But you can only buy copies of the songs--anyone who pays a monthly subscription fee, that in theory lets them listen to as much music as they want, can't listen to any of the late Beatle's songs in streaming audio.
"We've designed the Toshiba SBX4250 Sound Bar to provide incredible audio performance, while maintaining ease of use even when wirelessly streaming audio from a mobile device, " said Scott Ramirez, vice president of product marketing and development, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
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That amplifier puts out some very clean sound when paired with non-powered speakers, but this is the kind of setup intended for audiophiles looking for a simple secondary system -- exactly the kind of listener who cringes at the thought of lossy, compressed streaming audio.
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Before there was video streaming we relied on audio streaming to deliver eSports and entertainment to a broader audience.
To be sure, other acts are live-streaming their audio and video via the web.
They can even up the experience of watching video or playing games on those devices by streaming the audio to the MT2.
Most importantly, it works impressively well, which was amply shown by the demonstration we were given with the device permanently submerged in water at the booth, streaming its audio to another device.
Google has launched several branded handsets and video and audio streaming devices in recent years.
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The built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery provides up to XX hours of continuous audio streaming.
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It is also Bluetooth-enabled to facilitate wireless audio streaming from smartphones, tablets and laptops.
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In addition to audio streaming, built-in Bluetooth allows for voice dialing of telephone numbers from most smartphones with the voice-dialing feature.
According to the BPI, four out of five of consumers have heard of at least one of the leading audio streaming services.
All inputs and outputs offer Deep-Color support (36-bit) and high-definition audio streaming.
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MyLink adds stereo audio streaming and wireless control of smart phones, building on the voice-activated Bluetooth hands-free calling capability already offered in most Chevy vehicles.
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Asked by interviewer Joshua Topolsky about integration of streaming services such as Google, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, Uhrman said the Ouya has the capabilities for streaming video and audio.
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