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any indie hackers out there making smol mp3 players?

i've been rocking a sandisk, but recently dropped it and broke the clip.

so i'm not trying to replace that, but curious if i can buy one from anyone on fedi?

i'm looking for something that runs on a raspberry pi zero 2 or smaller, can be plugged into a computer as a USB drive, can browse artist/album/song, play/shuffle/repeat.

non-negotiable: has enough courage to expose a headphone jack.

more than happy to over-pay to support the craft.

(current: bestbuy.com/site/sandisk-clip-)

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Chris [list of seasonal emoji]

@tychi

I vaguely recall @djsundog was doing something like that sometime back but I don't know how far it got or if it was intended as a product.

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DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

@suetanvil @tychi the #soundslab isn't entirely abandoned, but it's also not getting much active love on my workbench right now. it will make a reappearance at some point though for sure. I don't know if it will ever reach a point where it's a good choice for someone else to put together compared to other options, though.

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Christopher M0YNG

@tychi I think you want this

https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/pirate-audio-headphone-amp?variant=31189750480979

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TyChi

@M0YNG that's super dope-- i want exactly that but with a battery :)

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Christopher M0YNG

@tychi https://thepihut.com/products/lipopizero-low-profile-mobile-power-phat?variant=40239792783555

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meejah

@tychi Very similar to what I'd like too (a smol, dedicated music device .. e.g. running, cycling, etc).

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float13

@tychi

Anyone know any tiny AM/FM radios w/ headphone jack?

(with or without MP3 capability?)

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TyChi

@float13 not a custom thing, but that sandisk i linked has FM radio built in

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Emacsen

@tychi

Have you seen?

https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/Neutrino-1/arduino-retro-style-mp3-player-cab26a

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T045T

@tychi https://hackaday.io/project/26157

This might work - I wonder if taking the time to make it run Rockbox would improve the experience over a full linux OS (although the Python-based sw on this does look easier to understand and maintain than I imagine Rockbox would be)

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(((o))) Acoustic Mirror

@tychi I've been using nothing but MPD (https://www.musicpd.org/) since 2010. Now it's installed on a RPi3 of its own, hooked to my stereo. Very happy with this setup. No idea about a portable, pocketable solution though.

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James Vasile

@tychi If you find it, please let me know! I want exactly this, but with an sd-card slot so I can put a couple hundred gigs of music on it.

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TyChi

@jamesvasile picked this one up the other day.

i missed it on the first pass cause 8gb, but it has that sd card slot. i like the screen more than on the one i linked above too. and this one is so tiny. not enough usage yet to comment on battery.

bestbuy.com/site/sandisk-clip-

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James Vasile

@tychi That looks pretty perfect. I might pick one up! thank you.

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