We just got in news that Jason Calacanis, the former head of Netscape over at AOL, has decided to create the Rojas MP3 Player. The device is named after Engadget’s Peter Rojas and is designed to both play music and download Jason Calacanis’ podcast – CalacanisCast. Seems Rojas and Calacanis have teamed up to create the ultimate tool and music player.
Seriously though, perhaps Mr. Calacanis didn’t take note that his pal Dave Winer was “joking” when he said “Peter would make a better iPod than Steve Jobs.” Calacanis then goes on to tell us about his vision of an MP3 player with WiFi and the ability to sync podcasts and play podcasts and make podcasts and— well, you get the idea. Better get out the VC money, Sand Hill Roaders, because this is the HOT product of the year. For reals.
The Rojas MP3 Player [Calacanis.com]
… you “just got news” — as in you read my blog?!
I say right up front that this is an inside joke:
“… an inside joke about starting a gadget company with Peter designing the products. Peter picked up on it and now others are pinging me about it–but taking it seriously.”
Peter Rojas didn’t treat it as a joke. Besides: this “joke or not joke” is not original as EVERYTHING you Jason Calacanis do - it is idea stolen from Zune.