There is a new forum for Reciva orphans -- hopefully my use of that word
is premature -- at http://recivarefuge.net. This forum is a combination
replacement for both the Reciva sponsored forum and the Google based
Sharpfin mailing list.
Rotel, the company that seems to be taking over support
] Reciva changes direction and future of internet
radios unclear
Not a real surprise when you stop think about how how computing
technology is moving to an always-connected state.
This shift, as they state, decouples their work from the gizmos
themselves -- if a device can interact
Not that I've had any desire to depend on an external database to make an
internet appliance run, this type of change by Reciva has more-or-less cemented
my likelihood of NOT buying such a device, no matter how cheap they might get.
If I can't depend on the service behind the device, why
Message-
From: Kevin Anderson [mailto:k9...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 10:27 AM
To: Internet radio discussion
Subject: Re: [Internetradio] Reciva changes direction and future of internet
radios unclear
Not that I've had any desire to depend on an external database to make an
internet
I agree.
With any Internet radio listening device other than a personal
computer, some sort of external database is part of the equation, and
you can't get around that.
It's the way you get a manageable user interface on any Internet radio
appliance -- whether it's an Internet radio, a
Reciva has announced that it is moving away from development based on dedicated
hardware for internet radios to a software based, web site based approach.
http://corporate.reciva.com/pages/160
It seems to be that absent any information to the contrary, radios such as the
Grace and CCrane
Not a real surprise when you stop think about how how computing
technology is moving to an always-connected state.
This shift, as they state, decouples their work from the gizmos
themselves -- if a device can interact with the
application-programming interface (the API) then the device can use
[mailto:rdc...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 11:22 PM
To: rdesan...@afana.com; Internet radio discussion
Subject: Re: [Internetradio] Reciva changes direction and future of internet
radios unclear
Not a real surprise when you stop think about how how computing
technology is moving
. Their financial position is also unclear.
--
-Rob de Santos
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From: Richard Cuff [mailto:rdc...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 11:22 PM
To: rdesan...@afana.com; Internet radio discussion
Subject: Re: [Internetradio] Reciva changes direction and future
