!(RadioXtreme USB Radio && Linux)

RadioXtreme USB Radio (USB ID 1527:0301) was not what I expected. It is just a radio tuner with an analogue output, not a built in USB sound card like I expected. On top of this, it isn't supported at all under linux. Back to the shop with this one.

Head set finally working

After much hearache my BlueAnt Bluetooth headset is working in linux. There is a couple of patches to the current a2play which are required (http://hpc-external.jcu.edu.au/~nigel/uploads/Main/a2play.diff.txt). Basically the codec detection fails the first time, so retry, and it needs the complete shutdown sequence, which apparently crashes iTech headsets.