Recording Web radio has never been so easy! Well, that has been my impression, anyway…

Want to take your favorite radio shows with you on your portable music player? A few new software packages that record Internet radio make that possible. They all aim to be “TiVo for radio,” but the comparison is not quite deserved - none of them is as easy to use as a TiVo.

But if you’re a radio fan, or getting bored of the same old songs on your iPod, Radiotime ($39.99 for one year), Magix Webradio Recorder ($29.99), or Replay Radio ($49.99) are worth a shot, particularly Replay Radio.

Just to clear up some potential confusion: there’s already a gadget that’s claimed the title of “TiVo for radio,” the RadioShark. It’s a radio tuner that connects to the computer and records local AM/FM radio.

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