[lug] iPod/mp3 players.

[Zan Lynx]

On 11/29/2011 11:00 PM, David L. Anselmi wrote:
> Can anyone recommend something similar to an iPod that is more Linux friendly or less proprietary? 
> I guess I mean something that includes a full size screen (like the iPod Touch) with a camera.  I 
> don't know whether I care about movie playback and such.
> 
> Besides the premium you pay to have an *Apple* product I saw an older iPod recently that wouldn't 
> give up its pictures without heroic measures.  Uggh.  So I'd like something high quality, durable, 
> that can be managed without iTunes-like service and with standard Linux tools.
> 
> Bonus if it can play Ogg. :-)
> 

I don't know if I can recommend it, and I don't know if it can play Ogg
but you might want to look at the Samsung Galaxy Player. It's like
Apple's iPod: a smart phone without the phone.