Yep points taken but I'm looking for a totally "stand alone" unit which can be put in my kitchen or such place.
Thankfully someone has done the hard work for me <smile> and written a response to my initial question which has been published on this list. On 29/03/2011, at 3:10 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote: > Hello: > > If you have a SqueezeBox Boom internet radio, and an iPhone or iTouch, you > can have complete control of your radio. The radio can also be controlled via > the PC. > > Hope this helps. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bud Schwab" <budsch...@verizon.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 12:25 PM > Subject: Re: Accessible Internet Radio devices > > >> Hi Dane, >> >> I have the jjSanyo r227 internet radio which I really like and think it's >> great. As you say though, it does take a pair of eyes to do any scanning or >> searching unfortunately. It has only eight presets, but I have eight of my >> favorite station set in them. It's somewhat limited, but if you pick eight >> of your favorite ones then it's not so bad. If you get tired of any of the >> stations you can have a sighted person help you to scan to find some others. >> I've had it for about a year now and have never regretted buying it. >> there are a lot of interesting stations out there just for the looking. If >> you have any questions please email me. >> >> Bud >> >> s At 06:06 AM 3/28/2011, you wrote: >>> Hi! >>> >>> Does anyone manage to use a standard Internet type radio device? by that I >>> mean a device which you just purchase from your local Walmart or local >>> electronics Retailer? >>> >>> Obviously the user would have trouble setting the thing up due to the lack >>> of speech or other accessibility but just supposing you had someone set the >>> radio up to match your wi-fi network and they programmed some presets for >>> you, I can't see any reason why you couldn't scroll through those presets >>> up and down as you would with some digitally controlled FM radios which >>> have been readily available for the last quarter of a century, anyone got >>> any views or had any experience with this. >>> >>> I'm looking at buying a "stand-alone" Internet radio for the kitchen though >>> if I can't get one that won't work at all for a person with no vision then >>> I won't be too worried, Ootunes on the Iphone and Ipad does a damn good job >>> but I don't want to be carrying them around with me everywhere if I can >>> avoid it. >>> >>> I did think about the new Plextalk Pocket which is supposed to have >>> Internet Radio accessible on it however I think it will be quite some time >>> before we see anything out of that company, unfortunately the whole >>> company's location was destroyed in the recent Japan earthquake. >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> Bud Schwab >> W 6 Z Y P >> Malibu, California >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
