thanks for that ray.----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)
Jim, I read, or heard somewhere, that this Solutions Radio costs around £300. As far as I know, there isn't a UK distributer as yet. Whether RNIB have serious plans for using this device themselves I don't know, but they're said to be 'evaluating' it. I believe TNAUK maybe showing interest too. Just as a final comment, it was amusing when someone at RNIB seemed to be muzing that they weren't certain what was the best way of contacting members and customers quickly in the recent mess-up over the Talking Book library, not helped by the postal strike. Hardly needs pointing out that the majority of the TB membership aren't computer users, so email's out. So, enter a device like this? Don't know the answer. Just a speculation. From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- jim o'brien there is no price listed. does anyone know how much this animal costs? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 3:58 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)Thanks, Ray. Taking a look ... -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:56 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassettereplacement)Carol, Soundings isn't subscription driven. If you click on thelinkI gave in my message it will download. They are vey much an open organisatiohn. From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 7 November 2007 9:31PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassettereplacement)Ray, Sounds most interesting. I don't subscribe to "Soundings" but am wondering if the article can be heard by non-subscribers? -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "VI-Genaccess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vi-genaccess@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:15 PM Subject: [access-uk] Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)Funny that nearly everyone missed this at Sight Village earlierthisyear. It is a completely accessible internet 'radio' but without the computer! So, it'll receive streaming audio from stations and services you select via a nice menu system that breaks things down into genres and individual services. Bit pricy at around £3.00,butRNIB and TNs are said to be interested. (It would pay RnIB to distribute this sort of device at a subsidy, I think, as itobviouslyavoids costs of posting out stuff. (No, not just referring toactualpostage costs.) Seems Americans are interested too, and I believe it has beenboughtby an Alaskan organisation. there is book marking and some fast forward and rewind capability. Only two things I'd say thus far. 1. No connectivity mentioned to the outside world. 2. No in-built recording facility, though easy enough to go backandjust stream again. This does seem a much better solution to cassette replacement forTNsand the like. (People could still send in contributions viawhatevermeans they want.) More info. http://www.solutionsradio.nl/index.php?newlang=english Soundings magazine download feature: http://www.soundings.org/select/soundings-webbox.mp3 Cheers, From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.25/1118 - Release Date: 08/11/2007 09:29
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