Hi, new to the forum.
I'm going to outline an idea I'd like to realise, please don't crucify me if I ask something stupid.
I have this old Muvo creative MP3 player that I recently dug out again. I just love this thing, because it is so briliant. Pen drive slots into a section that powers the whole thing on the go via 1.5v AAA battery. Small, runs on standard batteries, simple operation with features. You can use the small screen to select sub folders to play music in them, in other words you can make folders with music according to your mood, etc. Just really like the engineering of it.
This thing is getting on, it is only 2GB, so I can't just dump my collection on it.
I'd like to replicate it, my main requirements:
- Sorting functionality like described above
- Around 70x35mm, 15mm thick
- External buttons to control song, volume, power
It would also be nice if:
- Powerable by AAA (can be sacrified especially if required to avoid bulk)
I have googled a lot. I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Don't really want to reinvent the wheel here, so I've been looking at other projects. I have experience with arduino and RPi (Yes, I know not a microcontroller) but I'm out of touch with what exists out there currently.
It could also be an idea to design a PCB (I'd need to seek someone out who could help with that...) using some kind of chip that has the above functionality if that even exsists...
Any thoughts?
I'm going to outline an idea I'd like to realise, please don't crucify me if I ask something stupid.
I have this old Muvo creative MP3 player that I recently dug out again. I just love this thing, because it is so briliant. Pen drive slots into a section that powers the whole thing on the go via 1.5v AAA battery. Small, runs on standard batteries, simple operation with features. You can use the small screen to select sub folders to play music in them, in other words you can make folders with music according to your mood, etc. Just really like the engineering of it.
This thing is getting on, it is only 2GB, so I can't just dump my collection on it.
I'd like to replicate it, my main requirements:
- Sorting functionality like described above
- Around 70x35mm, 15mm thick
- External buttons to control song, volume, power
It would also be nice if:
- Powerable by AAA (can be sacrified especially if required to avoid bulk)
I have googled a lot. I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Don't really want to reinvent the wheel here, so I've been looking at other projects. I have experience with arduino and RPi (Yes, I know not a microcontroller) but I'm out of touch with what exists out there currently.
It could also be an idea to design a PCB (I'd need to seek someone out who could help with that...) using some kind of chip that has the above functionality if that even exsists...
Any thoughts?