Robert A. Uhl

iAudio an alternative to the iPod?

I just read an article about iAudio, a portable little audio player which — unlike the iPod — might be worth owning. It uses a real AA battery, not some expensive proprietary failure-prone one; it plays unencumbered audio formats like Ogg Vorbis; it has a little FM tuner. The iAudio might be the player for me. 4 February 2018: I did end up getting one, and I really liked it. There’s a newer version available, too. Read more →

iAudio an alternative to the iPod?

I just read an article about iAudio, a portable little audio player which — unlike the iPod — might be worth owning. It uses a real AA battery, not some expensive proprietary failure-prone one; it plays unencumbered audio formats like Ogg Vorbis; it has a little FM tuner. The iAudio might be the player for me. 4 February 2018: I did end up getting one, and I really liked it. There’s a newer version available, too. Read more →

Streaming MP3 device

An interesting geek toy to send MP3s to one’s stereo. It looks pretty sweet, although the OGG suport is kinda shaky (it re-encodes to MP3 on the fly, which eats CPU). I want one. 06 February 2018: updated URL Read more →

Streaming MP3 device

An interesting geek toy to send MP3s to one’s stereo. It looks pretty sweet, although the OGG suport is kinda shaky (it re-encodes to MP3 on the fly, which eats CPU). I want one. 06 February 2018: updated URL Read more →