PopCatcher is a
Swedish
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* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
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audio research company founded in 2000. In 2002, they patented a software that is able to distinguish between music, DJ talks and commercials. The main application of this software is for
ripping songs from FM broadcasts.
In December 2007, PopCatcher released a product in
Europe
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, again causing several technology
weblog
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s such as
Engadget
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and
Gizmodo
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to mention it. The product enables ripping songs from FM broadcasts into any
portable mp3 player. The product name is The Ripper, in
Scandinavia
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, and branded The Rebel by Intempo digital for the rest of Europe. It has an FM radio which saves up to 40 songs as
MP3
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files and removes DJ chat and adverts. The product can download the songs directly to an
iPod
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, MP3 player or music mobile phone.
External links
PopCatcher’s websiteURL reaches a women's make-up blog
Gizmodo’s article about PopCatcherEngadget’s article about PopCatcherPopCatcher’s technology (Google Patent)
Companies established in 2000
Audio storage
Software companies of Sweden