The iPod will always have a special place in the hearts of all Apple fans. This product was the “first stone” for a new era in the world of technology and the definitive takeoff of the company to become what it is today. Those of us who were able to enjoy this product will always keep a special memory of it, while new fans of the company who did not have the opportunity to try it have always shown interest in purchasing a revolutionary product like that. Fortunately, it seems that the iPod classic It is closer than we think, and in this post we are going to analyze all its news.
iPod classic Made In Startup
The startup Cool Tech Zonefamous for developing portable music equipment, is carrying out a financing project to launch a new device similar to the iPod classic, called Tangara, always seeking to ensure that its similarities are identical to the version presented more than a decade ago.
From a visual point of view, the design will be identical to the original, even incorporating the famous wheel that is located in the center of the design. However, their differences lie withinbecause its open hardware and open source software make it easy to access, customize, repair and update components.
The price of this product It will be around 249 dollarsa price that we could consider not at all economical in the case of a “copy”, but the worst comes now: the SD card for the songs and the USB-C cable are sold separately, so it would easily reach $260, at Waiting for the official price in Europe with their respective taxes.
iPod classic features
According to the company director, “Tangara plays what you want to hear, how you want to hear it”. This is due to its advanced processor that outputs high-quality audio in a wide variety of ways from 3.5mm headphone jack or via Bluetooth 4.2.
Others of the characteristics that this device will incorporate are the following:
- ESP32 microprocessor with 240 MHz dual-number XTensa LX6 processor, 520 KB SRAM, 8MiB PIRAM, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support.
- 1.8-inch TFT screen with 160×128 resolution and 18-bit color, as well as a capacitive tactical wheel, as indicated above.
- SAMD21E coprocessor for power management.
- USB-C connection, one of the big differences compared to the iPod classic.
- High quality audio output due to the incorporation of Cirrus Logic WM8523 DAC and its TI INA1620 amplifier for clean gain and plenty of output power.
- Battery: 20h of battery life with a 2,200 mAh LiPo battery. We have no data on how long it will take for the battery to charge, although it is possible that with a standard charger it could take about two hours to charge. We also do not know the battery life time when we charge the device in a short time.
- Tactile character and physical buttons similar to the original iPod version.
- Open source, with a team behind it to provide the best development.
Finally, one of the unknown questions about this device is whether it will have a Play Store or App Store to download applications such as Spotify, Amazon Music or Apple Music and even other apps to make it a true iPod. The next few months will be key to knowing the evolution of a product that has generated great hype among users.