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More Linux Portable Media Players On The Way

Posted by timothy on from the promises-promises dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to LinuxDevices.com, Taiwanese motherboard maker FIC will unveil a Linux-based portable media player (PMP) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. FIC's 'Vassili' includes a 3.6-inch color LCD screen and a 20GB hard drive, and supports files in MPEG 1-4, MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, AVI, and JPEG format. Speaking of Linux-based PMPs, Archos will also showcase its lastest PMP, the Pocket Media Assistant PMA400 at CES, and other Linux-based PMPs have recently been announced by iRiver, Veritouch, and Zupera."

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  1. So they run Linux ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Who the FUCK cares?

    Girl: "Hey, that's a cool MP3 player!"
    Luser: "It's not JUST an MP3 player! It runs Linux with a 2.4 kernel, and I even have a copy of GCC installed so that I can compile stuff on it!"
    Girl: "Uhh, okay ... *goes off to flirt with some other dude with an iPod*"

    1. Re:So they run Linux ... by MikeMacK · · Score: 5, Funny

      2.4! Dude, come on, of course she's not impressed, should be running 2.6!

    2. Re:So they run Linux ... by M51DPS · · Score: 2, Funny

      Of course, she will soon realize that my iPod is running Linux too.

  2. Re:I'll save you all the trouble. . . by vwjeff · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn, you got there first.

    You are a worthy typist.

  3. No Ogg Vorbis? by o'davy · · Score: 2, Funny

    WTF? And I bet the music manager only runs on Windows and OS/X. But it's based on Linux! Super.

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  4. You don't know much about women... by zoloto · · Score: 3, Funny

    Impress her with the 2.6.9 kernel and you'll have it made

  5. Re:Just wondering... by bman08 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes and we're all hoping that it PMP slaps the iPod, and that we won't have to put our sweet asses on the corner to afford one.

  6. Re:But is it OPEN? by SubTexel · · Score: 2, Funny

    And if you're just using Linux for your MP3's then you're better off running Windows anyhow. It's like taking a F1 race car and only using it to drive 1 block to the corner market.

  7. Inevitable "But what about the iPod" post by Kiryat+Malachi · · Score: 2, Funny

    See, here's the thing.

    These Linux based PMPs are cool.

    But the iPod Photo is a Portable Image and Music Player.

    And everyone knows nothing else is as cool as a PIMP.

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  8. Re:No OGG? by BladeMelbourne · · Score: 2, Funny

    So then it's settled...

    All occurences of the string "OGG" in encoders/decoders/players and existing song file names will be replaced with 69R

    eg: "Rammstein - Reise, Reise.69R"

    Think of the pickup lines... "Hey baby, want to sample my 69R selection?", etc.