[access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:29:10 -0000
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
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-----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 cassette
replacement)
>
>
>> Carol, Soundings isn't subscription driven. If you click on the
link
>> I gave in my message it will download.
>>
>> They are vey much an open organisatiohn.
>>
>> From Ray
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>> 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 cassette
replacement)
>>
>>
>> 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 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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