Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread Phil Meyer
I am worried that something big is going on internally. You've listed a lot of bugs to be fixed; there's still plenty of things to sort out. However, over the last five days, there have only been 5 small checkins. A few people have recently seen very bad problems with communication to players

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread dave77
andyg;483612 Wrote: The original press release said December. I don't think it hurts to keep your pre-order, does it? :) I think when you pre-order a product and hand over your card details, you have the right to know when the product will be delivered and when your card will be debited. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread DaveKen
C'mon Logitech, get your act together. The most important part of your business is your customers, and you appear to be going out of your way at the moment to alienate them. You (your appointed representative) slip up and release a product to the world at large and months later it still isn't

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread Themis
As long as it comes out for Christmas, it'll be great. Oh well, even if it doesn't, I'll survive. ;) I prefer waiting a couple of months more and having a more stable product, with still better options, after all. -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread funkstar
DaveKen;483649 Wrote: I am not great, technically, on such matters but it would appear that the hardware already exists and the problem is the software - correct me if I'm wrong. Therefore you have hardware that needs a software update before it can be used properly. The choice would

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread ModelCitizen
DaveKen;483649 Wrote: I am not great, technically, on such matters but it would appear that the hardware already exists and the problem is the software - correct me if I'm wrong. Therefore you have hardware that needs a software update before it can be used properly. The choice would

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread DaveKen
Well, it looks as though I got one thing right at least - Logitech have an extremely loyal (and understanding/forgiving) customer base - I can't wait to join them but it looks as though I'm going to have to (LOL). I still think there's some merit in the points I made - I can't help feeling

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread ModelCitizen
DaveKen;483681 Wrote: My irritation is fuelled by the fact that I have persuaded my other half to buy a Touch for me for Christmas and no one can or will tell me whether it's gonna be available If I was Logitech I'd be making sure that the Touch was in the shops at least two weeks before

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread aubuti
dave77;483648 Wrote: I think when you pre-order a product and hand over your card details, you have the right to know when the product will be delivered and when your card will be debited. The right? You can think that, but it doesn't make it so. More fundamentally, how can you expect to know

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread Andy Grundman
On Nov 10, 2009, at 9:45 AM, radish wrote: dave77;483648 Wrote: I think when you pre-order a product and hand over your card details, you have the right to know when the product will be delivered and when your card will be debited. Then you shouldn't pre-prder something which doesn't

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Will we ever see an in-car version of the Touch?

2009-11-10 Thread dsclar
bucaso;482470 Wrote: Will you be able to mount it properly i.e. instead of or extra to your Head Unit or it will be via some kind of harness etc., Best Wishes David Probably a harness so I can send it's output to the Aux jack, though I won't really know the details until I get one and see

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread dave77
radish;483712 Wrote: Then you shouldn't pre-prder something which doesn't have (and has never had) a firm release date. Simple really. Sorry, you're wrong there, it had a release date of December as stated in their press release. Now that is now not the case, I want to know which month I can

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread erland
toby10;483745 Wrote: Trust me, the Touch is worth the wait. :) It definitely is, the beta unit is the biggest improvement of my living room experience since I got my first SB3 almost three years ago. As a music player it's comparable with the SB3, but with the color touch display, USB

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread DaveKen
toby10;483745 Wrote: Trust me, the Touch is worth the wait. :) I have no idea what, if any, knowledge you have that allows you to be so sure - are you a beta tester? I question the use of the word is in the above quote. Not being funny, just looking for some CONFIRMED good news - do

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread toby10
Yes, I'm a beta tester. But we have no more info on release dates than you have. I'm currently listening to Internet Radio via the Touch's built in server (no computer, no MySB.com). :) -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread Dogberry2
This thread give a very clear indication that Logitech's normal policy of not announcing or discussing new products in advance of their release makes good sense. Why would they intentionally set themselves up for all the whining, bellyaching and kvetching from users who think they have some right

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread Themis
I don't mind if you keep the cookie jar out of sight, as long as I have my SB Touch RIGHT NOW ! :D -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus Themis's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Some details about touch alarm possibilities

2009-11-10 Thread mpower9
On the Squeezebox Radio, if you have it set for internet radio and for some reason it can't access the required channel, an alarm tone will sound instead just to make sure you don't snore on. -- mpower9 mpower9's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread Ikabob
I think Logitech knows exactly what they are doing. Anticipation is 1/2 the excitement. The more we yearn for something the more we talk about it and the more we want it. So, when it IS released we, and everyone we have excited about it, will jump right on it. I, personally, am so eager to get

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread JJZolx
Ikabob;483893 Wrote: I think Logitech knows exactly what they are doing. The original target release for the Squeezebox Touch was _May_. I think Logitech wants it released at absolutely the earlier possible date. -- JJZolx Jim

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread autopilot
Having been on the Touch's beta test, i can tell you that you are right to be anxious to get one. In fact, if you knew how good it actually really is you would be even more impatient :P Hold on to those pre-orders. Good things come to those who wait (not sure if that was a wise old man or a beer

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread kidstypike
I've had one on order for a few days now. If it doesn't arrive soon, I'm going to write to my MP ... and put a strong letter in The Times. -- kidstypike kidstypike 1xSB3 - 1xDuet - 1xBoom - 1xRadio - 1xTouch (on order)

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Some details about touch alarm possibilities

2009-11-10 Thread massman
mpower9;483889 Wrote: On the Squeezebox Radio, if you have it set for internet radio and for some reason it can't access the required channel, an alarm tone will sound instead just to make sure you don't snore on. Anybody knows if there is the same backup function on the Touch. As it has no

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread JohnSwenson
DaveKen;483816 Wrote: I have no doubt it will be as good as eveyone expects. Technically they appear to be a wonderful piece of kit - I just question the way the company has handled the launch from a PR/Marketing/Sales standpoint. Cheers, Dave. I'm also a beta tester for the Touch, I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread Ikabob
I plan on ordering from Logitech and they don't have pre- ordering yet. I wish they did. -- Ikabob Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread snarlydwarf
:: cough :: buy a Radio to stave off your addiction for a few weeks. (You know you will have to buy one at some point anyway, since SB players by nature are addictive... so may as well get it now.) -- snarlydwarf

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread usch
Ikabob;483893 Wrote: Anticipation is 1/2 the excitement. The more we yearn for something the more we talk about it and the more we want it. So, when it IS released we, and everyone we have excited about it, will jump right on it. That didn't work for me though. As I already wrote in another

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread Brasso
Hi, I'm the person who was told the Spring release date. It came from a European customers services rep (who could have had incorrect info). I wish I hadn't mentioned it now. I had pre-ordered but my order was cancelled - which started the dialogue with customer services in the first place.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread maggior
Ikabob;483893 Wrote: I think Logitech knows exactly what they are doing. Anticipation is 1/2 the excitement. The more we yearn for something the more we talk about it and the more we want it. So, when it IS released we, and everyone we have excited about it, will jump right on it. I,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Has the Touch release date been delayed?

2009-11-10 Thread aubuti
usch;483963 Wrote: JohnSwenson;483949 Wrote: I think the last straw was when some retailer offered them up for sale on their web page and actually shipped one. Does that mean that (unlike the Radio when it was released) the Touch is actually already in stock at the stores and just