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Re: [cinjug-users] Home Appliances for the Holidays

To: Brian Bonner <brian.bonner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, users@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cinjug-users] Home Appliances for the Holidays
From: Chris Nelson <cnelson4eii@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:14:34 -0700 (PDT)
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Looks like we've got July and August both covered. 
September is yours if you want it.

--Chris

--- Brian Bonner <brian.bonner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Greg,
> 
> Dale (who was going to do the Squeezebox piece) is
> no longer in town.  
> The homepod stuff is pretty straightforward.  As an
> MP3 device, I think 
> the Squeezebox had an advantage in terms of
> functionality at this point, 
> but then again, I got mine from pcmall.com for $145
> and another on ebay 
> for $60.  So I have 2 units for less than the cost
> of 1 squeezebox.
> 
> That being said though, my nephew has 2 squeezebox's
> and really likes 
> them a lot.
> 
> I thought more people would extend the functionality
> of the homepod, I 
> think there are a lot of splintered efforts.  I need
> to start an open 
> source project to add functionality to the homepod.
> 
> I can bring one in, show how it works and talk about
> it a bit.  I could 
> do it on 7/18 if nothing else is scheduled.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> 
> Greg Williams wrote:
> 
> > Hey, is this topic dead or is it still planned for
> the future?  I 
> > would really like to see one or both of these
> devices 
> > (SqueezeBox/SqueezeBox2 and Homepod) discussed and
> demonstrated at a 
> > future CinJUG.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > Brian K Bonner wrote:
> >
> >>I just spoke to Dale.  Dec 20th is a OK.
> >>
> >>As background, Chris and I were talking about PVRs
> and I mentioned that I 
> >>was streaming audio through the house using the
> Homepod and I asked him if 
> >>he heard of the Squeezebox.  Since Chris hadn't
> seen it, I wondered how 
> >>many others hadn't seen it.  Since the Homepod
> runs Java (IBM's J9) and 
> >>uses Java to talk to a server that serves up music
>  (Firmware and Gloo and 
> >>Application are all open source) and the emulator
> for the Squeezebox (for 
> >>plugin development) runs on Java and since
> Christmas/Hannukah are right 
> >>around the corner, the idea was born.
> >>
> >>Can you respond to the group if you would plan on
> coming?
> >>
> >>Brian
> >>
> >>Chris Nelson <cnelson4eii@xxxxxxxxx> wrote on
> 11/17/2004 11:51:46 AM:
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >>>You're on!  The meeing would fall on the 20th for
> >>>December.  Often we skip December cuz of the
> holidays
> >>>and what not, but I'll be in town if we do wanna
> meet.
> >>> What does the group think?  Yeah or nay on a
> December
> >>>meeting? 
> >>>
> >>>Either way, this sounds like a fun topic for the
> next
> >>>meeting, whether that be Dec. or Jan.
> >>>
> >>>--Chris
> >>>
> >>>--- Brian K Bonner <brian.bonner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>    
> >>>
> >>>>Chris (again), nice talk.  Dale Martin and I
> talked
> >>>>about doing a pitch on 
> >>>>MP3 players and Java.  He's purchased the
> >>>>Squeezebox.  I've purchased the 
> >>>>Homepod.
> >>>>
> >>>>We could dub it -- what to do w/ your Christmas
> $.
> >>>>
> >>>>What do you think?
> >>>>
> >>>>Brian
> >>>>
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