JackOfAll wrote: > > > There is not much I can add to the picture above, until the "product" is > launched next week, except to say that you are looking at it, and it > doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that there is a Pi in the > box, a pair of RCA jacks bolted to it and therefore, quite likely, a DAC > in the box. ;) > > Actually, the two units pictured above, (sorry about the terrible > picture and my having to obscure the laser cut into the top panel logo), > were two units pulled by me today from the first production batch going > into retail packaging, in order to test/QC. I'm rather hoping that Steen > and Greg will PM me their postal addresses so that I can forward them > the above units when I've finished testing, in order that they might add > support to piCorePlayer for this "product". Although it will ship with > its "own" OS, I would like very much for the community to embrace this > player, with there being a community OS option, to run with picore > rather than the "default" Pidora based OS would be the first step. > > This is the first of 3 "squeeze compatible" products, (or 4 if you count > the "server in a box"), to launch, and although you are unlikely to hear > my name mentioned, (I had to sell the rights to the design to get it as > far as production), I am responsible for the design..... case, DAC, OS > image..... The whole 9 yards. ;) > > And please, pretty please, try not to be hostile to it because it is a > commercial "product". If you don't like the way it looks.... Fine, look > in the other direction..... Think it sounds like !?*^%..... Well, > everyone is entitled to an opinion...... Don't like the price..... Don't > buy it..... > > To get this into production with proper distribution, I had no option > but to work with commercial partners. But what comes around, goes > around. I have an option on the second production run, to have 25% of > those players produced as complete DIY kits. So there is a reason to > want to support this, even if you are the hardcore DIY'er or geek. And > Steen, (not that I have spoken about it to him yet), will also have the > option to have a piCorePlayer "special edition", if he so desires. (Two > tone, shocking pink and luminous lime green colour scheme, maybe? ;))
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