question: open source & mp3 players
does anyone know if/when open source platforms will be available on mp3 players such as ipod and iriver, whose current closed format and anti-user crap makes me want to ring some shifty exec by the collar and say, “why don’t you understand???”
On that note, I was talking to Mike about wifi and mp3 players and mesh networks, and how that could transform everything (again) … and I found this at endgaget, Samsung plans line of wifi-enabled mp3 players.
Presumably this is the future. Question: how long before car radios are equipped with wifi? Or is there value there?
Neuros (http://www.neurosaudio.com/) is your best bet for open source media players. I’m still waiting patiently for the Neuros III.
Comment by lambic — November 4, 2005 @ 2:49 pm
There in an open source Linux for the iPod– http://ipodlinux.org/Main_Page
But I’m not quite sure it achieves what I think you’re after.
Comment by Podchef — November 4, 2005 @ 4:05 pm
vlogging
apparently it’s time for another post about vlogging. Once again - the future for vlogging is looking rosy. Publish via rss + automated bittorrent + mythtv, and make it all filterable / findable via user tagging. I wrote about /…
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