[vicsireland] Re: iAudio - do you want one?

Hi folks,

I had been thinking of buying the Olympus DS50 digital recorder. However, 
following Tony's email to the list  yesterday, I did something very, very 
rash!   I rang Back FromThe Future, and bought the Iaudio x5 instead! 

colin said he had received a few calls from VICS  members.  the one thing 
I forgot to ask was about after sales service, given that the model 
is now discontinued.

I haven't yet listened  to the podcast. 
I'm wondering, what's the recording quality like, and will the unit accept 
an external microphone?

For anyone interested, there is a review of the Iaudio X5L on the Blind 
cool tech site.

Note, the model on offer to us is the X5.  I don't know what the 
differences are between the X5 and X5L.

from the BCT website:
IAudio X5L Review
4/6/2007 
Clement Chou  discusses this amazing, accessible mp3 player. 28.4 MB

To download the review:

1)      Go to www.blindcooltech.com
2)      Search for the date, then arrow up to the link to the Iaudio 
review. 
3)      Press enter, and choose save, from the resulting dialogue box.

there may be a more straightforward way of doing   this.

Regards,

Eamonn





"Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Hi Maureen,

It does have a radio.

Tim


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Thanks Stuart for that but can I ask: does it have a radio receiver
combined?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Lawler" <stuart.lawler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 9:34 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: iAudio - do you want one?


> Hi Maureen,
>
> It reads or should I say plays whatever you want, as long as the files
are
> in a supported format, IE, Wav, Mp3, ogg and so on.
>
> And I couldn't agree with Tony more, the guys in Back from the Future
are so
> unbelievably helpful, its such a pleasure to deal with them!
>
> I should end up by saying that the rockbox philosophy is one that is
really
> outstanding.  It is probably known by many people, that rockbox
actually
> started out as something that could be used for people when they were
> driving, so that they didn't have to look at the screen on their mp3
players
> all the time.  Then, someone twigged that there would be a very nice
> spin-off for Vision Impaired users and the rest, as they say, is
history.
>
> The pace of development is frightening, and as someone who has used
rockbox
> for almost two years now, I totally applaud what this group of
volunteer
> programmers are doing on a daily basis.
>
> So as Tony says, get the Iaudio right away if you want it!
>
> Regards and happy listening.
>
> Stuart.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of maureen newell
> Sent: 30 April 2007 17:40
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: iAudio - do you want one?
>
> Tony, I wonder could you give me the functionality of an I audio? Does
it
> only take music files or can one read books on it?
>
> Maureen.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Murray" <Tony.G.Murray@xxxxxx>
> To: "VICS" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 11:39 AM
> Subject: [vicsireland] iAudio - do you want one?
>
>
> Hi VICS Members,
>
> I have just been chatting with Colin, who works in Back From the
Future.
>
> Naturally, I've been spreading the good word of VICS... and it's lucky
I
> did!
>
> The iAudio X5 is now out of production, and they are almost impossible
to
> get at this stage.
>
> Because of this, Back From the Future went and bought up all the units
they
> could find.
>
> The shop are no longer selling them as off-the-shelf products.  They
have
> installed the latest version of rockbox and voicebox on to each, and
are
> selling them to VIPs only.
>
> So, here is the deal!!!
>
> - There are twenty left.
> - They are all 20 gig versions.
> - They are all preinstalled with what we need (rockbox twinned with
> voicebox).
> - The shop will ship to anywhere in the country.
> - The price is E299 (you'll need to pay VAT on top of that)
>
> If you want one, call them very very soon! The number is 01-4757177.
>
> According to Colin, the latest build of Rockbox which is installed is
very
> stable and has been proving very successful.
>
> The shop are interested in working with VICS in the future, which
makes this
> outgoing chairman very happy.  They seem unbelievably clued in, and
are
> anxious to get involved.  It works for them, because they get more
sales.
> It works for us, because we get access to all their cool technology.
>
> If you do happen to buy one, mention VICS and how you heard about the
> iAudios.  If enough people say they heard through our society, it will
be
> more of an incentive for the shop to work with us in the future.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
>
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