Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any release date set for touch yet?

2009-12-04 Thread Dean Blackketter
The Touch and Radio were both pre-announced officially on September 3rd: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/172/6399&cl=us,en There were some leaks before that, but both products were announced before they shipped. ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.s

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] NTFS Support Needed for Touch

2009-11-23 Thread Dean Blackketter
We tested a bunch of 2.5" USB powered packaged drives and found that the ones that came with extra cables to steal power from a second USB port didn't work on Touch with it's single port. All the drives that only had a single USB port and no extra connection for power worked fine. The drive yo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sound quality compromized when using TinySC ?

2009-11-17 Thread Dean Blackketter
Ah, "sample rate drift". Very interesting. Sounds likes samples are being dropped. Is it possible to do this with the digital output? On Nov 17, 2009, at 12:08 AM, Phil Leigh wrote: > > dean;486074 Wrote: >> On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:20 AM, technobear wrote: >>> I can hear a clear difference u

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sound quality compromized when using TinySC ?

2009-11-16 Thread Dean Blackketter
On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:20 AM, technobear wrote: > I can hear a clear difference using a Transporter between FLAC decoded > on a PC and FLAC decoded on the Transporter. If this is reproducible (i.e. measurable) then it's a serious bug in Transporter and would need to be fixed. Same with Touch. I

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

2009-11-10 Thread Dean Blackketter
I think it's fair to say that the team is working hard to release Touch as soon as possible. The hardware is done (and in fact has already been accidentally sold), it's the software that's not quite finished. It's an ambitious product and predicting software schedules is hard. It'll be worth t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] What format does a Network HD need to be to run Touch (or other Squeezebox devices)

2009-11-08 Thread Dean Blackketter
http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/Ipkg and also: http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/BuildingIpkgs On Nov 8, 2009, at 6:16 PM, Mark Miksis wrote: > > If a future SbS includes those non-threaded modules, I will > volunteer to > figure out how to build an .ipk. I think it's just a .deb in a >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] NTFS Support Needed for Touch

2009-10-21 Thread Dean Blackketter
Please add your vote (and cc for status) on the bug: https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12675 On Oct 21, 2009, at 7:29 PM, adydula wrote: > > I hope logitech is listening, the main reason to buy the new touch is > the ability to use an external USB drive and with many of us that want

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] FLAC support via USB

2009-10-21 Thread Dean Blackketter
Wait, I thought the whole point of the journal was to handle unexpected disconnects more gracefully. Per Wikipedia: A journaling file system is a file system that logs changes to a journal (usually a circular log in a dedicated area of the file system) before committing them to the main fil

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] FLAC support via USB

2009-10-19 Thread Dean Blackketter
On Oct 19, 2009, at 11:57 AM, audiomuze wrote: >> Are there any plans to support EXT3/4? The current beta units support EXT3, but not EXT4. ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Remote for Touch

2009-10-18 Thread Dean Blackketter
For under $150 dollars, you'll have to go with a one-way remote, like one of the Harmony models. Unfortunately, the screen doesn't really add anything in this case, except some soft buttons. I'd have to recommend either a Controller or iPod touch if you want to be able to browse your music

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Whats the secret of the fab4 ?

2009-10-06 Thread dean blackketter
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:22 PM, eap wrote: > What about "squeezebox" itself?  Does that come from the song by The > Who? It's a slang term for a musical instrument (the accordion), among other things. :) Plus it has "box" at the end, which is nice for a piece of equipment. Plus it made me smile.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Whats the secret of the fab4 ?

2009-10-06 Thread dean blackketter
Nothing too exciting: 1. Fourth-generation Squeezebox, replacing the Squeezebox 3 (aka Squeezebox Classic) 2. The "Fab Four" was a nickname for the Beatles. Coincidentally, the code name for the i.MX35 CPU in Fab4 was "Ringo", which was a nice bit of fate. -dean ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch with 'WD My Book World Edition' - does it work ??

2009-10-04 Thread Dean Blackketter
On Oct 4, 2009, at 10:14 AM, MrSinatra wrote: > > bpa;465418 Wrote: >> I think the sheevaplug would meet these requirements - 1.2GHz ARM @ >> $99 >> http://www.plugcomputer.org/ > > wow, thats a neat device! now, i'd like a SB client in it too, but as > a SC alone piece of hardware, it looks l

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Wall-Mount Bracket at $99.99 ?

2009-09-28 Thread Dean Blackketter
On Sep 28, 2009, at 5:35 AM, tipsen wrote: > Bundling the wall-mount with the Touch would probably not be a good > idea > since houses are built very differently around the world. The wall mount bracket can be used as a front face of a custom surface- mount box on a wall in constructions wher

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB touch USB drive access

2009-09-25 Thread Dean Blackketter
On Sep 25, 2009, at 9:40 AM, kbelinski wrote: > Which filesystem does SB Touch support for the external USB drive? > NTFS? > FAT32? or others? Initially it will be FAT32 only, but likely to be updated over time. > Does TinySC come with unicode (arialuni.ttf) support like the full SC? It current

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Power over ethernet

2009-09-22 Thread Dean Blackketter
I'm using one of these with my Touch right now: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10044/index.html If you aren't using the USB port, then it should be fine. ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/li

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch as in-wall Controller

2009-09-19 Thread Dean Blackketter
Yes, that's the setup I have in my kitchen (though instead of a Transporter, I'm just using a Receiver. On Sep 19, 2009, at 10:27 AM, chriscc wrote: > > Hi guys. I'm stumped. A few other threads came close to answering this > but maybe someone could tell me definitively: > > I have a Transport

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Why not Wireless N?

2009-09-17 Thread Dean Blackketter
It's more important to upgrade your access point to 802.11n than the clients. See: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42853 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 'Touch' Power Supply

2009-09-16 Thread Dean Blackketter
Actually, the amperage is higher on the Touch power supply, it's 3 amps, instead of 2, due to the extra power needed by the USB port. -dean ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch