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Neuros Audio Releases Its Hardware Schematics
iswm writes "Neuros Audio has released the schematics to their Neuros Digital Audio Computer. Now with open source firmware, hardware schematics, ogg support, tons of other cool features, and an amazing price tag, The Neuros is looking like an awesome competitor in the audio player market."
It can currently play Ogg, mp3, wma (non-DRM), and wav.
People are also working on other alternative codecs, including FLAC, musepac and a few others I've heard talk about in IRC.
I have both an iPod and a Neuros. I got an iPod through the freeipods.com thing, and I've had the Neuros for a little over a year now. The iPod was the shiny new toy for about a month, and hasn't been used since. The Neuros is just better. Better menu interface, better sound, better features.
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.
Also on ThinkGeek, the product cannot be sold outside the US, unlike the iPod. Sigh.. I was looking very much forward to it!!
If anyone can hear me, slap some sense into me But you turn your head, and I end up talking to myself
The iPod supports AIFF, WAV (always has) and now Apple Lossless formats... Granted it doesn't play Ogg or FLAC but if it is just lossless formats you want they are available.