Where would you use such a portable device? You can't use it at public locations where there is accessible wi-fi because no one will want to hear your idea of music blasting on the thing. If you think about it, there are very few places that have both accessible wi-fi AND "privacy" to let you play via speakers. Most offices aren't going to allow it, unless at such a low volume level others can't hear it, in which case you may as well use headphones.
Sure it would be easy for old folks, but the difficulty in SB stuff isn't in connecting to an existing boom-box or stereo, it's setting up wi-fi and ripping CDs. If the oldsters are savvy enough to set up wi-fi they can handle connecting a normal, small SB to an existing audio system or one purchased specifically for the purpose (with the buyer's choice of amp and speakers). There are a lot of amp/speaker systems sold for pod people. Where do they use them? I've never seen one anywhere except on the web pages and in stores that sell them. I suppose they mostly use them at home where no one will complain about their music. Those people don't need wi-fi and they can't find anywhere to play speakers....imagine how many fewer places there are for SB people to play their stuff on speakers. I think the SB is targeted at a more audio quality discriminating market than most boom boxes. Any system linked to music via wi-fi just isn't a portable system. If you want portability you can use a wi-fi enabled pocket PC and run softsqueeze (will it run on a pocket PC?) then plug in your headphones. TD -- tyler_durden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36603 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
