erland;627796 Wrote: > To be a bit more specific, do you have any ideas of what kind of extra > functionality you (or other users) would need in a third party app to > be willing to spend $10 instead of using the free Logitech app ?
I think it's time to integrate smartphone/tablet features into the experience. - My iDevices know where I am (very much so it seems), so a link to TicketMaster (or equivalents) could be nice - I believe a paper catalog of the database would be great. I'm not exactly sure of what a page should look like to serve equally well those who think by album and those who think by songs/playlists. But I want a QR code in the corner of the card, be able to flash that with the camera and have the system play. With my iPhone 4 a high density QR code of about 1 inch square (2 to 3 cm) is readable securely with the camera. I am a bit surprised Apple didn't link its print services to iTunes already. Maybe some legal issues? - I want anything, be it the server or smart devices, to handle mixing music with system actions. Playlists that start with "IR blaster power on, volume up" and end with the opposite actions. Playlists that store a "continuous loop" tag by default. Playlists that "play this radio for 30 minutes", then "max volume and ring alarm for 10 minutes", then "power off". I posted a long time ago about this idea, I don't see this is going to happen in the stock SBS anymore, so perhaps a plugin or smart device should do the job. - I'd like to see the smart device, which is always on, act as a proxy for srvPowerControl. It could gather usage and location data when the server is offline, and help it get smarter the next time it wakes up. "Don't bother the morning alarm and daily db rescan, I'm out of town", "9 times out of 10 this week I was still at home when you entered suspend, and I had to wake you up again to play" - I'd hate this but I guess an elaborate use of Facebook is possible, and the smart device is the place to do that. A "social MIP" maybe ? "The sound of Paris, this week" (urgh.) - I'm not sure there is much to do in the area of music recognition ala Shazam. But what about using the integrated mic to use the smart device as a backup when the system says it is playing but no sound can be heard? I see this sometimes when my amp and player goes out of sync, if the device could send another IR blast to check ambiant noise level goes up that could save the day. I don't know if the mic could support some sort of DRC process but surely walking a room phone in hand is easier than setting up a microphone and fiddling with a PC. - Smart devices features are also the apps I am using the most. The alarm clock in the morning: "do you want to double that alarm on the SB system?". The iPod app: "so you arrived home, do you want to follow on that playlist on the SB system?". The telephone (at last :): "Someone's calling. Let's mute the SB audio" And in general it is time to $monetize$ your media space. I don't know where the big audio brands spend their media money but I believe sliding an ad among iPeng screensavers could make sense for them. Untactful advertising/unsollicited messages fail, but with clear targeting and tasteful integration with the media (the app screens) there might be a value. And this integration level is only achievable by the app developers. I believe that in order to reach critical mass, all developers should syndicate into a single media network. With that working, a free controller might be possible, instead of the upfront $10 we see today. One last thing. Not too smartphone-related, and I wouldn't use the feature much as I am not an avid radio listener, but the ability to record programs as a VCR application does might make sense. That's all for today. Sorry for the waste of bandwidth ;) -- epoch1970 Daily dose delivered by: 3 SB Classic, 1 SB Boom iPeng (iPhone + iPad) SqueezeCenter 7.4.2 (Debian 5.0) with plugins: MusicIP Server Power Control by Gordon Harris WeatherTime by Martin Rehfeld IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) Find cover art by bpa BBC iPlayer, SwitchPlayer by Triode PowerSave by Jason Holtzapple TrackStat, Song Info, Song Lyrics by Erland Isaksson SaverSwitcher, ContextMenu by Peter Watkins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87212
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