To fill my work day, I listen to podcasts. Sometimes I don’t get a chance to keep up on all the news and they allow me to catch up on whats been going on as well as get their take on the most recent gaming news. This requires me to subscribe to a lot of podcasts and sync them to my iPhone. Sometimes I forget and curse myself the next day when I want to listen to the latest PSNation podcast. That is where Furious Gamer Radio comes in:
Furious Gamer Radio is an iPhone, iPod app that you can download for the low price of $1 USD. This application streams various podcasts to your phone over edge, 3g, or wifi. I of course recommend you not stream this over edge at least as it will be a bit choppy. The app lets you continuously move from show to show as if you were actually listening to the radio. FGR retrieves the most recently released episode for your listening pleasure while also providing an archives tab to view the 1 show prior. Another great feature is the Games tab. This tab will allow the user to view what podcasts are talking about specific games. If you want to know who is talking about Killzone 2, just select Killzone 2 in the Games tab and choose your podcast of choice. Your selection will take you directly to the time marker they discuss said game.
One last great feature for this app is its web integration. Say I am at work, going to town compiling code listening to PSNation. Uh oh, it’s 4pm, time to go home. I stop the podcast, drive home, hop on the computer, navigate to FuriousGamer.com, and I can pick up exactly where I left off listening to my podcast. That is simply great and has been a welcome addition at work (until they ban the site for having ‘game’ in the title).
Overall the quality of the app and website have been great and it surpasses my expectations. As more podcasts are added to the network, I expect the overall quality to remain high. For only $1, I strongly suggest you giving this a try. If you keep forgetting to sync your phone at night or the shows you listen to are released during the work day, this app will allow you to stream it right away…or at least faster that the RSS feeds can deliver!