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Build Your Own MP3 Player

Posted by michael on from the minty-fresh dept.

rdnk writes "Here's something for the DIY people, a home made mp3 player built into a mint case. Total (minimum) cost for parts: ~50$. At least it's something different."

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  1. It's got potential by digitalgimpus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've got a feeling, give it about 2-3 years, and mp3 players will be pretty cheap. This just proves that it could be done (limited) in a somewhat low cost method.

    What I really wish would happen is someone would turn my cell phone, pda, and iPod into 1 good product that doesn't require me to take out a loan.

    I know it's a dream. But how many more pockets do I have? I have my cell phone on my belt, pda in one, wallet, ipod... come on!

    I'd be a bit more impressed if this person managed to squeeze an mp3 player into the battery of his phone (granted a bit bulkier), or PDA. That way it's possible to carry less, and have more.

    I'm walking around like I have a "geek boner" in my pockets. With all those things in there.

  2. Bullshit ... by taniwha · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I just spent 2 hours this morning with my daughter teaching her how to solder and watching her build her first electronics kit - she's been bursting with pride at her accomplishment all day and can't wait to build another. It's the same reason my son and I built him a PC for xmas (he got a stocking full of boards, cpu, case, memory, etc),

    You build stuff for yourself to learn and because it's satisfying to make stuff ... the same reason other people work in wood or in wool or whatever ... I think we forget this sort of stuff in our modern mass produced world.

    And to your point - if it breaks you don't have to take it back ... you can fix it yourself.

    Seeing Ada's article today was particularly usefull because I could show it to my daughter - her response was 'cool can I make one?', (she already has an MP3 player ... so it is the making not the having that's important here), being able to say I could say I vaguely knew Ada (from the long ago xenu-wars) was great too ... now my daughter want to go to MIT :-)