The Daisy MP3 Player isn’t an iPod killer. It’s not supposed to be. Originally created by artist and designed Raphael Abrams as a challenge to himself, the device has come a long way since 2001 and is incredibly easy to integrate into existing interfaces such as kiosks and displays. Abrams’ goal was to create an easy to build MP3 player that was open source and connectible. So if you’re a DIY kinda guy, you should check out the Daisy and see how you can integrate it into your life.
What features does the Daisy already have? Excellent audio quality, the ability to access 65,000 tracks, playback MP3 and WAV files, and you can change the batteries for it. Sweet.
Daisy MP3 Player Kit [MAKE]
What is the point of an open source “mp3 player” when the mp3 format is not open source?!?! An open source or, better, a free software ogg player – that makes sense. But an open source mp3 player? !
I thought exactly the same.
An open-spec FLAC- & Ogg Vorbis-player would be great.
Next stop: The “Flogger”.
An so is my opinion, an open source player which plays mp3 but not ogg, that sounds strange, but neverthless a great project. Keep on rocking !!
It’s open source, if you wanna write the code so that it can understand Ogg, go right ahead :P
Actually, you’d be hard-pressed to get it to decode Ogg Vorbis; the MP3 decoding is done by a separate codec chip, the VS1011. I doubt the PIC18F that powers this sucker would be powerful enough to do decoding on its own.
My wife just got me this kit for my birthday. I’m really interested in finding a more powerful PIC to stick in there so I might be able to write some more fully-featured software. (In particular, the ability to play MP3s without renaming them to start with five-digit numbers, or to parse a directory structure on the SD/MMC card.) I’m also thinking of using some spare pins to hook up a serial LCD display — that would be fun!
Wish I had a wife like that!