Comments on: Pulsar Is Coming

By: Paul Kafasis

Paul Kafasis — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:48:29 +0000

Neil: We’ve heard a couple reports of this, and we’ll be looking in to it.

As for the iPhone, it’s unlikely, but we’ll see.

By: Neil Leitch

Neil Leitch — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:17:22 +0000

I hope they come out with a fix to stop the split second drop outs, which I think happens when a song title is changed on a channel. It gets annoying when listening for awhile.
Also I would love to see an iPhone app come out for Pulsar. That would be awesome!!

By: Paul Kafasis

Paul Kafasis — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:53:08 +0000

Pulsar has been unveiled: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2009/01/02/say-hello-to-pulsar/

Sorry to everyone who didn’t get what they wanted, but we hope plenty of you will enjoy it!

By: George Leger III

George Leger III — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:34:09 +0000

It could also be an app that could allow us to stream video to something like an iphone, or maybe another computer via itunes, or from what ever it is…

By: George Leger III

George Leger III — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:29:18 +0000

I used to have a synth named “Pulsar”… could it be a synth or VI (Virtual Instrument) for the iPhone/iTouch, or maybe Logic/Garageband?

By: Ryan Dour

Ryan Dour — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:15:22 +0000

Maybe it is a program to allow the listening of Dolby 5.1 as binaural audio for portable listening. Many movies now have the 5.1 track included for TV. If you could use spacial audio in a similar way to WaveArts’s Panarama, you could have an amazing listening experience right at your desk for any movie!

At least I hope that’s what it is. It could be presented to the system as a 5.1 capable sound device. That way, even DVD Player and Front Row could pass along the audio to it, translate, and move right into my head!

By: Paul Kafasis

Paul Kafasis — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:06:23 +0000

A few people mentioned Airfoil Speakers for iPhone. As noted previously, that’s something that’s in progress. However, it won’t have a new name; I imagine it will just be called “Airfoil Speakers for iPhone” or perhaps “Airfoil Speakers Touch”.

Jared C.: #1 sounds incredibly interesting, but completely unmarketable. Perhaps the MIT Media Lab can make that. Or already has.

#2 is less interesting to me, but if it could work, it would be very cool.

#3 would rely on something that still isn’t available. Apple said September, and it’s now almost January, and nothing on Push. Beyond that, it doesn’t really fit our audio niche.

Fun ideas though.

Anyhow, Pulsar is actually unrelated to Airfoil in any way, and it’s not for the iPhone either. We’re hopeful you won’t have much longer to wait.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:20:48 +0000

I’m still holding out for a way to use an iPhone/Touch as Airfoil Speakers… Pretty please!

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:47:59 +0000

Is it an app for the iPhone that finds the phone number for any internet radio station and lets you call in to request a song?

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:44:43 +0000

Streaming radio for the iPhone? Clock linked to an atomic clock (probably a bit boring that one) The image has the right dimensions for an iPhone / iPod touch application.