[access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:53:41 -0000
Jackie, I cannot but agree with what you say. It could be evaluation
is to sell the thing to us though, not for there own nefarious
reasons or agenda; but not even RNIB members are privy to what goes
on in that corporate head of theirs!
Falling over backwards and doing myself an injury in the process,
I'll reiterate that this was a speculation on my part, re. rolling out
the thing as a 'national solution' to the communication problem. It
might be that the portable USB device will appeal, at least in the
shorter term, to local talking newspapers particularly. I've a little
more news on that which I'll hold fire on for now.
From Ray
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-----Original Message-----
Jackie Cairns
Well here's your cynic here again ... God help us all if RNIB are in
on this
one. Chances are they'll spend a packet of charitable funds
evaluating it,
only for the project to fall flat on its proverbial bum!! (smile.)
Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 9:29 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)
> 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
> I can be contacted off-list at:
> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----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
>>> I can be contacted off-list at:
>>> 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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