[access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)

  • From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:12:26 -0000

No offence Ray, but RNIB are just full of their own importance in my view. Having dealt with them for over 40 years, I have nothing but cynicism and contempt for their ideas now. You never even hear about who evaluates their gear, let alone what the outcome of it is. 


Sorry if that offends anyone else, but it needs saying.

Jackie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Solutionsradio (another cassette replacement)



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>
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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
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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>
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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>
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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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-----Original Message-----
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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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