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I want this device! > lasts a full day on a charge The iPod Classic could do 36 hours of playback so I wonder why this can only manage 24 hours. > 2200-mAh b

I want this device! > lasts a full day on a charge The iPod Classic could do 36 hours of playback so I wonder why this can only manage 24 hours. > 2200-mAh battery with a standard, 3-pin JST connector For years I have wanted a MP3 player with a 18600 battery. If the developers are reading this, consider a version with a 18600, even if the form factor is not as ergonomic. > Firmware supports MP3, FLAC, Opus, and Vorbis codecs No audiobook (m4b, directory of MP3s) support yet. This would be a nice feature to have.

ShadowBanThis01 3y ago
No AAC is also absurd.
- MrBuddyCasino 3y ago
  Its weird because I've done AAC decoding on the ESP32 so I know for a fact that it works.
- m45t3r 3y ago
  Maybe an issue with patents? All the formats there are open source with the exception of MP3, that from what I remember had its patents expired a few years ago.
bionsystem 3y ago
>> lasts a full day on a charge > The iPod Classic could do 36 hours of playback so I wonder why this can only manage 24 hours. It says a full day, not 24 hours (so probably 8-12 hours). I had an archos with 80Gb mechanical hdd in early/mid 2000s that I believe lasted more than that. Sadly it died (went into a washing machine) with a lot of my favorite music inside it, including some dj sets that I can't seem to find anymore (not sure of who played and what year...). It was an amazing piece of hardware, better than (unmodified) ipod of 8Gb at the time.
flir 3y ago
The form factor up around that kind of battery size is actually pretty ergonomic (though I do have big hands). I've got a phone in that range (just under 1lb) and it's nice. Solid. I like the heft of it, it feels like I'm carrying around a filofax. Maybe not for joggers though.
camel-cdr 3y ago
> lasts a full day on a charge It's an ESP32, so I wonder if you could extend that via software, as in disable EVERYTHING you don't need and run in the lowest power mode possible while doing playback.

ShadowBanThis01 3y ago

No AAC is also absurd.

MrBuddyCasino 3y ago
Its weird because I've done AAC decoding on the ESP32 so I know for a fact that it works.
m45t3r 3y ago
Maybe an issue with patents? All the formats there are open source with the exception of MP3, that from what I remember had its patents expired a few years ago.

bionsystem 3y ago

>> lasts a full day on a charge > The iPod Classic could do 36 hours of playback so I wonder why this can only manage 24 hours. It says a full day, not 24 hours (so probably 8-12 hours). I had an archos with 80Gb mechanical hdd in early/mid 2000s that I believe lasted more than that. Sadly it died (went into a washing machine) with a lot of my favorite music inside it, including some dj sets that I can't seem to find anymore (not sure of who played and what year...). It was an amazing piece of hardware, better than (unmodified) ipod of 8Gb at the time.

flir 3y ago

The form factor up around that kind of battery size is actually pretty ergonomic (though I do have big hands). I've got a phone in that range (just under 1lb) and it's nice. Solid. I like the heft of it, it feels like I'm carrying around a filofax. Maybe not for joggers though.

camel-cdr 3y ago

> lasts a full day on a charge It's an ESP32, so I wonder if you could extend that via software, as in disable EVERYTHING you don't need and run in the lowest power mode possible while doing playback.