Just saw this via Google. Pure are making a new DAB and Internet Radio.
<http://www.itpro.co.uk/605631/pure-launches-linux-powered-radio> >From the article: > connect to the wealth of internet radio stations, as well as > providing access to online services such as the BBC’s Listen Again > content and podcasts And this interesting bit: > Crawford also said that there would be additional services coming > online by the end of the year such as the ability to purchase a track > direct from the radio as it was being played, and ‘tagging’, whereby > additional information about an artist or track could be pushed to > the online portal. Oh and this may keep Dave happy: > “We may later choose to expose the Linux platform fully, enabling > others to add widgets and other extras. We didn’t want to go with a > closed, proprietary system.” Some pictures of the unit are available from: <http://stuff.tv/blogs/cool/archive/2008/08/21/unboxed-pure-evolve-flow.aspx> It's expected to be released sometime in September, however their are rumours that a version supporting video will be released in 2009, <http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17088/18112/pure-digital-dab-radio-video.phtml> If the Linux platform has been "exposed" by then then it might (with some careful bodging, praying and swearing) be possible to coerce it into playing iPlayer TV streams? (not sure if the screen would actually be big enough to make it worthwhile) Andy - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
