Re: [slim] Controlling Squeezecentre with a Nokia phone

2012-02-10 Thread Skinny
pakarlss;689786 Wrote: Now there is a controller app available (made by me ): Squeezster for Symbian in Nokia Store: http://store.ovi.com/content/251147 The Nokia N9 (Meego) version should be available any day now. The Nokia N900 version has been available for some time,

Re: [slim] My fridge makes my speakers pop...

2012-02-10 Thread toby10
If your fridge is causing so many problems and is actually damaging other devices, why not replace the fridge? Probably save time, money, hassle in the long run. -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread bluegaspode
Looks like this here is a preliminary study: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=OxzucwjFEEst=47m What I find interesting: while most people criticize the Receiver for not having a display - these devices also don't have a display, but just power + ethernet + audio out. --

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread JonWill
If the framework is open what are the chances of LMS integrating it - i.e. one of these players being able to access LMS, and be synched with a player ... -- JonWill Main system: SB Touch, Arcam A85, Mission 733i speakers SB Classic into old JVC microsystem (next thing on list to upgrade!)

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread pippin
What they mean with open is that you can write Apps for it, NOT that you - can use Google music with anything else (may change, but currently there's no API for that) - can use these devices with anything else but Google Music -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New:

Re: [slim] My fridge makes my speakers pop...

2012-02-10 Thread thurstongarden
Ok, by way of an update... The OP was made when I was in a rental place. Since then I have lived in a caravan (with a different fridge) and am now living in the finished straw bale house (again with a different, but brand new fridge). Sadly, the popping has not been fixed. The only thing

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread trautigan
MrSinatra;687288 Wrote: logitech products are becoming increasingly unnecessary for most users... thats the real issue. on the one hand you have apple and all its tight integration that for most apple people works very well, or at least, prefectly for them. airplay is now becoming a

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread AndrewFG
qirex;689820 Wrote: Having failed to put Logitech out of business with the Google TV they're going to try competing directly now?Google needs to learn whether it is a software company of a hardware manufacturer. It will be virtually impossible for them to sell/push software to other

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread maggior
What I think is interesting is that they think there is enough of a market to develop a music-only device for the home. However, everything that they describe, down to controlling everything with my Andriod device, is something I can do now. I think this would suffer the same fate as GoogleTV.

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread epoch1970
This news is mostly a rehash of the Android@Home demo they did at their developer's conference last year. There is an IPv6-based, low-power, mesh networking scheme under the covers. This seems to support a discovery, command and control protocol. Devices need to carry a chip that implement the

Re: [slim] Controlling Squeezecentre with a Nokia phone

2012-02-10 Thread pakarlss
Thanks! Squeezster (for Symbian) requires Symbian Anna or Symbian Belle. Today the Nokia N9 version also made it to the Nokia Store. http://store.ovi.com/content/251528 -- pakarlss pakarlss's Profile:

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Squeezster - A remote control for the Nokia N900 (Maemo)

2012-02-10 Thread pakarlss
Announcing that Squeezster for Nokia N9 and Symbian (Anna Belle) has been published in Nokia (Ovi) Store! http://store.ovi.com/content/251528 (N9) http://store.ovi.com/content/251147 (Symbian) -- pakarlss pakarlss's

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread bhaagensen
Sorry about a late reply... erland;688275 Wrote: So which system/company do you feel have a more promising future over the next 5 years so you would be prepared to put your money on it ? Don't know :) erland;688275 Wrote: The offerings from Apple certainly have their limitations at

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released

2012-02-10 Thread db122
Iñigo;689813 Wrote: Sorry, I've been using the new version for some hours since the release and I haven't noticed any differences. Every 10-15 minutes Orange Squeeze complains about connection lost: If you could capture a logcat right after this happens and sent it to me at

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread maggior
Is it true that airplay works per instance of iTunes or an iOS device? For instance, I have one computer with iTunes on it and somebody in room A is listening to music via AirPlay, somebody in room B cannot choose to listen to something else via AirPlay from that computer. In that scenario, is

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread pippin
You can play different music on different AirPlay devices if you've got more than one source but iTunes can only handle a single playback queue. So yes to your first question. Syncing kind of works but it's not an active sync but only through Multicast or other network means so devices _can_ get

Re: [slim] My fridge makes my speakers pop...

2012-02-10 Thread Daverz
Have you tried a different amp? I had an amp that would hum when the HVAC kicked in. I assume because of an inadequate power supply. -- Daverz Daverz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32335 View

Re: [slim] Transporter

2012-02-10 Thread paul44birch
2 hrs to go! Last chance if interested. -- paul44birch Main: Transporter, Naim 155/152/flatcap, Jas Orsa speakers, Rel Q150E sub Kitchen: Duet Bedroom: Radio paul44birch's Profile:

Re: [slim] My fridge makes my speakers pop...

2012-02-10 Thread Mnyb
Daverz;689929 Wrote: Have you tried a different amp? I had an amp that would hum when the HVAC kicked in. I assume because of an inadequate power supply. Was it transformer hum, the transformer itself hummed ? There migth be a good reason if you lived with a weak network and the hvac used

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread maggior
pippin;689927 Wrote: You can play different music on different AirPlay devices if you've got more than one source but iTunes can only handle a single playback queue. So yes to your first question. Thanks for confirming my understanding. To me, this setup has limited use - kids with an

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread DaveWr
Yea Google did TV - nobody noticed. Cisco did home entertainment - nobody noticed. We will see. IMHO more chance of Sony getting their act together, or Microsoft. Logitech don't really compete any more - in the UK shops are full of Sonos displays where there used to be Slim Devices! Logitech

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread maggior
DaveWr;689979 Wrote: Logitech don't really compete any more - in the UK shops are full of Sonos displays where there used to be Slim Devices! Logitech thinks you sell entertainment products through computer bits resellers. Here in the US, Sonos is showing up in Target, right next to the

Re: [slim] New Wireless Router Recommendations?

