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Take the brain off the backpack and charge the backpack itself overnight.

quote:Originally posted by Zithromax

I'd like to see something like the wheel on the iPod...

As far as I know, that's patented by Apple.

quote:Originally posted by gotmonkey



Thanks for the reply.

I had seen this pricing information already, but I was under the impression that these where backpack+unit pricing. Is that not the case?

I have 20GB USB1.1 Neuros now, and I'm looking into my expansion options.

Thanks,
^gotmonkey

Ahhh, now I understand. Cool4u2view has USB 2 backpacks for sale, here.

quote:Originally posted by tharris(at)real.com


2) how much to purchase an additional 40GB packpack outright for early Neuros adopters?

3) for that matter, what will pricing be like for the various different USB2.0 backpacks? (128MB, 20GB, 30GB, 40GB)

Thanks,
^gotmonkey

All the prices are on the products page, here[/url.

[NeurosDBM]

quote:Originally posted by finwaite

noiz,
I'm sure you're right...it's a feature I'm salivating over. But I'm waiting, at this point, for it to come out of beta. Also, I'm not sure if NeurosDBM supports Artist->Album yet (I'm pretty sure it doesn't, though I'm also pretty sure it's being worked on).

Anyway, looking forward to that feature...I'll just be that much more in heaven with my N at that point.  []
--mab

Actually, with Beta Firmware 2.14 and Beta NSM 1.45, Arists -> Albums is working. It was implemented as Albums -> Artists -> Albums, but it works []

Edit: DOH! Just re-read your post and finally saw NeurosDBM. You're correct, NeurosDBM doesn't support artist-album yet.

quote:Originally posted by Grumpy

Hey all, this is to the lucky few who have received back their new 2.0. Besides it being faster, what else have they changed. Please oh please tell me you can search by artist then album now. Also how is the MiFi working? Does it still allow you to pump up the signal to the stereo? Thanks all in advance.

These changes are irrespective of the USB 2 upgrade. The current firmware available on the updates page, 2.13, provides the MyFi Gain adjustment in an XI menu (no key combos anymore). Artist-Album is in 2.14, which is currently being internally tested. Kathryn has posted elsewhere that she thinks it'll be posted to web beta soon.

The only thing the USB 2 upgrade provides is faster transfer speeds of your music to/from your computer, and conversely faster synchronizations. The USB 2 jack is on the backpack, not the main unit, so your main unit remains the same.

[before]

quote:Originally posted by waterbrother
OK Kathryn:

So sue me for liking my Neuros so much and wishing that I had it back.  Yes, the upgrade offer is unique.  However, the offer was promised on these forums.  In my case, I bought on the basis of that promise (and, of course, on the features and quality of the Neuros, as well as the support and history of great service portrayed on these forums).  You and Joe should have known that the demand for the upgrade would be great and devoted sufficient resources to sustain a speedy turn-around.  I now recognize that this is water over the dam and that nothing can be done to expedite the process underway.  What I suppose I would like, is an apology.  It is unreasonable to expect your customers to wait four weeks for return of the product they enjoy using so much.  An acknowledgement of your oversight and perhaps a token premium would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ed

Ed,

Why is it unreasonable for DI to expect you to wait 4 weeks when they told you before you sent it in that it'd take 4 weeks? If I'm told I should expect a refund in 4-6 weeks, do I have a right to get mad if I don't have it back before 4 weeks? Not at all.

quote:Originally posted by TV Casualty

I forgot to mention that I have seen other problems in addition to USB 2.0 connectivity:  

1. I only have Ogg files, and with this unit, some of the songs skip (like listening to a skipping CD) in various places
2. The unit froze yesterday when I pressed play on one of my playlists (I had to press the up direction and play at the same time to reset)
3. One of my playlists starts playing the 2nd song in the list (it is completely skipping the first song)
...

TV

What quality are you encoding your ogg files at? I have both q5 and q6 oggs on my USB 2 unit with firmware 2.13 with no noticable skips or freezes.

quote:Originally posted by EricG
...as I am on the road right now.

I didn't think they let you take time off []

No worries, Eric. Keep up the good work.

Well, the links on the home page to the 20, 30 and 40 GB backpacks don't work for me either. It's the / in front of the href, as already discussed.

You can get to them either through Neuros Products -> Neuros Gear or the links below:

20 GB: http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=DigitalInnovationsCatalog&category;%5Fname=Neuros+Gear&product;%5Fid=4016001
30 GB: http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=DigitalInnovationsCatalog&category;%5Fname=Neuros+Gear&product;%5Fid=4016301
40 GB: http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=DigitalInnovationsCatalog&category;%5Fname=Neuros+Gear&product;%5Fid=4016401

quote:Originally posted by PRMan

Not to be a problem child, but I seem to remember that the upgrade was supposed to be 40GB and USB 2.0.  Are these units 40GB?

PRMan

Where did you hear that the upgrade was going to be 40 GB? I don't remember ever hearing that.

That said, these units are 20 GB, not 40 GB.

quote:Originally posted by Chameleon

Sounds like a nice feature to me, however I think that the flash backup simply does a bit-for-bit copy of the RAM contents to a single file on the HD.

-- 'I switched to Vorbis and saved a bunch on my hard-disk space!'

If that's the case, then at least in Linux you could mount that single file as a fat32 partition using the loopback device. Then you can read and write to it just like you read and write to the 128 MB Neuros. Not sure if there's something similar to a loopback device in Windows or not. I just did a quick search, but couldn't find anything on Google that referenced a java utility to treat a single file like a fat32 filesystem. There's Jakarta's Virtual Filesystem, but Fat32 isn't one of their supported types yet. http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/sandbox/vfs/filesystems.html

It would be easier if the firmware backed the 128 MB flash up into a directory. Plus it would fix the problem where even if your 128 MB flash is only half full, the backup is still 128 MB. It would be more complicated from a firmware standpoint, though, as it wouldn't be able to do a bit-for-bit copy.

quote:Originally posted by virgopa(at)earlham.edu

The 1.1 usb port is on the Neuros itself rather than the backpack. Does that change with the upgrade? Will an upgrade somehow make the 128mb backpack work with usb 2.0 as well? (Not that it matters as much for the limited space.. )

~Pablo

The USB 2.0 port is on the backpack, not the main unit. The main unit remains unchanged, meaning you'll still have USB 1.1 to transfer songs to/from your Neuros when in 128 MB configuration.

quote:Originally posted by DrTuba

Quick Question:

Will the usb 2 gamma packs be mac compatible?  If so, i will order immediately.

Obsessive dilettante

Yes, I have tested the USB 2 backpack with a blue & white G3 running OS X 10.2, no problems whatsoever. If you have any specific hardware or OS you were wondering about, let me know. My dad has a G4 desktop and a G3 powerbook, and I have an old 9600 I could boot up if you want.