Grahame

I think the SB Touch App is non P2P as there is no/limited local storage. Spotify Premium is required. Triode's Server Based plugin is similar / Better , as it has more (menu) options, and allows you to stream spotify to older / software based clients .. (not just touch and radio) (non p2p also as it uses the web api ) More Details here ... http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?96330-What-steps-do-I-take-to-download-and-install-Triode-s-Spotify-plug-in

That's because the spotify desktop app is peer-to-peer http://blog.launch.co/blog/did-you-know-spotify-uses-peer-to-peer-networking.html http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Spotify-P2P-uploading-and-cache/td-p/311368 http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Unadvertised-P2P-feature/td-p/398612 But that's changing .... http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/17/spotify-removes-peer-to-peer-technology-from-its-desktop-client/ http://torrentfreak.com/spotify-starts-shutting-down-its-massive-p2p-network-140416/

Inefficient protocols, Meta data to the NSA ....

If your car is suitably pre-historic, something like this

^Isn't that what minions are for, Brent?

Don't those sort of people prefer to use full size tablets/iPads to demonstrate their lack of awareness?

But no "head control"?

Always have a pair of tongs by the SV?

Cheeseburger with jowl bacon! .... All gone ...

http://theshownewport.com/visitors/index.html Any 'Casers contemplating attending? Looks like Tyll is http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/its-happeningsoon-show-newport-may-30-june-1 Trying to persuade Joanne that it might form the basis of a (non-burning) road trip there and back via the usual suspects (SLO / SB) The weather should be nice. Any thoughts?

Happy Birthday!

Meanwhile, "What did you use as an edit suite" "A Bentley Mulsanne" (See the "Making of" at the end) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyYhM0XIIwU http://www.loopinsight.com/2014/05/15/bentleys-new-ad-shot-on-an-iphone-5s-assembled-on-an-ipad-air/

Or use the squeezebox client / plugin ...

Indeed http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/7/3614506/apple-patents-rectangle-with-rounded-corners http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ipad-design-patent-2012-11 http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/apple-awarded-design-patent-for-actual-rounded-rectangle/

Nevermind counterfeits, What about the same product ? Western company contacts Chinese Factory's to produce X,000 items. Factory produces items to contract. Having gone to all the effort of setting up a production line, and a supply chain, , why not run it a little longer ... Western company now finds itself competing against, effectively, its own product with no obvious recourse .. Helps if the item is a commodity, or can be easily re-branded ( sometimes they don't even go to that effort for other markets ...) Thanks western capitalists!

The sarcasm tag?

There's that word again http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/why-might-apple-buy-beats-one-word-hearables

RIP http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/13/the_weird_and_wonderful_mind_of_hr_giger_is_no_more/ Raise a toast at a Giger Bar?

Meanwhile, well thought out article at el Reg http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/13/apple_beats_and_fools_with_money/

Happy Birthday!

Depends on the rate of actual improvement. Would make sense if Moore's law or Kaizen applied to audio transducers, rather than marketing or reviews.

Wishing a speedy recovery to all. Medicinal Biscuits? With added Colin?

Happy Birthday Ari!