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MP3beamer Released

Posted by Hemos on from the connect-to-everything dept.

An anonymous reader writes "MP3tunes, Michael Robertson's new music venture, has released a snazzy linux music appliance called MP3beamer. The $399 box auto-rips CDs and imports MP3s and then connects to iTunes, Java devices, media receivers, web devices even WinCE units with handy feature to "sync" songs from server to remote machine for offline playback not just streaming - see screenshots. Last time Robertson launched something with "Beam" in the name it led to avalanche of lawsuits and more then $150MM in legal payments with BeamIt from the old MP3.com." It'd be excellent to get a review of one of these machines; looks like a good one.

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  1. CPU choice? by cyberfunk2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why'd they pick an expensive P4 for the box ? I would think such a utillity type box would run just fine on a celeron, or sempron type chip..

    Is all that power really nessicary ?

  2. Overpriced, underpowered, and dumb. by garcia · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You too can spend an exorbitant amount of money on software that is already freely available! This software package is only $70! It allows you to rip and share your MP3s all over your house just like everyone else does with Samba or built in Microsoft networking or your typical streaming MP3 server!

    You can also buy a $400 2.4 Ghz Celeron with a ridiculously small amount of RAM (256) and HD space (80GB) which includes Linspire which wants you to pay to upgrade software available for other Linux distributions FREE!

    Sorry guys, I'm sticking to my current setup that includes free software that's just as easy to use.