• All Cubox-i variants and Hummingboard supported.
• Spotify Playback
• Direct DSD Playback on compatible Hardware
• UPNP with OhMedia Support
• Improved Library TAB
• Fastest Boot on Wi-fi
• Lot of WebRadios included (thank you jprjr)

Here you can find the complete list of 1.5 and here a complete changelog. This release is available for:

• Cubox-i and Hummingboard (older cubox model will be updated on a best effort basis from now on)
• UDOO Quad
• BeagleBone Black
• Cubietruck
• Compulab Utilite

As usual you can download it on the Downloads Page

As you can see Volumio supports quite a wide range of Embedded Single Board computers. I started looking around for new devices to support. There is a poll going on in this thread. It seems that the next candidate will be Intel NUC. Imagine what kind of Audiophile Music Player with Volumio this can be…

Do you agree? Want something else? Let us know in the poll. And don’t forget to give your feedback on the appropriate feedback thread. Enjoy!

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What can you do with Compulab Utilite and Volumio? 

• Enjoy Bit Perfect Sound from Analog Unbalanced output, USB or S/PDIF
• Pair it with your Home Network via N Wireless connectivity or Gigabit Ethernet
• Connect up to 4 USB drives to it, full of your favourite Music
• Forget the Hassle of removing PSU to shut it down. Use the Handy ON\OFF switch and you’re good to go
• Skyrocket your WAF with the nice and elegant Compulab Utilite Form Factor.

You can download Volumio for your Utilite here . This version features some minor under the hood improvements, and I must say that Volumio Compulab Utilite is a really killer Audiophile Music Player, making this combo really interesting thanks to its flexibility (Analog Out, Coaxial S/PDIF and USB as audio outputs) , the really nice form factor, the excellent computing power and the integrated N Wi-Fi which ensures extended range connectivity. As usual, you can discuss about that in Volumio’s Forum !

Download Volumio for Compulab Utilite

Enjoy!

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The postman hates me. I see him quite too much, and I know that when someone rings early in the morning, he’s him delivering fines or fancy electronic gizmos.
This time, I’m really proud to announce that he delivered a shiny Compulab Utilite mini PC. Some days ago I got a suggestion from one Volumio user (thank you  hassellbear!) to get in touch with Compulab and see what could be done to port Volumio on Utiltite Computer. So why is this a really good news? 

As you may see the Compulab Utilite has a great form factor. Boxed, nice to see, and cleverly thought (you can’t see from picture, but the top is made of polished metal, and gives the unit a really good solid feel). The dimensions are comparable to a small router.
The specs are also quite interesting also. It relies on IMX6 platform, which I know very well (UDOO and Cubox-I are based on the same architecture) and is the current top performing one in the embedded scenario.
Porting Volumio on that will be a great value for those looking to have a ready to play, and nice to see Audiophile Music Player.
Let’s examine Utilite’s connectivity options:

You can just see you’ve got plenty of flexibility out of that. What I really like is:

• Great form factor: nice to see and solid build
• IMX6 dual or Quad Core processors, with 2 gb of RAM available (someone said Ramplay?)
• Coaxial S/PDIF out (and a coaxial cable comes bundled)
• Integrated Wi-Fi with external antenna
• Two USB ports in the Front

So I think that Utilite and Volumio will be a great combo, as an Audiophile Music Player. I will for sure think on a way to use all this options (like double ethernet…) . But really think I’m going to have fun with that, I received the Compulab Utilite Standard and in my opinion this is your best bet in the range of Compulab’s with Volumio.

So, thanks Compulab for this donation, and really think that this machine will make lots of Volumio users happy…

Development has just started…

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