Strikes me that the competition for this comes down to the following:
- Home Brew
The ./ers favourite. I think we all understand that they just don't understand the
target market.
- HP Music Center
I don't know much about this, so can't compare it
- Compaq IPAQ Music Center
Seems to be targeted to much the same market, but it's cheaper. I'd be interested in
an in depth comparison. It includes 10BaseT as standard. Major drawback is that
it is a standalone unit - it can't serve diskless units like the Rio Receiver.
- Motorola/Simple Devices SimpleFi
Functionally this looks like the strongest competitor. It's inherently wireless and also has a
wireless in Car unit that communicates with the home unit as soon as it's in range.
Major drawback is that it's not actually available yet. Estimated pricing looks lower, but
it's not clear whether this includes the cost of wireless networking or not.