I don't see where that device can play streams from Slimserver, aside
from stream.mp3, but then you need a laptop to choose music, and you
might as well just use Softsqueeze.
If you only want Internet radio, that's fine, but a lot of us prefer
our own libraries :)
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That which
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/13/freecoms-musicpal-wifi-radio-now-on-pre-order/
Isn't this what you're talking about ?
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tyler_durden;212676 Wrote:
Where would you use such a portable device?
Slimserver is wireless. Where wouldn't I use one?!
answer: anywhere my wireless doesn't reach - other than that I'd take
it all around my house. Not all of us have the money or the space to
put a squeezebox, amplifier
NWP;214315 Wrote:
Not all of us have the money or the space to put a squeezebox, amplifier
and speakers in every room of our homes. I'd like one squeezebox for my
main stereo and I'd use a boombox everywhere else. Even in my
bedroom... Why should I need an amp with speakers in my bedroom?
I bought - a number of months ago - a setup that allowed me to broadcast
my music (via SB2) to a pair of speakers that could be either battery
powered or plugged in.
It is not the best thing in the world, but we can put the speakers
anywhere, either with or without batteries (we have never used
NWP;214315 Wrote:
Slimserver is wireless. Where wouldn't I use one?!
answer: anywhere my wireless doesn't reach - other than that I'd take
it all around my house. Not all of us have the money or the space to
put a squeezebox, amplifier and speakers in every room of our homes.
I'd
I'd love to have one that was small enough to put into carry-on luggage,
etc. Great for hotels, cabins, etc. when travelling. Probably smaller
than what a lot of people would think of as a traditional boombox, but
still be able to project decent sound. Certainly need to have it
easily
Well, regarding using such a thing in public, I wouldn't, but there are
lots of (annoying!) people who do - at the beach, camping, in their
front (not back) yards, and once even at the grocery store! Couldn't
figure that one out.
Would I buy one? Maybe not, but I could really see where they
Mark Lanctot wrote:
Power it by C cells, although one must ask how long
they'd last given the Wi-Fi power demand - maybe a lithium ion permanent
battery might be better, and it'd be a good selling feature.
Power should be rechargeable cells - i.e. make sure it works with nx1.2v
as well as
Here ya go! Someone who does something about the problem:
http://tuner.bdb.fi/supaghettoblaster.php
TD
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Marc Sherman;212777 Wrote:
I would definitely buy an SB Boombox. I threw my first big family bbq
on
my new deck last weekend, and you would not believe the nice wireless
music player! mockery I got from my family while I was climbing up the
retaining wall in my yard to hook up all
funkstar;212938 Wrote:
Well ASUSTeK thinks there is a market for a wireless internet radio.
http://www.hexus.tv/show.php?show=105 - Forward onto about 5:00 :)
A squeezebox Boombox is effectively the same as those wifi radios shown
(5:42) with the added advantage of being abe to access
I have used my SB outside, with a long extension cord, homeplug
networking, and active speakers.
I thought about incorporating everything into a wooden case on big
casters with a retractable 50' cord. Something like a pro audio
rolling rack. Not quite a boombox, but useful on the deck or in
autopilot;213041 Wrote:
Hello mate,
Yeah i agree there is a market for the radio type devices maybe, but
the 'boombox' idea i dont. Like someone else has said, you could not
use them in public. Small devices, with a HDD + Streaming would sell
more.
I think people constantly refer to a
I would like one that could be used... in my back garden, as an alarm
clock, as a kitchen music player, of all of these the back garden thing
is the one that would be most useful at the moment, If the rain ever
stops! Although the alarm clock idea appeals!
I never have problems with my Wifi or
autopilot;212880 Wrote:
There is no serious market for this device, even if it sounds like an
amazing idea to us. Adding wifi and streaming to a HDD based portable
player would be good for internet radio etc and shift a few more units,
but streaming only is a very nice but completely flawed
Regarding available market, as I mentioned over in the other thread ...
, Reciva reckoned that by February 2007 there had been over 50,000
units shipped based on their internet radio design (which includes UPnP
client and SMB client).
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nicketynick;212835 Wrote:
Well, yeah, but its not practical to carry around my Squeezebox and
speakers yet! Ooooh, I feel an evil laugh coming
on..mwaahahahaha!
Not to mention the ice dispenser.
A Squeeze boombox that serves up crushed ice...mwaahahahaha!
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I'd buy more than 2... gifts!
BTW Tyler... the market for dedicated ipod speakers dwarfs the wireless
digital music streaming server/player (insert your favorite acronym
here) market.
