SteveEast;147456 Wrote:
So I bought a Harmony remote and Logitech bought Harmony. Then I buy a
Slim Devices SB and Logitech buy SD. OK, I'm gonna buy a wood chipper
this weekend - let's see Logitech buy Yard Machines.
...and it would fit nicely into the product line, rebranded as a
floppy,
Wombat;147450 Wrote:
And the biggest Avatar already has... ;)
Well i don´t see a problem in general but can´t imagine going to my
fellow telling him: Hey, i heard a Logitech audiobox that sounds
better than your Naim
I bet he will recommend me the best doctor he knows :)
Indeed, does
junien;147441 Wrote:
Actually I am not sure I see a dicotomy between tech-led development and
user-friendliness.
Junien, thanks for saying what I couldn't tactfully. That goes a long
way into easing my fears.
Open-source can absolutely work for the mass-market, and already has.
Firefox is
seanadams;147461 Wrote:
//I can't blame you for doing this, but i too am very worried.
When we first started down this road, I was worried too! However,
Logitech has an extremely good track record with the very few
acquisitions that they've done. I've been very impressed by the fact
that
Quoting radish [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
My major concern is that the desire for people to pitch in and help
with the software will dry up as Logitech can surely afford to hire as
many devs as they need and everyone knows it. Slimserver wouldn't be
what it is now if it were a purely in-house product.
autopilot;147462 Wrote:
Indeed, does Logitech do niche products? And how are you going to get
the audiophilie community, that you are after with the transporter, to
get over the 'Logitech' name? Can the logitech brand become synonymous
with high/quality end audio/HiFi kit? I hope you can,
autopilot;147462 Wrote:
Indeed, does Logitech do niche products? And how are you going to get
the audiophilie community, that you are after with the transporter, to
get over the 'Logitech' name? Can the logitech brand become synonymous
with high/quality end audio/HiFi kit? I hope you can,
I think this could be a good thing, the Harmony 1000 plus Squeezebox
could well give the Squeezebox the edge over the Sonos
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Hooray for Slim. I hope the goodness that has befallen you extends to
us that bought your product.
I've been using logitech mouses (mice?) for years ... I'm a trackball
snob ... and have largely been impressed with the quality of thier
hardware. Where I've never been impressed is with the
Is this acquisition official yet? I looked up the press releases for
LOGI and didn't see anything.
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ezkcdude;147484 Wrote:
Is this acquisition official yet? I looked up the press releases for
LOGI and didn't see anything.
Their press release has not gone out yet, but I wanted us to announce
it here first.
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seanadams
Well my thoughts have changed from when this thread was first started.
My first reaction was oh no! (In fact I said that out loud.)
But yes, we should give this some time before jumping to conclusions.
There are hopeful indications - Logitech's last acquisition was of
Harmony, and Harmony
Maybe this means that, when the new Logitech software is officially
released, it might actually be usable. That'd be my hope.
The offical release of 6.5.0 was just plain horrible, even worse than a
Logitech or Microsoft 1.0 release. Hours-long database rebuild? Check.
Tons of inexplicable No
My first thought when I saw the title was, it's April 1st again?
But, it sounds much better than that. Just keep the quality up (or at
least offer a product with the quality that previous Slim Devices
products have) and I'll be just fine.
Definitely talk about the Harmony remotes working even
seanadams;147461 Wrote:
However, Logitech's brand is of enormous value to us
I can see that for the Squeezebox, but not at all for the Transporter.
Big mass-market companies sold at Best Buy in colorful boxes have zero
high-end audiophile cred.
Maybe use the Logitech name for the
ezkcdude;147484 Wrote:
Is this acquisition official yet? I looked up the press releases for
LOGI and didn't see anything.
seanadams;147400 Wrote:
I am pleased to announce that Logitech is acquiring Slim Devices, and I
am glad to have the opportunity to share the news here in our forum
mkozlows;147493 Wrote:
Maybe use the Logitech name for the Squeezebox (which'll probably have
to be significantly de-awesomed sound-quality-wise to hit a more
consumer-friendly $199 price point), and Slim Devices for the
Transporter?
Hopefully that market is for products like the Logitech
mkozlows;147493 Wrote:
Also: Will you continue to sell directly from your Web site? Because
it doesn't seem like Logitech has the kind of distribution outlets
that'd be able to sell a $2000 music streamer...
That won't change any time soon. We will continue to sell online, and
will
jeffluckett;147482 Wrote:
I am in the camp that believes that SlimServer is in need of some major
help in the UI...
Well, you said that much more diplomatically than I would have. I
reported a web UI bug back in the 6.5 beta that made it unusable for
me. The fix got pushed back to 6.5.1,
Mark Lanctot;147497 Wrote:
Hopefully that market is for products like the Logitech Wireless DJ.
I view the Squeezebox as an upscale consumer product, and hopefully
Logitech does too. I think they do, they seem to have realized that
Harmony remotes aren't $29 Radio Shack specials. The
Junien, how long before we see a DJ-type remote for the Squeezebox?
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Kyle;147517 Wrote:
Junien, how long before we see a DJ-type remote for the Squeezebox?
Well... we are just starting the integration. Our main focus will be on
jumpstarting sales at retail. Product roadmaps and developments will
take a while :-)
Junien
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junien;147515 Wrote:
Exactly what our position is. The Squeezebox is complementary to
Wireless DJ. DJ is for people who don't have a network or don't wnat to
mess with it. It only allows streaming from the PC (and some more
limited capabilities). SB is for more serious music lovers, more
My Logitech mouse is so damn good I'd consider any product Logitech
makes with an open mind. To me they are an innovative company that
produces quality products.
