Hi Ray, Only problem I see with that solution, no pun intended, is that you are required to have some kind of Internet connectivity, even if you don't have a computer. So unless you have a wireless access point in the house, it is not going to be that portable. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray's Home Sent: 07 November 2007 15:35 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement) 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 I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- Peter Beasley I think you meant £300. ----- 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 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 > > ** 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 ** 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