[access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:35:18 -0000
Oh, wondered who'd spot the deliberate mistake first. No, there's no
free drink on me tonight for having been the first!
From Ray
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-----Original Message-----
Peter Beasley
I think you meant £300.
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From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)
> Funny that nearly everyone missed this at Sight Village earlier this
> year.
>
> 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, but
> RNIB and TNs are said to be interested. (It would pay RnIB to
> distribute this sort of device at a subsidy, I think, as it
obviously
> avoids costs of posting out stuff. (No, not just referring to
actual
> postage costs.)
>
> Seems Americans are interested too, and I believe it has been bought
> by 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 back
and
> just stream again.
>
> This does seem a much better solution to cassette replacement for
TNs
> and the like. (People could still send in contributions via
whatever
> means 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
>
>
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