I couldn't care less about audiophile cred. I don't show off my audio
gear as a way of impressing others. I do show off how my
I'm a fan of Logitech actually. I use their G15 keyboard, mouse, and
speakers. I'm looking at the Harmony as a remote for my SB2, and I
think that this move will eventually help with the integration of some
of these peripherals into how we all use SB's.
I too have never associated them with
ob_kook;147523 Wrote:
I'm a fan of Logitech actually. I use their G15 keyboard, mouse, and
speakers. I'm looking at the Harmony as a remote for my SB2, and I
think that this move will eventually help with the integration of some
of these peripherals into how we all use SB's.
I too have
Ron F.;147525 Wrote:
I am looking at the Logitech website, and viewing a page for the
Wireless DJ. It does not appear to play FLAC. Does it play any kind of
lossless format? Nothing is listed for S/N, etc.
It is a bit ambiguous:
From:
Oh, no. Must get my Transporter fast, before they change the logo. It is
going to be a classic
Congratulations to Sean. I've been watching your work since Slimp3 was
first mentioned on slashdot. Your story gave me hope that a talented
individual can still achieve something great in this
Regardless of the long term impact, the fact that Slimdevices posted the
announcment here prior to making a general announcement is significant
in my opinion. I do believe it demonstrates the amount of respect they
have for their customers, their user community, to do this rather than
simply
wat;147533 Wrote:
Regardless of the long term impact, the fact that Slimdevices posted the
announcment here prior to making a general announcement is significant
in my opinion. I do believe it demonstrates the amount of respect they
have for their customers, their user community, to do this
As a happy Logitech stockholder (130% increase), I think Slim Devices is
a great acquisition. I was an early buyer of your SliMP3 player, and
apart from a couple of poor server releases, I've been very satisfied
with what you've produced. Maybe I'll cash in some gains and buy a
Transporter...
Oy. The beginning of the end. What a profound shame.
autopilot;147430 Wrote:
I can't blame you for doing this, but i too am very worried.
So please now please dispense with the vague PR speak, and please be as
up front and honest as you can - how is this actually going to work?
Here's the official Press Release:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061018/20061018006053.html?.v=1
Seems to me for all intents and purposes to have been made public
around the same time as Sean's original post here. Not exactly like
the Forum got some great advance scoop (and that probably wouldn't
Wow. Shocking to say the least. Then again, if we can get individual
units for $199 or less as a reseller then I'm on it. Just please keep
things as they are with SlimDevices and don't try to customize or
cheapen it with a crappy LCD or proprietary software. I know this has
been covered already
I am a new member to this forum. I have had my Squeezebox3 for only one
week. I did a lot of research before finding a product that was open
source, high quality, and also has a wonderful user forum and WIKI.
After recieving my Squeezebox, I couldn't believe how great it sounds
and looks... I
Congratulations to Slim Devices on its latest success. I hope that the
partnership with Logitech allows Slim Devices to reach more households!
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On 10/18/06, shvejk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...Oh, no. Must get my Transporter fast, before they change the logo. It isCorporate America is focused on maximizing profits. Build your product
as cheaply as possible. Sell as much as possible. Ignore your customersas much as the laws allow you to.
Congratulations. I've been a fan of SlimDevices for a long while (since
way before I was a customer); now I hope you can create the same
enthusiasm in a much broader audience.
And good luck! Don't let the suits in! :-)
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inguz
On 18-Oct-06, at 8:08 PM, joncourage wrote:
Not exactly like the Forum got some great advance scoop (and that
probably wouldn't even
be legal since Logi is publicly traded).
time of post was about 2pm pacific. time of that article 9:57 pm ET
so that's about 5 hours by my count. Fairly
Well, I'm saddened. Once the MBAs, lawyers, and accountants get ahold
of Slim, things will change.
Good bye hackable hardware - someone might zap themselves and sue.
Good bye over-engineered/quality components - If we change to this DAC
and reduce the cost by $X while reducing the retail price
Please just keep FLAC and high quality sound/DAC. that is all that I
ask.
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Too late, Sean already has a Porsche.
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radish;147454 Wrote:
my Harmony 880 STILL won't charge properly because of a faulty cradle,
and support are pretty horrible to deal with) but we'll see.
The 880 cradle problem has been fixed. Harmony should be happy to send
you a new improved one. They sent me 2 new cradles and a new
Congrats to the Slim team!!
Well, only time will tell what will happen. Will Sean stick with
Logitech over the long haul, which is easy to say yes to now.
However, the soul and excitement of creating and fostering a successful
startup becomes lost in sea of politics, budgets and profit
The way I see it, Slim has a great product line ready for mass market
adoption.
By not taking advantage of that product being one of the best out there
and becoming the iPod of network music players, it just becomes a matter
of time before Apple or some Chinese/Taiwanese producer brings out a
funkstar;147440 Wrote:
When i saw this thread i had to make sure it wasn't April 1st.
Funny. That was my first thought too. Damn! Did I manage to sleep
through the entire winter?
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I am very happy for Slimdevices and the excellent team there. I am a
proud owner of 2 SBa, and I have bought 3 more for friends and family.
The product, the company and it's attitude towards customers, users etc
has been exemplary. All my interactions - whether it is buying SBs, a
spare power
joncourage;147544 Wrote:
Here's the official Press Release:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061018/20061018006053.html?.v=1
Seems to me for all intents and purposes to have been made public
around the same time as Sean's original post here.
Sean was 2 hours earlier, if I have my time zone
My experience with Logitech products has been good AND bad..
Bought the original Cyberman and Cyberman 2 for 3D gaming (Descent) and
they both were quite expensive and horrible build quality. Logitech
would not stand by either of these products which left me with a very
bad taste in my mouth.
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