[olug] Linux-Friendly MP3 Players? (iRock, etc.)

[Daniel Pfile]

Rio karma is based on linux (99% sure) by the same guys that did the  
empeg car hd player (I own one). The developers hang out in the bbs  
over at empeg.comms.net as well.

Product page:
http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp? 
model=261&cat=72
Review:
http://lonelymachines.org/karma2.html

It comes with windows only software, but has a java version that runs  
on linux as well. It has USB2 (player and dock) and ethernet (on dock,  
even has dhcp) on the dock. I've heard a few things about there being  
some quality problems in the first gen ones, so you may want to google  
that.

Good luck,
Daniel


On Nov 26, 2004, at 6:53 PM, K.J. Kirwan wrote:

> I want to listen to some audio CDs while walking,
> and maybe in my car (no CD player).  I thought
> about buying one of those clamshell portable CD
> players, until a friend of mine showed me his iRock
> 860 player.  That seems to me like a much better idea.
> Flash-based, no moving parts, one AA battery.
> Pager-sized, 256MB, holds about 4 hours.
>
> So before buying anything, I thought I would ask
> the OLUG group for any thoughts about this.
>
> iRock?  iRiver?  RCA Lyra?  Something else?  What?
>
> Is anyone using one with Linux?  Or are all of
> these products more of the Windows-only mob?
> Did your Linux distro recognize it at once?
> Which distro was it?  Or was it a KDE app?
>
> What file formats, just MP3?
> Is anyone using one that does OGG?
> Is non-DRM WMA usable in Linux (Wine, etc.)?
>
> Does anyone have any better Q's to add?
>
> I would be interested to hear any advice,
> comments, stories, and adventures.  With
> Christmas not far off, maybe others would
> be interested too.
>
> Thanks and Happy Holidays,
>
> Kim Kirwan
>
>
>
>
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