Wireless PPC question

ignatz · 08-30-2004, 12:35 AM

I'm still looking hard at the Dell x30 and I have a question about wireless PPCs. Can you play music on the PPC over a network from another computer? stream it, basically from a host machine? I've been thinking about what I would do with the wireless connection, and this seems like a pretty killer app, if I can do it. What can ya'll tell me?

ignatz · 08-30-2004, 01:43 AM

While I am still curious about this and hope for an answer, I realize that you could much more efficiently download the music files that you want to play and then turn off the wifi to save battery. So how about this one: can you do internet radio with wifi on a PPC? Seems like you must be able to, right?

Alexander Turcic · 08-30-2004, 04:08 AM

I'd check if the PPC supports Real audio or the streaming of MP3s. Definitely sounds like a cool idea, though!

Bob Russell · 08-30-2004, 07:02 AM

I've read instructions somewhere for doing that with a Clie TH-55. Sorry, but don't remember where I saw it or the details. Maybe PalmAddict? It might even be a standard feature of newer music players on Palm? There's a new Palm coming out soon, probably with both bluetooth and wifi, plus hires+... you don't have to go over to the dark side!

ignatz · 08-30-2004, 09:55 AM

BTW: interesting article about wireless transfer speeds at Tom's Networking.

08-30-2004, 12:35 AM	#1
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	Wireless PPC question I'm still looking hard at the Dell x30 and I have a question about wireless PPCs. Can you play music on the PPC over a network from another computer? stream it, basically from a host machine? I've been thinking about what I would do with the wireless connection, and this seems like a pretty killer app, if I can do it. What can ya'll tell me?

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08-30-2004, 01:43 AM	#2
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	While I am still curious about this and hope for an answer, I realize that you could much more efficiently download the music files that you want to play and then turn off the wifi to save battery. So how about this one: can you do internet radio with wifi on a PPC? Seems like you must be able to, right?

08-30-2004, 04:08 AM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I'd check if the PPC supports Real audio or the streaming of MP3s. Definitely sounds like a cool idea, though!

08-30-2004, 07:02 AM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I've read instructions somewhere for doing that with a Clie TH-55. Sorry, but don't remember where I saw it or the details. Maybe PalmAddict? It might even be a standard feature of newer music players on Palm? There's a new Palm coming out soon, probably with both bluetooth and wifi, plus hires+... you don't have to go over to the dark side!

08-30-2004, 09:55 AM	#5
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	BTW: interesting article about wireless transfer speeds at Tom's Networking.

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