Is there any interest of using an Android tablet (or phone) as a Now
Playing screen for a Squeezebox ?
I'm asking because I've done some experimentation with a simple Android
app that shows currently playing track together with continuously
switching artist images from LastFM.
I guess the issue for most people is that Android tablets aren't that
cheap, so most people that have one is probably not going to have it in
the docking station, they are probably going to have in in their hand
and in this case a simple Now Playing screen app doesn't make much
sense, at least not to me.
But I thought I'd at least ask, so, is there any interest for something
like this ?
If there is:
1. What kind of information would you like to see on the Now Playing
screen ?
2. Is there any operations you feel is critical to have access to
directly in the app without the need to start Squeeze Commander, Orange
Squeeze or Logitech's Android app ? I don't plan to implement full
browse menus, but if there are something less advanced that would be
important to have access to I'll consider it.
3. Do you have an Android tablet (or phone) and would be interested in
doing some beta testing ?
The app is very likely going to be free because I want the LastFM
integration of artist images myself and LastFM doesn't allow usage of
those in commercial applications. It's also going to be fairly simple,
because I'm mainly doing this learn some Android development for
another unrelated project and figured I could experiment with something
I wanted myself, but I don't want to spend too much time on it.
--
erland
Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info))
(Developer of 'many plugins/applets (both free and commercial)'
(http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland).
If you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third
party plugin/applet development, 'consider purchasing some plugins'
(http://license.isaksson.info))
Interested in music discovery ? See 'Social Music Discovery (SMD)'
(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=656713) project.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124
View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94004
_______________________________________________
plugins mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
