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and if you don't want to wait, you can get an open hardware music player hre as well: https://cooltech.zone/tangara/ https://cooltech.zone/tangara/ they're di

and if you don't want to wait, you can get an open hardware music player hre as well: https://cooltech.zone/tangara/ https://cooltech.zone/tangara/ they're different -- tangara is an ipod homage with custom firmware and a touchwheel. echo r1 is meant to run rockbox with buttons. they differ in i/o ports as well: tangara has a regular old headphone jack. echo r1 has a TRRS jack and a line-out jack.

walterbell 2y ago
Since it has ESP32 wifi, how is the battery life on tangara?
- stonogo 2y ago
  I don't use one, but my partner reports it lasts a couple days of use (~10 hrs/day). I think that's with wifi turned off though. Not sure if this is with bluetooth or wired heaphones either
- fooqux 2y ago
  Never had an issue with mine. It lasts for days with moderate usage. This is using wired headphones; not sure how much of an impact bluetooth has.
- summermusic 1y ago
  The device has WiFi capability but there is no functionality built into the default firmware yet, so the antenna is powered down.
pixelatedindex 1y ago
Thanks for that link! I went down the rabbit hole and found this article which I found to be a great read: https://cooltech.zone/tangara/blog/2024-02-07-touchwheel/ https://cooltech.zone/tangara/blog/2024-02-07-touchwheel/ Kudos to the team, looks pretty damn solid. How does the touch wheel work in practice compared to the iPod? Is there any tactile feedback?
- summermusic 1y ago
  I think a classic iPod touch wheel feels more polished, but the Tangara wheel is like 90% of the way there. In previous firmware versions the middle button was too sensitive but that was fixed. You can adjust the sensitivity but I find the default setting to be perfect for me.
summermusic 1y ago
I love my Tangara! I even made some custom themes for it. The regular ol’ headphone jack is perfect and it sounds great too. I wouldn’t wait for the Echo R1 unless you really need Rockbox or the different I/O.

walterbell 2y ago

Since it has ESP32 wifi, how is the battery life on tangara?

stonogo 2y ago
I don't use one, but my partner reports it lasts a couple days of use (~10 hrs/day). I think that's with wifi turned off though. Not sure if this is with bluetooth or wired heaphones either
fooqux 2y ago
Never had an issue with mine. It lasts for days with moderate usage. This is using wired headphones; not sure how much of an impact bluetooth has.
summermusic 1y ago
The device has WiFi capability but there is no functionality built into the default firmware yet, so the antenna is powered down.

pixelatedindex 1y ago

Thanks for that link! I went down the rabbit hole and found this article which I found to be a great read: https://cooltech.zone/tangara/blog/2024-02-07-touchwheel/ https://cooltech.zone/tangara/blog/2024-02-07-touchwheel/ Kudos to the team, looks pretty damn solid. How does the touch wheel work in practice compared to the iPod? Is there any tactile feedback?

summermusic 1y ago
I think a classic iPod touch wheel feels more polished, but the Tangara wheel is like 90% of the way there. In previous firmware versions the middle button was too sensitive but that was fixed. You can adjust the sensitivity but I find the default setting to be perfect for me.

summermusic 1y ago

I love my Tangara! I even made some custom themes for it. The regular ol’ headphone jack is perfect and it sounds great too. I wouldn’t wait for the Echo R1 unless you really need Rockbox or the different I/O.