Whereas the proliferation of the smartphone has brought on the private music participant (PMP) market to largely evaporate, there are nonetheless those that desire a standalone machine for his or her music. The Melodio Self-Mate is one such religious successor to the iPod.
Music-only gadgets actually profit from the wheel interface pioneered by Apple, so we nonetheless see it in most of the new Open Supply PMPs together with this one and the Tangara. The Melodio makes use of the ever present ESP32 for its brains coupled with a TI PCM5102A DAC and TI TPA6130A2 headphone amp for audio. A slider on the facet of the machine means that you can swap it between mass storage mode and programming mode for the ESP32.
Since this machine packs a little bit extra horsepower and connectivity than the unique iPods, issues like listening to Spotify are doable as soon as assembled, as an alternative of getting to fully rebuild the machine. Talking of constructing, there are solely renders on the GitHub, so we’re undecided if this undertaking has made the leap IRL but. With extra folks involved concerning the distractions of smartphones, perhaps this renaissance of open PMPs will result in a brand new golden age of music on the go?
Miss the halcyon days of the iPod? They’re simpler to hack now than ever, and in case you actually need to go old-fashioned, how a couple of podcast on a floppy?
