"Proudly inspired by Apple's original iPad, this pocket-sized music playback device is fully open and hackable — and crowdfunding soon."
I think they meant iPod. iPad was a MadTV gag in the early 2000s.
The music player you wish you had in the early 2000s
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#12SD-card capable with Opus support, that's all I ever want frankly, and this has it. Will certainly be interested to see what price this launches at.
Some older portable media players are supported by Rockbox, which supports Opus. Unclear if there's any supported devices currently in production. As for SD cards, I know SanDisk devices on that list supported microSD cards.
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> Less space than a Nomad
Where'd you get that from?
> Uses a standard, SDXC card for storage. Available up to 2 TB
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#15SD-card capable with Opus support, that's all I ever want frankly, and this has it. Will certainly be interested to see what price this launches at.
Some older portable media players are supported by Rockbox, which supports Opus. Unclear if there's any supported devices currently in production. As for SD cards, I know SanDisk devices on that list supported microSD cards. https://www.rockbox.org/
I was expecting to see them say "it runs Rockbox."
I put it on my Sandisk E200 back in the day; 2Gb and then I stuck in another 2Gb card. It was so responsive, and the scroll-wheel UI was so convenient. The wheel seized up (still usable, but had to turn it like a safecracker instead of with your thumb), so I gifted it to a co-worker's son.
What I always wanted to see was something with an "old Blackberry" style side-mounted scroll-wheel, for eyes-off operation.
Re: The music player you wish you had in the early 2000s
#16SD-card capable with Opus support, that's all I ever want frankly, and this has it. Will certainly be interested to see what price this launches at.
> Will certainly be interested to see what price this launches at.
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It does have bluetooth though? And based around an ESP32 with WiFi.
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#18Neat! I recently bought a Sony NW-A306. I wish the battery lasted longer. Also, Android is slow and janky. On the other hand, it's Android so it runs Spotify.
Hope Tangara is better!
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#19Well, I did not wish to have a music player like that in early 2000s.
I enjoy listening on large speakers at home or while driving. I am not listening to music while walking or going somewhere. I rather watch the surroundings, interact with people or think.
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#20When reading the title I automatically thought about Winamp.