[bookport] Re: Radio for the BP
- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:08:18 -0500
We really don't have any details about time frames or upgrades yet.
>>> bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:56:42 AM >>>
Hi Larry,
That is excellent news. Any idea of timescales?
I presume that means existing BPs will not be able to offer this
functionality
and need replacing.
I am so pleased to hear that we will be able to do this at some point.
Thank you for the reply.
Bruce.
On Thu Mar 10 12:53 , 'LARRY SKUTCHAN' <lskutchan@xxxxxxx> sent:
>We plan to let you alter the speed of audio files at some point, but
>there will not be a beta for it. Hardware changes must occur before
>that is possible.
>
>
>>>> bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:23:47 PM >>>
>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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