Is there going to be an update to empeg software any time soon?
Since I switched to 2.0 beta 11 some time last year, I get frequent UI lock-ups (i.e. the unit suddenly fails to respond when I press any buttons, requiring me to un-dock and re-dock it) and poor USB functionality (i.e. the Emplode software cannot maintain, or fails to detect altogether, a USB connection to the empeg).
So far, the benefits of the 2.0 beta 11 software outweigh these deficiencies, but they have gotten rather old. (Having to upload files via serial port is particularly aggravating.)
The "Plays" counter on the empeg is lame as well. Whose idea was it to make an automatic track change constitute a play? Why not something like half the total time of the track playing without interruption?
Sorry for the rants. I love my empeg, really; it's just that an already fantastic product was steadily improving, and now things have hit a brick wall (presumably because the empeg is no longer in production).
-- Milo --