Gregory's Server@jacqueline @neckspike not to be that gal but they're making a clunky rip-off of the 2006 iPod with two unnecessary extra side buttons and an iPod classic storage slot and even copy the look of the OS and it's hip now because it's all open source software and hardware?
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 Refurbished iPod classics go for $150 and up and there are no new battery options, this also open hardware using standard parts that can be replaced. Ask @gourd about using old iPod hardware right now  @neckspike @jacqueline @gourd I still have old iPod hardware around - I have a rough idea how much fun it is to use them. And yes, I was too harsh in my wording. @heals @jacqueline I'm very excited about it because I've wanted something like this for the last ~5 years but there's really nothing on the market unless you want to fuck with 20 year old hardware. Audiophile DAPs are $500+ and basically a phone without a sim card, the cheap options break as soon as you look at them (have had several Clip+ that powered on less than 5 times before bricking forever and getting returned). @neckspike @jacqueline people would probably murder me if I said “I'm excited about it despite of my comment this morning” even if I am :facepalm: I get where you're coming from @jacqueline @heals @jacqueline @neckspike just to let you know, ui is still an in progress thing for us right now, plus we have support for custom theming. but there's only so many elements on that screen and they're all kinda... stuff you'd expect to see on a music player, there's really not much to "copy".  @heals @jacqueline this is a really mean thing to say to someone, a real person out there just like you, working on their own cool project and sharing it with the world. Why reply? Who asked you? @heals @jacqueline @neckspike fwiw jacqueline had to sternly negotiate me down from having fifteen hardware buttons; compromises eh 🤷♀️ @buzzyrobin @jacqueline @neckspike I'm actually curious of how that would have looked - are there any concepts from that time? 'cause the original iPod also had extra front facing buttons for a few elements you have on-screen right now. @heals @jacqueline @neckspike something like this (In all seriousness, no, I was joking. We discussed front ring buttons but opted for side ones; initially just volume, but then rebindable for accessibility.) |
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1. you are being that gal
2. hardware buttons are an a11y feature. they’re good, actually!
3. what’s an ‘ipod classic storage slot’? no ipod ever had first party storage expansion
4. the ui flow in that screenshot is pretty different. do u just mean it’s blue and white and has a title bar?
5. yes.