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Ogg/Vorbis on Palm OS

Posted by michael on from the music-on-the-go dept.

loshwomp writes "We have built an audio player for Palm OS, and a public beta is available now. The beta includes support for Ogg/Vorbis audio, and a future beta will include plug-ins for more formats, as well as the plug-in SDK itself."

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  1. just think... by carpe_noctem · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I can listen to Beethoven's 9th Symphony for 24 straight hours on my palm. woot.

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  2. Lots of Battery Time by Mirell · · Score: 4, Funny

    Noting the info on the page: 4-5 hours typical battery life on a full charge.

    Frame rate: 1, maybe two per minute.
    Color: Black. White is optional.
    Sound: Screeching Square Waves

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  3. OK... by Dr.+Bent · · Score: 4, Funny

    but does it support ogg? Otherwise I don't...oh wait....

  4. oh great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can listen to AC/DC on my PalmOS device's crappy little speaker...

    Just what I wanted...

  5. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    My comrade is named Ogg Vorbis!

  6. But does it play mp3's? by bobobobo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ogg/Vorbis and all is great. But what I want to know is, can it play mp3's? :p

  7. Re:Sounds cool... but little more is known by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Which part of "AeroPlayer presently runs on Palm's Tungsten T handheld. If you'd like to use AeroPlayer on your Sony Clie, please let them know." don't you understand? I'll be happy to spell it out for you :) Or didn't you even follow the link to the page that describes the program?

    When the text on that page says [i]"runs on Palm's Tungsten T handheld"[/i], does it.. ..mean it runs on PalmOS 4? What about 3? [b]No, it doesn't. Tungsten T runs on PalmOS5.[/b] ..mean it runs on Dragonball CPUs? [b]No, it doesn't. The Tungsten T uses an OMAP CPU at 145mhz.[/b]

    The page also makes it clear that the files are stored on memory cards (which is clear to any Palm user anyway).

    It really helps to READ :)

  8. Of course they can! by Rob+Simpson · · Score: 3, Funny
    As long as music files are .wav

    With a good memory card (like the 128meg one I use for medical references) and a good speaker (like my Handera 330's) or an earphone jack, there isn't any problem at all.

    Of course, one would be able to store a heck of a lot more with a processor fast enough to decode compressed music, but it and the colour screen the thing would inevitably have would sap the battery life so much that it would be "infeasible" to finish playing all those music files.

  9. Obligatory Simpson's quote by Monkey-Man2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now I can listen to AC/DC on my PalmOS device's crappy little speaker...

    Just what I wanted...

    Teen1: Oh, here comes that cannonball guy. He's cool.
    Teen2: Are you being sarcastic, dude?
    Teen1: I don't even know anymore.

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