Edit: What’s the point of open sourcing this product? It’s an MP3 player. How does it utilize wifi? Does it run apps? Can it access a file server to download new media? The video and article doesn’t go into that at all. BT is nice but Sandisk $50 clip players have had that for a long time.
Some people just like to have the possibility to change and completely own their stuff. Some people actually do change firmware or hardware components. I’d say it’s mostly for tech enthusiasts and tinkerers.
What benefits do you get from this device being open source? It’s not like a dumb mp3 player is stealing your data. Can it do anything traditional players can’t?
This might be the more inane and useless response I’ve seen on Lemmy. You can’t answer the simple question so you throw out a complete change of topic. Pathetic.
It could do whatever since it is open source and uses ESP-IDF. Adding features like that or coding an entirely new firmware would be well within hobbyist capabilities.
https://www.westerndigital.com/products/mp3-players/sandisk-clip-sport-go?sku=SDMX30-016G-G46B
$50.
Edit: What’s the point of open sourcing this product? It’s an MP3 player. How does it utilize wifi? Does it run apps? Can it access a file server to download new media? The video and article doesn’t go into that at all. BT is nice but Sandisk $50 clip players have had that for a long time.
This seems like 5x the price for a dev product.
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I think most people will continue to just use their smartphone and get a Fairphone or something if it matters to them.
Some people just like to have the possibility to change and completely own their stuff. Some people actually do change firmware or hardware components. I’d say it’s mostly for tech enthusiasts and tinkerers.
It’s weird to ask “what the point of open sourcing this product”, do you ask what the point of keeping the source closed is?
What benefits do you get from this device being open source? It’s not like a dumb mp3 player is stealing your data. Can it do anything traditional players can’t?
That’s not relevant at all.
what benefits do you get from that painting being blue? what benefits do you get from eating an orange vs an banana? explain yourself.
This might be the more inane and useless response I’ve seen on Lemmy. You can’t answer the simple question so you throw out a complete change of topic. Pathetic.
I’m making a point, I’m not actually asking you to answer those questions…
It could do whatever since it is open source and uses ESP-IDF. Adding features like that or coding an entirely new firmware would be well within hobbyist capabilities.
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