Like The Song? Tag It in A Ford With iTunes

All American Ford cars will have HD Radio receivers in 2010 as factory installed feature. These HD receivers pull in digital radio signals and play them with dramatically improved sound.

The other more significant improvement to the offering is the ability to 'iTunes tag' the songs that the driver has enjoyed in the car. Through the SYNC system, iTunes Tagging will provide Ford customers with the ability to capture a song they hear on the HD Radio receiver for later purchase. With a simple push of the “TAG” button on the radio display, the song information will be stored in the radio’s memory.

Up to 100 tags can be stored on SYNC until the iPod is connected to receive the download of metadata. When the iPod is then synced to iTunes, a playlist of “tagged” songs will appear. Customers then can preview and, if desired, purchase and download tagged songs from the iTunes Store.

All HD Radio-enabled receivers in Ford vehicles also will provide Program Service Data – information that appears on the radio screen and includes song title, artist name and more. However the iTunes tagging will only be available on selected Ford vehicles.

Credits: wilswong