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Live Vorbis Streams Over 802.11b From SXSW.com

Posted by timothy on from the decent-exposure dept.

chupacabra writes "SXSW.com in Austin, Texas has a group of computers in various music venues around town. The ices/icecast stream is sent over 802.11 to a main server at SXSW. There are 6 venues running as of this moment. Thanks to the folks at Vorbis and their CVS we are rocking. See sxsw.com/music/livestreams."

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  1. Great concept... by SirGeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    But how long until it gets harassed by the RIAA for paying the music fees ?

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  2. And Linksys starts shaking.. by Aliencow · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..thinking about the RIAA, 802.11b streaming music possibilities, and the fact they're a leader in residential WiFi equipment !

  3. This will never take off by worst_name_ever · · Score: 4, Funny

    I predict this service will fail. After all, who would possibly be interested in listening to music broadcast via "radio waves" ?

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  4. Psychic powers? by arvindn · · Score: 3, Funny
    DISCLAIMER: These streams may be intermittent if they appear at all.
    When they wrote that, they already know they were going to get slashdotted?
  5. true! (trollacide) by timothy · · Score: 5, Funny

    True, without WMP support, Ogg has no chance.

    Unless they decide to support this crazy upstart format in some other player -- WinAmp would be a good start, since a lot of people use WinAmp. Maybe if they put Ogg support in WinAmp, and if some games start to use it (showing that it's a useful, sustainable format for professional developers), and ... hmmm, maybe some hardware players, too, or at least some handhelds / PDAs that can play this newfangled format. And maybe if people in the music industry take notice of it, that would help -- but that's asking a lot, eh?

    If any of those things happen, I think Ogg Vorbis has a chance. But I guess it's toast for now.

    Oh. Never mind. As Number One once said. "Ahem. That, also, has already happened."

    timothy

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  6. Dixie Chicks by BrookHarty · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are the Dixie Chicks also banned from these streaming music channels from Texas?

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    Well, let's see how fast this sumbitch'll go!

  7. Correction by Brandeissansoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    SXSW.com in Austin, Texas HAD a group of computers in various music venues around town.