Yes, but not one made by Apple.
The World Is Basically Begging for Another iPod
Submitted 3 weeks ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
https://gizmodo.com/the-world-is-basically-begging-for-another-ipod-2000745053
Comments
jlow@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Remember owning stuff?
Uh, yes? I have all the mp3s I want to listen to on my phone (and my NAS),I don’t need an Ipod for that.
caurvo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
While you’re not wrong, and at the moment I am the same, there is also something very appealing to me about decoupling music from my phone.
dmention7@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
If you’re moderately tech-inclined, its not super difficult to set up a streaming music server that you can access from anywhere. The most basic solution that almost anyone can spin up is a cheap NAS (or always-on PC), and setting up a VPN between your phone and router to access your library.
From there you can add complexity by configuring a true music server like Navidrome, adding web-facing access, erc
After typing this, I realized maybe you meant completely decoupling music from your phone, not just decoupling the storage
adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Really? There’s something appealing to me about decoupling my cellular modem from my phone; I used an iPod Touch instead of a smartphone for years (with Wifi and VoIP).
At this point I have zero interest in a dedicated audio player.
And if I wanted one… my watch holds more MP3s than the original iPod did. I can just play music from my watch.
Or my graphing calculator.
Or, for that matter, my over the ear headphones which have a microSD slot.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Theres a metric ton of open source clones.
caurvo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Also plenty of low tech Chi-fi options like Fiio/Snowsky.
u_tamtam@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Maybe I’m the weird one here, but when I look at fiio, and they are essentially smartphones (beefy Exynos or Qualcomm SoCs, running a bloated Android), minus some connectivity apps and a mobile antenna, I’d rather just use a phone, thanks. Most portable music players have this minimalistic appeal of devices that were engineered for just one single purpose and to do it well, and fiio certainly isn’t having that vibe.
Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Please I need a list
FrChazzz@lemmus.org 3 weeks ago
I got the itch to have a separate music player from my phone. Became very interested in the Innioasis Y1. It looks like a late model iPod nano (before they went touchscreen; it has the wheel). Bought it and then put the RockBox firmware on it (no simple task if you use Linux, let me tell you). I love it. It’s made me more intentional with my music. Plus I’m acquiring CDs and burning them to my laptop to transfer over to the Y1.
cybernihongo@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Sorry but
Why would I need another iPod? My phone does everything the iPod did but better, and more. I’ve loaded it up with all my DRM-free MP3s from Google Play Music before that shut down, and I can watch whatever I want on it offline. Why buy what would certainly be an even more enshittifird iPhone with less features at Apple’s totally sensible prices?
jnod4@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Does it do jack, sd card, and the ability to use it without being flooded by notifications, calls, alarms, reminders? In my case I just want to shut off the world and listen to music without having this addictive machine near me.
cybernihongo@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Yeah I specifically picked a phone with a jack and SD card (iPods never supported these afaik). Do Not Disturb is also an Android feature, or airplane mode like the other reply said.
deliriousdreams@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
You have the ability to turn on airplane mode or do not disturb, yes?
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Would like to have one for my car. It should have intuitive buttons, so I don’t have to swipe on my phone to change to song
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
YES MORE PLASTIC BULLSHIT pleeeeeeaasse I need another tracking device that’s already superceded by having a phone! and remember: no headphone jacks
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
I never had a cable subscription (that I paid for), nor have I ever subscriber to a streaming service (I had Prime for years for the shipping, not the content).
I own things, and I like it, much to the chagrin of the tech bros.
luciole@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Look. We already have a little computer in our pocket. Besides Apple can go fly a kite with their DRM audio files. Just let me own my phone.
B0rax@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
DRM audio files? Where? All songs that I have purchased in the past from iTunes didn’t have any drm. They where simple m4a (mp4 audio) files…
Nasan@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
My early purchases from iTunes had DRM. Then they shifted to no DRM and offered a way to get previous purchases DRM free. I don’t think i did that for a lot of songs as my older purchases still get downloaded as .m4p files.
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
An iPod classic with Bluetooth support, SD card support, and with zero Apple input would be great.
darkmogool@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I miss my old, stupid mp3 players…
liminis@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Eternally sad I can’t sync my old iPod Classic from highschool with Apple Music. Maybe I need to go find out what replaced What.CD and work out a good storage solution once the current silliness over storage(/RAM) ends.
(On that, I bought a Samsung SATA SSD at the start of the year knowing things would get worse; lo-and-behold, three months later it’s x4’d in retail price.)
ComradeMiao@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
While I like my iPods I think this trend is mostly found on YouTube, rarely irl. Maybe somewhat more popular in Japan too.
djdarren@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
iPods are still out there, and you can still buy parts to mod them. Mod a 6th gen iPod Classic with 500gb of flash storage and a new battery, and you need never worry about another music player. You can even wedge bluetooth into them now. And a USB-C connector.
kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
It is?
artyom@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I mean “its back” in the sense that demand is rising for nostalgic purposes.