NewsForge: Improve your iPod with Rockbox

"Over the past few years, I've been ripping my CD collection to Ogg Vorbis, intending to one day find a portable player for all those tracks of synthpop, reggae, and comedy. Now I've finally found a player for my 60-or-so gigs of Ogg files which has the the ergonomics, battery life, and accessory market of the iPod. The secret to having a player that deals with so many codecs, but that looks and acts like an iPod, is that it is an iPod--just one that I converted last night with a firmware swap to run the excellent, open source system called Rockbox. Rockbox isn't perfect--and it sure isn't for everyone--but I'm pleased as punch with it..."

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