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Tangara is a portable, open-source music player based on an ESP32 MCU

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  • Looks like the first iPod, the brick.

    • It sounds like that was intentional.

      • Is that a click wheel? I'll be surprised if apple won't sue them over that.

        • Well if Apple owns IP on it, I guess it would have to be a patent. The hardware would be quite different I guess, so would be a design patent with a max of 15 years from 2001 when the first iPod was released.

          I'd guess Apple wouldn't sue, for a design out of patent (so no obligation to defend it) and that they don't even use anymore. (I ANAL)

          • Cool cool cool. I miss my old iPod with the click wheel, so I hope you're right. I'd love to get an open-source hardware device using one now.

            • It would be interesting to use one and see if it feels the same. The original iPods had this very specific feeling to them. If it was replaced with say a glass capacitive circle or it if had different haptic feedback then it would feel quite different.

        • Capacitive touch wheel.

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