On Wed, 2006-10-11 at 01:08 +0200, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a local source for a gum stick sized USB MP3 player. > > What I'm looking for: > > 1. Linux support. All of the ones I've tried so far only work > with Windows. They all use the same buggy USB disk emulator.
I've seen many an MP3 player, in all shapes, forms and colors and all work perfectly on Linux: all but the most complicated ones looks like a USB mass storage device (which they are) and are automatically identified and mounted by modern distros. My girlfriend currently carries something which is called "IKo classic" from "Top technologies" which is a bit wider then a pack of gums, and comes at 512MB for 190 NIS and with a 3 year warranty. Like all others I've seen, mounting it was as easy as sticking it into the USB port on the computer and waiting for file browser window to pop-up. It does take an AAA battery though. May similar models can be found on any store in the country, from computer stores through photo shops (this one was actually bought at "foto shop") to super markets (Shupersal Big stores usually have a computer section, but HomeCenter carries these as well). This is the device: http://zap.co.il/model.asp?model_id=150356 , but going to zap.co.il, and filtering for MP3 players, under 190 NIS, all of the devices you'll see would probably work for you, and I had personal experience with most of them. Actually, the only USB storage device I've see that wasn't plug-and-play was a U3 micro cruiser DoK which for some weird reason detects as CD-recorder with two partitions, and I can't get any of which to mount. -- Oded ::.. the sand remembers once there was beach and sunshine but chip is warm too one with nintendo halcyon symbiosis hand thinks for itself -- Damon Koronakos and Brian Roberts: HI-TECH HAIKUS ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
