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Neuros Audio Firmware Goes Open Source

Posted by timothy on from the audio-jack-knife dept.

PDA_Monkey writes "The Neuros Audio team has just released the Firmware code for the Neuros Digital Audio Computer as Open Source! Along with the release comes a message regarding Open Source from Joe Born, President of Neuros Audio, LLC, asking the community of developers to help fully realize the vision of the digital audio computer by aiding in the process to create a GCC target to the TI DSP used in the Neuros and in developing a program loader."

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  1. In Related OSTG News... by FlipmodePlaya · · Score: 3, Informative

    ThinkGeek started carrying the Neuros in the last few days.

  2. 80 Gig? Cool by bentfork · · Score: 4, Informative
    Looks like they have even bigger HD's than the ipod, and a build in FM transmitter! ( specs for the usb2 8 gig here )

    some neat stuff:
    Playtime: 10 hours when fully charged
    Frequency response: 20 to 20,000Hz

    FM Broadcasting:
    Transmission Strength: 250 microV/M-2 at 3m
    Maximum range: 20 feet

    and it can record audio as MP3 or wav.
    All for a sane price of $449.99

    Hopefully this will be lower by the winter gift giving season ( or summer, if you stand upsidedown).

    1. Re:80 Gig? Cool by FlipmodePlaya · · Score: 3, Informative

      Don't forget Ogg Vorbis support, several open source Linux synch clients, and all the great firmware features listed there. Also, refer to a previous /. article about the Neuros

  3. Re:Do not ship to Canada by kronin · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can order from one of their official resellers, either http://www.cool4u2view.com or http://www.americantechpushers.com.

  4. Oblig. Plug by Oriumpor · · Score: 4, Informative

    I love mine, I use it frequently as both a USB HD, pocket FM radio/MP3 player (ok I got big pockets), and car jukebox. The recent gain boost for the radio broadcast feature has brought life back to my almost unuseable MiFi feature (FM broadcast) now I can broadcast my mp3s and oggs over a weak signal in the full city FM-dial.

    The developers truly do listen to the owners. Due to consumer request there are plans in the works for radio like-tivo support in the firmware. Things like that are over the heads of the big-boys, and probably would kill a major player with big name.

    Here's to the indi-linux makers.

  5. Re:GCC target project by kronin · · Score: 3, Informative

    A user looked at the possibility of adding a GCC target and was overwhelmed by the amount of work it would require. Not saying it won't/can't be done, but he moved on to writing a target for LCC.

    You can read about it here: http://www.neurosaudio.com/community/forum/topic.a sp?TOPIC_ID=3655&whichpage=3

  6. Re:Neuros II? by kronin · · Score: 2, Informative

    The original Neuros (Neuros I) and the Neuros II both run the same firmware, so yes, it does.