RTP-area local music and culture

[Ron Thigpen <rthigpen AT nc.rr.com>]

grady wrote:

> They're in the process of opening the source for the 
> firmware (the PC interface software is already open) & even with the 
> firmware closed or mostly-closed, they still are making leaps & bounds 
> in terms of usability & responding to user requests for new features.

Nice to see.  I wondered how long it would take for rogue h/w device 
company to figure out that they could lock in a rabid customer base by 
just doing good H/W design and opening up the s/w.  SlimDevices making a 
similar play in the computer to home audio bridge space.  Slick h/w 
device with Free s/w.

> Plus it uses standard 2.5" laptop drives, so mine has been rodded 
> slightly with an 80GB drive. I'm at 10,000 tracks and counting, and 
> about 8,000 of those are OGGs.

And H/W expandable.  Nice.  Hopefully there will be even more choices on 
the market by the time my Pod gives up the ghost.  For now iPod+EphPod 
is getting the job done.

--rt