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Rockbox

Rockbox is a free software replacement for the firmware held on various forms of digital audio players (DAPs). Rockbox offers an alternative to the host device's operating system firmware (in many cas... More

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LICENSE : gnu general public license (gpl)
OPERATING SYSTEM : other operating systems
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE : assembly
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Great OS For Your Mp3 Player - IPod Included.

by D J on September 24th 2008 at 05:24 PM

Rockbox is mainly an operating system designed specifically to run on portable music players, like the iPod for example. The most interesting thing about it is that it's relatively new, yet enough feature rich to blow minds.

The system has had many positive effects on my iPod, like it being now able to manage the files stored on it ( in disk-mode ), have a TON of games and useful utilities, and have the ability to be skinned ( have it's theme changed ).

On the downside though, the built-in music player itself lacks some features ( but in the same time offer some unique ones ), like Album Art - which the player cannot read unless you put it explicitly in the same folder of the file as a JPEG image - . And it lagged when I was playing a 320 Kbps bit rate song, I admit it's quite a large file for a song, but nonetheless the player should NEVER skip audio.

Overall, I found the Rockbox experience to be pleasing and fun, and I plan to keep installed on my iPod.

More at http://youssefsblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/rockbox-open-source-portable-mu...

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10 Free, Open Source Digital Entertainment Resources and Roundups

by Sam Dean on Mar 11, 2009

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Most users of proprietary software arm themselves with arrays of digital entertainment applications, ranging from iTunes to Windows Media Player to RealPlayer. That's due to big improvements in the bandwidth everyone gets, attention from content providers, and more. The good news is that for open sourcers, digital entertainment applications have matured -- big-time -- for Windows, Linux and the Mac. Even if you use proprietary applications such as iTunes for music, or Windows Media Player for videos, there are many open source applications that can complement and add to your libraries, collections and players. You'll find 10 good roundups of open source digital entertainment resources here, and more than 50 total free applications.

8 Free, Open Source Tools for a Better Digital Music Experience

by Sam Dean on Feb 26, 2009

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Sure the world of digital music is loaded with copyright sharks, DRM and other undesirables, but it's also increasingly teeming with cool, free open source tools and applications. Do you want to sync iPods and iPhones to any computer anywhere? How about playing Doom on your own customized OS for iPods or most other music players? Do you need customized music library management for multiple platforms, including Linux? Would you like to mix and record original music online with other musicians? How about a free, streaming radio application for your phone that will automate interesting playlists for you, and play while you use other apps? Here are eight great resources for doing all of this and more.