Anyone who is willing can become a beta tester. It's not uncommon for betas to be released at the rate of 1 or 2 per month especially when an official release is near. Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Lamden" <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:37 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: mp3's > Lou, > > Thanks for that. Can anyone get the beta software or is it reserved for > testers? > > Bruce. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 6:29 PM > Subject: [bookport] Re: mp3's > > > Bruce, > > I'll let others answer most of your mp3 questions except to say that yes, > the BP does remember where you left off. > I don't remember when the last official software and firmware releases > occured, but there have been several betas since then and significant > features added; Perhaps most importantly the ability to take text notes > with the unit. I've never used a BP but there are some on this list who > have both units and should be able to comment on the strengths and > weaknesses of each. I can say that the BP is far and away my favorite and > piece of access technology and I use quite a lot of it daily. Hope this > helps. Lou----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Lamden" <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:09 PM > Subject: [bookport] mp3's > > > > Hello List, > > > > I joined the list today and apologise if this question has been asked > > before. > > > > I'm looking for an accessible player for mp3 audiobooks and the BP (or the > > BC) looks like it could be just the ticket. Any feedback on its handling > of > > mp3's would be most appreciated. > > > > Specific questions are: > > > > Does it remember where you left off in an mp3 when you return to it? > > > > Can you put book marks in mp3 files? > > > > I see you can arrange the speed up of the playback of mp3's during file > > download but are there plans to improve the speed control of mp3 playback? > > > > I note there hasn't been a software upgrade since last September. Anyone > > know what can be expected in the near future? > > > > Thanks everyone. > > > > Bruce. > > > > > > > > > > >