There was a short time within the early 2000s once we carried cellphones, wallets, keys, and a bespoke digital media participant loaded with a small number of our music libraries. Gadgets like iPods, Zunes, Sandisk Sansa, and iRiver. Then as cell telephones gained extra storage and processing energy, the 2 gadgets grew to become one, and audio gamers slipped to obscurity as sports activities equipment. Maybe in that vein, [BalderDragonSlayer] made his personal Raspberry Pi-powered media participant.
The machine was cobbled collectively utilizing a Raspberry Pi Zero, an Adafruit OLED bonnet, a LiPo charger, and an affordable USB DAC. The interface software program is written in python, which has all of your typical participant controls, utilizing the directional joystick and two pushbuttons on the bonnet. DietPi is a slimmed-down Linux that provides an impressively quick boot time, which is why it was picked for this mission. The case was a easy mission case with some holes dremeled into the face for the display and buttons.
It’s a great little mission that appears great for walks within the park. This isn’t the primary Pi-powered media participant we’ve seen earlier than. However we’re hoping we see extra sooner or later.