d_anders, you are right in that a portable squeezebox/boombox/squeezebox radio is a great idea, and something that many of us are crying out for. Slimdevices are tied up with the Transporter, but i think its the next logical (and good business) step.
But you are soooo wrong about the internal storage issue. Thats not what Slimdevices are about and not what people who buy squeezebox's want. At the end of the day, if i wanted a portable device with onboard storage i would by an iPod. You are missing the whole point. I dont want multiple compies of my music all of the place, i want a single central server with all my music in high quality lossless form. It's nicer to manage, allows for 'zoneing' you house and syncing players and it's potentially a much cheaper model. I think this is the way forward (along with online storage/subscription services). I would also be interested in seeing how battery life compares between running a HDD and just wifi. A non-HDD device would also be far more robust. But a portable squeezebox is badly wanted, just look how well the soundbridge radio thing has gone down. Just in case they are planning one, how about some sugestions for a name? I will start the ball rolling; 'Squeezio' (squeeze/radio, geddit?) 'Squeezebox Radio' (too boring?) 'Squeezebox Lite' Of course if any of these names are used, i wont charge too much :) -- autopilot *SlimServer Version:* 6.5b1 - Windows XP. *Amp:* Cambridge Audio 640a (living room) / Demon MD30 (bedroom). *Speakers:* Mission 701's (living room) / Kef Cresta 1's (bedroom). *Remote:* T-Mobile MDA Vario / Sony PSP / Cambridge Audio Explorer (IR). *Clients:* 1 Squeezebox3 + Softsqueeze. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27378 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
