   iPod Touch & Shoutcast?
  I've always wanted an MP3 player that could connect to online radio, and the iPod Touch looks like it might be what I'm looking for. Alas, there are a few posts around on the 'net that seem to indicate that the Touch does *not* have support for online radio Can anyone aye/nay the ability to connect to shoutcast? Google has failed me...   
  Dude, it's an iPod. Out of the box and in first revision, they don't support anything other than what Apple has decreed they support. However, over time, they get hacked open and people figure out ways to make them do the things they want. So while the iPod Touch doesn't support Shoutcast out of the box (but it lets you know what song is playing at a nearby Starbucks - and buy it, and the last 10 songs played, all over the air), it will at some point, after being hacked.If you want to purchase the iPod Touch because of the possibility of Shoutcast use, don't. It's not there yet. Buy it if you want an iPod Touch, and the prospect of Shoutcast support later is an appealing extra.   ;  Out of the box, no.I believe someone has written a shoutcast client for the iPhone, but I haven't tried to load third-party software onto one.Since iPhone software is compatible with the iPod touch (for now) that should work out pretty well, if the planets align.   ;  I can pull down shoutcast streams on my PSP. Of course, this requires running a homebrew application (stupid closed platform).   ;  Thats depressing! Was really looking forward to that feature. Guess I keep on waiting...   ;  It's not impossible, certainly; there's a bunch of homebrew stuff getting built all the time, and future software updates might upgrade the browser to the point where you could use Flash-based internet radio (such as Pandora).I'm holding off on the Touch until at least the third version, though; I'm looking at an iPod Classic instead since if I'm around wifi, chances are I have a computer already.   ;  You mention flash based websites - do non flash based on line radio work?   