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- gr00vy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15How in the world does this "sidestep" DRM? What problem does this solve anyways, and what in the heck does this problem have to do with DRM?
This isn't news, it's spam. - JamesWilson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8NIce tech but.. the limitations of DRM still show.. you can't have remote control over your content.. If they did decide to implement remote control features they would either have to use crude SendKeys-type messages to the media player windows or implement an API for each one you want to control.
- engalicorn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This does not side step DRM. I quote "It’s a wireless sound card for your PC. Anything your PC can play can be played on the Sondigo Sirocco Wireless Audio Bridge." This doesn't crack the encryption on protected ITunes or WMA files. You could stream DOOM through this device... yet in 5.1 Surround goodness! :P
- FunkyWitDaSysTm, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7you should try airfoil:
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/ - raid517, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9More product placement crap.
Like there isn't fifty different ways to do this already.
GJ - bkorte, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Why 5.1 for music that's obviously recorded in 2 channel?
Oh, right, people need to be "surrounded" by music...lame. - tavisjohn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This is still bending over and accepting DRM!
I strip off ALL DRM then I archive them on a music server. I also back up all my digital music onto DVD's incase of HD failure.
If I had the money I would run a RAID with a parody drive so if one drive failed, It would be rebuilt, and I would notloose any data. - gello101, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I agree. This is not really a DRM sidestep.
Much cooler... check out the Slim Device's Squeezebox. This is an awesome piece of equipment that does what this does in a more elegant way.
Also, for those that don't care about streaming music to external hardware like a stereo system, try the SlimServer and Softsqueeze programs FOR FREE. SlimServer is the same product that powers the Squeezebox, but there are instruction on how you can use the software to stream your music for free to computers inside your network or across the internet. This is really an awesome set up. I used it to stream my music from my home computer to my work computer. The audio quality is amazing. And nothing beats being able to search my music interactively and create playlists on the fly. This is beyond the possibilities of a simple shoutcast set up. The Softsqueeze program imitates the Slim Devices box on a remote computer giving you very powerful control. The SlimServer allows you to manage your music through a web interface as if you were sitting at your own computer.
Great integration with Pandora and Music IP Mixer (MusicMagic Mixer) as a bonus.
Check it out... it's worth setting up. http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html - zbeast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I have a easy work around for drm'ed files. Don't use them.
This is still bending over backwards and jumping thought hoops to play something you paid money for.
This is just a band-aid on something that's broken. - iliketurtles2, on 11/20/2008, -1/+3Is there anything similar to this available for Windows which will stream audio from my PC to another (or many) PC's? It would be cool to get the same music coming from all of my flatmates computers.
I've tried Shoutcast and other internet radio servers/applications but all they end up out of sync. - shooks, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6Very cool stuff. Gotta love the DRM freedom and wireless convenience. I'm with you on the need for a Mac driver though...
- NSMike, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4People are digging this because it says "Sidesteps DRM" In the title. Audio output like this is possible if you know how to to hook up RCA cables to a sound card with a $3 adaptor from Radio Shack. Whooptie doo.
- AndyManCan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Ya well, its just clever marketing, isn't it? DRM is the new evil, and 'sidestepping DRM' is cool. I don't see how this has ANYTHING to do with DRM? This is your computer and your stereo. Is it common in the USA to have people doing wireless surveillance?? Well it is the USA, and you are at war, and there has been news of how the government is spying on Americans. Hmmmmmm...... But up here in Canada, where the general public is still free and has some modicum of privacy, I don't see this even needing the DRM seal of approval. (PS no Canada blasting necesary this is tongue in cheek!)
- marillion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Most diggers are techno-savvy enough to appreciate the futility of DRM. For most diggers the Analogue Hole is passé in no small part because deep down, the analogue copy isn't as good as the original. You'll introduce sampling errors, PC noise due the low quality of most sound cards, and hiss. The sound quality going through analogue is inferior - which isn't to say it's bad, but it isn't "perfect." A conversion that remains in the digital domain is always going to be preferred by meticulous geek because it's "better."
- sophiaperennis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I would never buy DRM'ed content, so who cares about DRM side-stepping, as if it's better than the cha-cha-cha.
Just say NO to DRM'ed content. Apple's iTunes AAC 128Kbit/sec quality just doesn't cut it, regardless of DRM, especially for classical music. If I am going to pay for music, give me atleast 320Kbit/sec quality or better.
I've said it many times, and will say it again: DRM is not about content-protection, it is about market-share protection. - polis74, on 03/09/2008, -0/+1More product placement crap.
Like there isn't fifty different ways to do this already.
GJ
http://www.mp3ultima.com - klaruz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0If you paid for music and then stripped the DRM you accepted DRM. You also lined the pocket books of the people you hate and broke the law.
Just don't buy anything DRM in it, ever. It's the only way to say you don't want restrictions on your media. - Diggey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The Motorola Simplefi has been out for quite a while, but doesn't seem to have attracted too much attention. It does the same wireless audio streaming.
You can still get them inexpensively on Ebay. - rastan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1that's PARITY drive, son, and I believe you are referring to a RAID 5 setup:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID_5
parody drive, LOL.... - johnnyrocket, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Yea, I don't get it? Who cares? I can just buy wireless speakers from RadioShack, same deal: audio anywhere. DRM? Whatever! It's just audio output.
- ocd1111, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@rastan
loose effort on the spellchecking: he risks losing his data now... LOL
parody was funnier though - csicks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Did you see the product page:
http://sondigo.com/sondigostore/product_info.php?products_id=28
I just love when every single sentence in the description ends with an exclamation point. Omigosh! This product is amazing!!
Typos, too. Why can't tech companies tell the difference between it's and its? - wwwcoder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Just install Orb to stream from PC to PC, and buy the Moto DC800 to stream to your stereo.
- electrobrain, on 10/12/2007, -9/+9I ordered mine and it works great! I was looking for something exactly like this, and here it is...now all I need is a mac driver, and I never have to use airtunes again :)
- bamiller3, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1You still have to initiate playback from the PC? How is that different than AirPort Express, except for the whole 5.1 thing. Seriously, for me, that is huge. If I want to play music on my stereo, I don't want to have to sit down at my PC, in another room, to choose the music that I want to listen to. I am waiting for the Tuneview from Keyspan to come out and will use it with AirPort Express. I think that is my best bet for playing iTunes DRM protected content. Or maybe I'll just drop the cash on a Mac Mini.
- johnas, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1If you want an affordable wireless music device with a remote get a Squeezebox. While it doesn't play DRM'd files, it integrates nicely with iTunes. http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_overview.html
- Technopundit, on 10/12/2007, -13/+8Well, since so many consumers have allowed themselves to be brainwashed into believing that lame compressed files on a hard drive which can't even be properly backed up, and will die with the next hard drive crash or the financial crash of some trendy on-line music service, and which consumers were dumb enough to pay for from iTunes, or wherever, constitute a "music collection", I suppose there is a market for this thing.
BTW, it's a spam post, and so is the first reply. - poipoipoi, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4better buy one before they killed killed by lawsuits.
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