2012-02-10 Thread GRC
I had a Linksys combined modem/wireless router and found that it overheated with heavy wireless activity (i.e. streaming to multiple Squeezeboxes) causing problems both with the internet connection as well as local networking. So I replaced it with a simple ethernet modem (free from my ISP and

Re: [slim] HD Tracks files won't play on Touch!

2012-02-10 Thread sc53
Two weeks later and still can't play my 24/96 files via LMS. Don't know what the problem is, but for now I'm just using the USB flash drive plugged into the Touch for these files. It's a 64 gb stick so I can fit a few albums on there, but i really wish LMS would stream these files. My Touch

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released

2012-02-10 Thread I�igo
db122;689919 Wrote: If you could capture a logcat right after this happens and sent it to me at mailto:tbsan...@orangebikelabs.com, that would be great. You can use a free tool like CatLog log viewer, from the Android Market to make this as simple as a few taps. I suspect that what is

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread jwagner010
pippin;689878 Wrote: @bluegaspode: I actually haven't seen a lot of people criticizing the Receiver for not having a display, after all, there are Squeezeboxes who do. To the contrary, I've seen a lot of people complaining they can't get a Squeezebox _without_ a display anymore since the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread bhaagensen
maggior;689973 Wrote: kids with an iPod or iPad that want to listen over speakers in their room, college kids looking to do the same, etc. Though I guess that limited audience is pretty large :-). The DK goverment has a goal of getting some 80 percent of the population through college, so

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread aubuti
amrace;685885 Wrote: I would like another Boom type device to add to my existing system of 2 Classics and Boom. I was surprised to see the Boom listed in a recent email from Amazon about network music players. And only US$500

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread Charles Stanton
Great discussion...I still wonder why the Squeezebox Touch could not also be an Airplay device - so you could select it as a receiver and use Airplay to stream to the SB. This would be the best of both worlds: a superior networked 'open' audio solution (Squeezebox) and the convenience of Airplay.

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-02-10 Thread achjimmy
Thanks I'll sort the Nas first then do SC. My music is all over the place and really needs sorting out. -- achjimmy Squeezepad Fanboi http://www.squeezepad.com/ achjimmy's Profile:

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread pippin
shaboyi;690017 Wrote: Great discussion...I still wonder why the Squeezebox Touch could not also be an Airplay device - so you could select it as a receiver and use Airplay to stream to the SB. This would be the best of both worlds: a superior networked 'open' audio solution (Squeezebox) and

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread pski
pippin;689927 Wrote: You can play different music on different AirPlay devices if you've got more than one source but iTunes can only handle a single playback queue. So yes to your first question. Syncing kind of works but it's not an active sync but only through Multicast or other

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread pski
maggior;689981 Wrote: Here in the US, Sonos is showing up in Target, right next to the Bose systems and headphones. I haven't been in a Best Buy recently, but I'll bet there are some there too. No Sonos at BBuy around here. Not enough snob factor at that vendor. I happened on a sales

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread pski
When US TV went digital, it relieved a huge amount of bang through the wall bandwidth. Collectively, the term at the time was white space. I'm not sure who will get it in the US but free services from a well-known search provider is a favorite. -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread Charles Stanton
It's not up to Logitech. Google Apple's termsconditions for AirPlay and you know why it won't happen. i am not a lawyer so i'll skip wading through termsconditions, but it seems odd that so many other hardware devices canis Logitech or the SB Touch unique is some regard? I used the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread pippin
pski;690027 Wrote: So this means apologies that Airplay/Apple does not support playing one thing to one device and something else to any others. No. AirPlay supports it. What does not is iTunes, iTunes can only play one queue at a time. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread erland
bhaagensen;690001 Wrote: But seriously. I love the SB for its advanced functionality, but I could certainly make use of easily being able to redirect the sounds from my fruits to the stereo. British hi-fi's such as Naim and Linn will certainly not switch to Airplay-only, but at the same

Re: [slim] Ps3 + lms + flac

2012-02-10 Thread MrSinatra
so is LMS transcoding the flac to PCM? (which is raw audio, like a wav, right?) i'm just wondering at what stage things happen? if u had a mp3, and the device did not natively support mp3, would LMS transcode the mp3 to PCM and serve it that way? is PCM the first option the device tries next

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread erland
shaboyi;690017 Wrote: the best way I can think of to achieve multi-room/multiple streams with Apple is to have multiple Apple TVs and then use Apple Remote App for local music (iTunes libraries) and then Airplay for other Apps. Conceptually this is not much different from multiple

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread erland
pski;690027 Wrote: So this means apologies that Airplay/Apple does not support playing one thing to one device and something else to any others. Add to that the fact you have to use a playlist to pick what is playing next. Stupid is as stupid does. Apple concept is based on that each

Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system

2012-02-10 Thread reniera
DaveWr;689979 Wrote: Logitech don't really compete any more - in the UK shops are full of Sonos displays where there used to be Slim Devices! Logitech thinks you sell entertainment products through computer bits resellers. The main issue with squeezebox is the lack of integrated server