[bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
- From: Sandy Licht <slicht@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 06:39:52 -0500
Winamp is more accessible, but Winamp also plays WMA files. WMA is just a
file extension... another method of compression, and it is a very good one,
I might add.
At 01:43 AM 4/17/2005, you wrote:
>USB2.0 connectivity would be of benefit for a number of reasons not the
>least of which is speed. While Windows media player is ubiquitous, Winamp
>is more accessible.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 10:10 PM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
>
>
>: The only thing here I would be interested in is perhaps the USB 2.0
>support,
>: considering that the unit is only connected for a short time. I suppose
>: windows media support would be nice, but, my question is how much is it
>: actually used? Most of what I see on the net is mp3.
>: ----- Original Message -----
>: From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
>: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>: Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:02 AM
>: Subject: [bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
>:
>:
>: > Well, it aint broke, but it doesn't do everything we would like.
>: >
>: > Here is what I see as must haves:
>: >
>: > High speed USB connection
>: >
>: > WMA and OGG decoder in hardware with support for digital rights
>: > management.
>: >
>: > USB host or "on the go."
>: >
>: > Time Scale Modification (TSM) support on board. (This means the
>: > ability to speed up audio files.)
>: >
>: > On board speaker that will not increase the size of the unit and that
>: > will be disabled when headphones are connected.
>: >
>: > High quality recording capability in sterio.
>: >
>: > Microphone jack.
>: >
>: > Stable typing platform. (The unit should lay flat and stable while
>: > typing.)
>: >
>: > Label on the case.
>: >
>: > Here are some additional "nice to haves if it doesn't add too much to
>: > the cost of the unit".
>: >
>: > Bluetooth connectivity
>: >
>: > Software synthesizer (possibly optional).
>: >
>: >
>: > >>> pietruk@xxxxxxxxx Friday, April 15, 2005 11:04:28 AM >>>
>: > Larry
>: >
>: > If it ain't broken, don't attempt to fix it. No matter which speech
>: > synthesizer you choose, you will have less than pleased customers.
>: > Hence, you can't win by making a change; and, as the Book Courier uses
>: >
>: > DoubleTalk, when it comes time for Book Port owners to replace units,
>: > those who liked the doubleTalk, such as myself, would consider
>: > purchasing
>: > a Courier if they continued to use the DoubleTalk chip.
>: >
>: >
>: >
>: >
>:
>:
>:
Sandy Licht
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