Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-21 Thread bhaagensen
m1abrams;549230 Wrote: 2. Their marketing of the device and the entire Squeezebox lineup is horrible. The reviewers of the device have no idea what makes it special. Hint it is not the touch interface that makes it special. Marketing needs to make it clear WHY you want this media

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-21 Thread ralphpnj
bhaagensen;549473 Wrote: Do you have any ideas as to what the answer to the WHY is and what they should focus on? I've had 1. hand experiences with all SB-products through the last 5 yrs - and I really wouldn't know how to put into a one-liner what the SB-products do - and why its better

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-21 Thread JonWill
For me it is plays your digital music where you want to listen to it, at the quality you want, for not too much money ... Tricky to squeeze and can act as a standalone server into there... -- JonWill SB Classic, Musical Fidlity A1, Mission 733i speakers SB Boom SB Server running on a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-21 Thread paf
Why are normal people not able to use correctly their Squeezebox? Why do even engineers need hours every time they try to install a plugin until it works correctly? My answer is simple - and it can be extrapolated to other software-intensive Logitech products like the Harmony remote: THE

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-21 Thread iPhone
I tend to think it is more of a complete lack of credible and constant marketing IE non-existent marketing. The Touch is not out in big box stores where one can put their hands on it or if lucky ask some salesman that really knows about it what it is. The Touch needs sent out to reviews

[SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-20 Thread JonWill
Good review here: http://www.trustedreviews.com/multimedia/review/2010/05/20/Logitech-Squeezebox-Touch/p1 Interesting to note that despite the very competent nature of the TrustedReviews team and the review, they still have failed to fully understand (i) the fact that the Touch can act as a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-20 Thread Michael Herger
Wow... what's good about statements like Twonky works just fine? From the pictures I wonder whether they even removed the protective foil from the device and plugged it in... -- Michael ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-20 Thread bpa
mherger;549188 Wrote: From the pictures I wonder whether they even removed the protective foil from the device and plugged it in... I saw the foil too but the photos looks very like the Logitech photos from the manual so perhaps they are Logitech supplied press photos. -- bpa

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-20 Thread m1abrams
Two things I think Logitech has done wrong with the Touch launch. 1. TinySC! They should have launched the Touch without it and just made it a Beta feature that people can play around with that are interested in it. Much like they did with playback on the Controller. 2. Their marketing of the