[icon-discuss] Re: Streaming media from music websites

  • From: Chase Crispin <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:47:21 -0500

This is off topic, but I couldn't find Marta's e-mail address to e-mail her off 
list, because I'm using the Braille Plus.  What are the APH cafe?
On Mon, 26 May 2008 10:12:03 -0400, Marta Rodriguez wrote:



>Hi Joe: My experience was that you couldn't listen to  streaming media, 
>but then in a vibug discussion of the braille plus, I heard Amy  
>indicate that she could listen to the aph cafe shows.  That's why I 
>asked  if radio shows could be heard on the device.  I tried opening 
>those shows,  but have not been able to listen to them.  I then tried 
>saving them, but no  luck either. Marta ----- Original Message -----  
>From: Joe    Giovanelli To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent:  Monday, 
>May 26, 2008 9:29 AM Subject:  [icon-discuss] Re: Streaming    media 
>from music websites Howdy, From my limited experience the Icon cannot   
> support listening to those music files nor will it  support streaming  
>  radio.  Many of these files require the use of the Flash Player from  
>   Adobe. Joe G. On Mon, 26 May 2008 01:26:26 -0700, Rob    Lambert 
>wrote: >I was curious. On Barnes & Noble.com,    once you type in your 
>search  >query (you can search artist or title in    Music), and you 
>click on the  >album, it brings up a web page containing    the album 
>information. On  >this page is a link that says "Listen to    samples." 
>Clicking on this  >link will bring up a pop-up containing the    tracks 
>of the album. If you  >activate the links only navigation, you    can 
>navigate through by song  >title. My question is this: will the    
>Icon's media player run this audio  >stream or will I run into a    
>problem? Unfortunately I cannot try it  >myself as I don't have a unit  
>  yet. LOL E-mail for the greater good.   >Join the im Initiative    
>from Microsoft.  

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