Aether Cone: The Music Player That Thinks - Remodelista
I’m a DJ who blogs about decor and design– basically a music/design geek hybrid. The Aether Cone is designed to take the thinking out of what to play and when: You tell it what you want to hear and it plays your request, followed by a variety of artists, songs, and other audio that aligns with what you’ve selected. The setup was easy: Within minutes, I was listening to music, and I was immediately impressed by the Cone’s audio quality. To switch up what’s playing, give the Cone a new voice command at the press of a button or turn its front dial: A slight turn tells it to move on to another song, a bigger turn gets it to offer you something altogether different. And no, you don’t need to sync it to your own audio library, though you have the option to do that. Rdio is sort of like Pandora and Spotify combined, but I like that Rdio plays more obscure tracks and album cuts from the artists I request, not just the hits. The Cone comes in two finishes: black and copper or white and silver, and retails for $399. After getting the Cone to move past songs you dislike–and leaving it on songs you like–it not only learns what you want to hear, but at what time of day you want to hear it. Using the app and subscribing to unlimited membership to Rdio helped the Cone to understand me.