gHacks Technology News | Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials » features http://www.ghacks.net A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:53:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Add Features to your MP3 Playerhttp://www.ghacks.net/2006/12/18/add-features-to-your-mp3-player/ http://www.ghacks.net/2006/12/18/add-features-to-your-mp3-player/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:56:51 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/2006/12/18/add-features-to-your-mp3-player/ If you are currently unhappy with the features of your mp3 player you might want to take a look at the open source rockbox firmware which adds lots of functionality to your mp3 player including iPods, iRiver and Archos models. A firmware update is of course something that should only be done with extreme precaution because it will void the warranty. Take a look at some of the features that can be added:

  • support for additional sound codecs such as ogg and flac
  • support for games such as Doom, Sokoban and Sudoku
  • support for applications like calculators, battery related and text editors
  • video support (yes even for ipod nanos 1st gen for instance)
  • Gameboy emulator

Installing Rockbox is not as difficulty as it sounds. Take a look at the manual pages which contains all the information you need for all supported mp3 players. Again, you should be very careful before you proceed. Everything is explained in detail and it should not be that much of a problem to install the new firmware. The rockbox forums are also a great way to have any remaining questions answered before making the changes.

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