Here's a shameless plug for the software product I work on. Although it has some custom features for geochemical data, it's flexible enough to be useful for generic datasets. You can get a trial version from:
http://www.ioglobal.net/ioGas.aspx
"Through the ioGAS dynamic graphical environment, you can interact with the data in real time, making it effortless for you to detect patterns, anomalies, and relationships across your data. Combined with optimised workflows, you can produce high-quality interpretive outputs with the confidence that you have applied best practices developed by a team of geochemical experts. Most importantly these results can be produced in a fraction of the time taken by traditional tools."
I can take an iPod plug it into a connector in my car and completely control it from my steering wheel and see the info on the stereo's display. works perfectly. I can do the same with my Crestron Whole house audio system, my alarm clock, etc...
No other mp3 player on the market can do that. NONE. Apple opened up the connector interface and had a rs232 control interface down in that connector so other devices can control it, All other mp3 makers sit in the corner curled up screaming "MINE MINE!" or are not smart enough to think about 3rd party control like that. Are you sure this isn't Apple screaming "mine, mine!"? Case in point, I bought a new VW a few months ago and the only way I could get something resembling a factory aux-in was to get the stock iPod adaptor (which the dealer threw in for me). I didn't have an iPod so I had to go and buy one so Apple got a new customer, albeit a reluctant one. To make matters worse, the factory adaptor's navigation is pretty crappy (granted, not Apple's fault) and I'd be much happier if I could use my Zen player and continue to use it's controls which are much easier to use without taking my eyes off the road. But I can't because now I'm locked into the Apple universe.
Slashdot Mirror
Here's a shameless plug for the software product I work on. Although it has some custom features for geochemical data, it's flexible enough to be useful for generic datasets. You can get a trial version from: http://www.ioglobal.net/ioGas.aspx
"Through the ioGAS dynamic graphical environment, you can interact with the data in real time, making it effortless for you to detect patterns, anomalies, and relationships across your data. Combined with optimised workflows, you can produce high-quality interpretive outputs with the confidence that you have applied best practices developed by a team of geochemical experts. Most importantly these results can be produced in a fraction of the time taken by traditional tools."