Release of Beta Development Kits for Squeezebox Jive Target Hardware Platform

[bossanova808]

So can one use headphones in the audio out? That is - could one stream music to this thing and use it as, say, a mini squeezebox for the bedroom?

That would make it a little portable player as well...could be fun.

[amcluesent]

IMHO they've missed a trick in not using a touch screen and then minimising the # of hard-buttons needed. I find that the only buttons I use on my Pronto are volume +/-, I use soft buttons on the screen panels for everything else controlling my TP (and all the other kit).

A scroll-wheel like the iPod would be good, esp. if some of the feedback effects from the TP wheel could be used.

It must be a learning remote using the IR, buying a remote just for the TP isn't going to be worth it for me after setting up the Pronto

[gb115b]

i'm not sure...i quite like my remotes being one-handed...

esp if they are IR based...

anyway..this is just what i've been wanting for years...

as long as this thing is responsive, i'm definitely in the market for one (or two!)


it would be really cool if this thing had bluetooth and a sideshow driver...for windows MCE peeps...

mmm...open-source remote control

[Nostromo]

Very nice. But it needs a number pad, IMO. The lack of a number pad is a deal breaker.

Any idea how much it could cost?

[gb115b]

number pad... for universal remote usage...definitely

not sure if i need one for general music browsing...seem to manage fien with my ipod..

but having said that, my music collection is getting pretty cumbersome now, so maybe someway of quickly browsing would be good!

[erland]

number pad... for universal remote usage...definitely

not sure if i need one for general music browsing...seem to manage fien with my ipod..

I think the need for music browsing is when searching when you need to enter letters. Browsing on the iPod works great with the wheel, but searching isn't that good. I'm not sure if the wheel on the iPod has a patent on it, if it has and we can't even get a wheel I think browsing might also be a problem without a number pad. However, from the pictures it somehow looks like there is a wheel similar to the iPod, so this might not be an issue.

[max.spicer]

You're totally missing the point. It's got nothing to do with how many buttons or how many units it can control. It's all about how comfortable it is...

Max

PS So far, my testing team haven't tried out my Jive remote, but I'll provide feedback as soon as the results are in.

It's a little bit better but I would like still more buttons.

[Nostromo]

Am I the only one curious about the accelerometer? What will the motion sensing be used for?

[max.spicer]

Assumedly for working out when the remote's been picked up so it can turn on (or light the display) automatically.

Max

Am I the only one curious about the accelerometer? What will the motion sensing be used for?

[andyg]

Assumedly for working out when the remote's been picked up so it can turn on (or light the display) automatically.

Max

Yeah, right now that's all it's used for. But I bet someone will come up with other interesting uses... certainly games, or maybe a way to control things using gestures?