With all this focus on digital radio, it's easy to forget about traditional radio. Our friends at TimeTrax, however, have not. They are releasing TraxCatcher Classic, a device designed to pickup FM broadcasts, record them to MP3, cut up the tracks (minus commercials and DJ blather), and apply track information. The device costs $160 and will begin shipping in April.

If you're not familiar with TimeTrax, they make hardware and software that allow you to time-shift XM or Sirius programming. By connecting a TimeTrax adapter to your satellite radio, you can record the broadcasts to your PC (sorry, no Mac version) with automatic tagging of artist and song information. The TimeTrax software, Recast, allows you to schedule up to 10 future recordings as well as record what's live now, eliminate the recording of certain artists or songs, only record certain artists or songs, and avoid duplicate songs. The TimeTrax family of products for satellite radio range in price from $45 for the software (you would buy this only to add either XM or Sirius to your already-purchased TimeTrax setup, which allows one service per license) to $170 for everything you need to connect to Sirius.  A complete XM setup is cheaper: $130. In April, you will be able to buy a complete package that includes a portable Sirius Sportster for $299. TimeTrax even offers refurbished systems for 25% to 30% off.