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new ipods - rockbox port proposal
countach:
I hope the arrival of new iPods wont disturb the focus in enhancing the battery duration in the 5.5 80Gb... ::)
AlexP:
There is no project focus on anything particularly, developers do what they want to do. Besides, the new iPods are likely to be a nightmare if not impossible to port - the combination of new undocumented hardware, and I can't imagine the encryption is easier than the current Nano 2G which no-one has yet cracked....
LambdaCalculus:
I have this sinking feeling that the hardware inside might be similar to what's in the nano, given Apple's track record and their move away from PortalPlayer.
Then again, you're right, BigBambi. It may be a brand new chipset inside, quite possibly something with no public documentation. I guess the only way to find is for a few brave souls to step forward, buy a few new iPods, and crack them open to get a good look at the innards...
AlexP:
--- Quote from: LambdaCalculus379 on September 06, 2007, 11:41:23 AM ---I have this sinking feeling that the hardware inside might be similar to what's in the nano, given Apple's track record and their move away from PortalPlayer.
--- End quote ---
That's what I meant. The nano 2G is new (to us) and undocumented (publicly).
countach:
I know the 'focusless' of the project, I was only wondering about a 5.5 developer who suddenly upgrades his rig... :)
And about the whole thing... Has anybody made contact with apple asking for documentation? Despite the iTunes drm stuff, the Rockbox existence maybe will raise the iPod sales, so there would be no harm at all to apple.
Myself, I bough the iPod only because Rockbox. Period.
Edit: Typos
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