Trust me, a LOT of people buy them.
Mike
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mvalera;212711 Wrote:
I'd buy more than 2... gifts!
BTW Tyler... the market for dedicated ipod speakers dwarfs the wireless
digital music streaming server/player (insert your favorite acronym
here) market.
Trust me, a LOT of people buy them.
Mike
I don't think that there is a doubt
Where do they use them:
Kitchens
Bedrooms
Offices (at home and work)
Living Rooms (yes this is because they, gasp... don't own a stereo)
In the garage (I work on my car)
On patio/porch/pool/deck
On the road (hotel)
Basically anywhere they don't have a real stereo
I would have bought a boombox had one been available at a reasonable
rate - in fact ... if the Roku Soundbridge Radio had been available
closer to its originally announced delivery date, I would have bought
it rather than my 2nd Squeezebox.
FYI - I have never seen a set of iPod speakers in use,
Paul Webster;212720 Wrote:
I don't think that there is a doubt that they are sold - the question
was more about 'where are they used?'
If they are used at home in the kids' bedrooms - then would a Squeeebox
Boombox be a better solution?
If they are used while away on holiday - then ...
mvalera wrote:
Basically anywhere they don't have a real stereo setup.
I live in SF, and every time I go to a party here I see them. I was
just at a BBQ last weekend with an iPod and (coincidentally) Logitech
mm28 iPod speakers.
I would definitely buy an SB Boombox. I threw my first big
Indeed, there have been discussions on this before, and using the exact
same title as the one I chose. Blast my 3rd grade searching skills!
Tyler brings up an important clarification I need to make regarding
where I'd want to use a Squeezebox Boombox. The key differentiation is
Trusted vs
The difference here is untrusted networks.
Besides the FQDN issue there's another one: security of _your_ network. If
you make SlimServer available on a public IP address, SlimServer will be
exposed to the world. But security is none of the design goals (afaik).
You'd therefore have to
Michael Herger;212785 Wrote:
Besides the FQDN issue there's another one: security of _your_ network.
If
you make SlimServer available on a public IP address, SlimServer will
be
exposed to the world.
Well, no, I disagree that this is inherently insecure. SS is password
protect-able, and
Why not just use Squeezenetwork when outside your own home's network?
Is a MP3tunes music locker not a viable option?
Mike
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mvalera;212724 Wrote:
Where do they use them:
Kitchens
Bedrooms
Offices (at home and work)
Living Rooms (yes this is because they, gasp... don't own a
stereo)
In the garage (I work on my car)
On the patio/porch/pool/deck
mvalera;212793 Wrote:
Is a MP3tunes music locker not a viable option?
Yes, exactly. Don't you think a Squeezebox Boombox would be the ideal
product to unlock the potential of the music locker?
Accessing my SS directly is free, where music locker isn't, but that
does address Mherger's concerns
mvalera;212793 Wrote:
Why not just use Squeezenetwork when outside your own home's network?
Is a MP3tunes music locker not a viable option?
Mike
Hmmm, that's a rather 'leading' suggestion I wonder what Mike
knows, that he's not allowed to say..
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Wireless SB3,
re MP3Tunes
http://www.mp3tunes.com/cb/squeezenetwork/
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Nothing leading about it... SqueezeNetwork and MP3tunes works right now
with our current products. :P
To me it's the perfect solution for having your entire music collection
available to you from anywhere via the internets. Just add Squeezebox
and speakers.
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mvalera;212811 Wrote:
Nothing leading about it... SqueezeNetwork and MP3tunes works right now
with our current products. :P
To me it's the perfect solution for having your entire music collection
available to you from anywhere via the internets. Just add Squeezebox
and speakers.
Well,
I might buy one, many of the uber SB fans around here would too.
But would jo public buy them and and significant quantities? No way.
What's the point in it really? think about it, you might as well have a
cheap HDD in it (it's not like you will need a lossless format for such
as device). That
I wish I could buy a Squeezebox Boombox.
It would have the functionality of a SB3, it's familiar UI, but with
built-in speakers. I would want to join any available WiFi network I'd
happen to be around (including an open, free one automatically). I
would also want to program in my home SlimServer
I agree wholeheartedly. I hope the folks at Slim...er Logitech have put
this one on the list. I'd buy two the minute they were announced. In
fact, the lack of an all in one player is what keeps me from
recommending SB to the less technically savvy crowd (read: Parents).
web
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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
Couple of old discussions on it...
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23960
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