[bookport] Re: Radio for the BP
- From: "Bruce Lamden" <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 01:23:47 -0000
Sorry Grant. I wasn't clear.
What I should have said is the BP would be physically unchanged on the
outside. A hardware digital tuner would be fitted internally... but I've
gone off that idea.
The thing I really really want is the ability to playback audio files
(especially mp3) and be able to vary the speed of their playback when
listening. Does anyone know if this is planned? And if so when it may make
its way into beta?
Bruce.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Hardy" <grant_r_hardy@xxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 1:05 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Radio for the BP
Well actually the bookport would need some hardware modification, because
you'd need some way for it to actually pick up and understand the radio
signals.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Lamden" <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:02 AM
Subject: [bookport] Radio for the BP
> OK.
>
> I kicked this question off and there has been a very interesting response
> (I'm even responding to myself here).
>
> The idea I had of building a radio into the BP and using the current user
> interface (see below) would require a digital tuner. This way the BP would
> be physically unchanged but it would require a lot of software
> development.
> However. My experience with pocket radios is that analogue ones are better
> to use when travelling than digital ones because they are quicker to
> retune.
> The way to get round this issue is to use RDS, but that is expensive. I
> think I am against this on cost grounds.
>
> To add an analogue radio would require the addition of a thumbwheel (or
> some
> such mechanism) to do the tuning. Intuitively it doesn't seem right to add
> an analogue tuner to a digital device, but I am undecided.
>
> Of course. I may have all of this wrong.
>
> Bruce.
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