Articles About Rockbox

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2017

• May 1 (www.lwn.net) Rockbox 3.14 released by corbet
• May 3 (opensourceforu.com) Rockbox 3.14 open source jukebox firmware is here

2012

• February 29 (www.wired.com) Geekdad: Rockbox: Open-Source Media Player Firmware by Roy Wood
• January 30 (www.techworld.com.au) Rockbox developer interview: Open source firmware for MP3 players

2011

• December 8 (www.h-online.com) Ten years of Rockbox
• May 3 (cultofmac.com) Renew Your Old iPod Nano With Some Software Mods (How-To) (mentions Rockbox)
• January 1 (linuxjournal.com) Rockbox isn't Linux Written by BryanChilds.

2010

• November 4 (osnews.pl) Rockbox 3.7 wydany (in polish)
• August 31 (androidpolice.com) Rockbox for Android now Semi-Functional
• August 4 (lwn.net) Quotes of the week
• June 16 (lwn.net) Rockbox 3.6 and beyond
• June 4 (lwn.net) Rockbox 3.6 released
• June 4 (tweakers.net) Firmware updates - Rockbox 3.6 (Dutch)
• January 12 (tuxtweaks.com) Review: Rockbox

2009

• October 14 (nytimes.com) Playing FLAC Music Files on the Go
• September 25 (Tweakers.net) Firmware updates - Rockbox 3.4 (Dutch)
• September 24 (lwn.net) Rockbox 3.4 released
• August 5 (maximumpc.com) Custom Firmware Rocks!
• June 28 (Tweakers.net) Firmware updates - Rockbox 3.3 (Dutch)
• May 17 (chip.de) Ipod Tuning (German)
• March 24 (Tweakers.net) Firmware updates - Rockbox 3.2 (Dutch)
• February 19 (junauza.com) Why iPod is Rockin’ with Rockbox
• February 11 (pcpro.co.uk) Upgrade your MP3 player with Rockbox
• February 4 (livemint.com (wallstreet journal)) Snap it in a snip - Business Life
• January 26 (La Flecha) Rockbox (Spanish)
• January 24 (cnet.com) A double-barrel FLAC attack
• January 7 (bsodtv.org) Episode 27

2008

• December 27 (lifehacker.com) Top 10 Ways to Repurpose Your Old iPod
• October 9 (The broken link) Rockbox 3.0 Vs iPod Photo Part 1
• October 1 (FLOSS Weekly) FLOSS Weekly 43: Rockbox
• October 1 (Generation-NT) Rockbox : le firmware pour baladeurs version 3.0 (French)
• September 29 (lifehacker.com) Breathe New Life into Your Aging MP3 Player with Rockbox
• September 29 (Tweakers.net) Firmware updates - Rockbox 3.0 (Dutch)
• September 26 (Cnet.com) Open-source jams just got easier
• September 26 (Golem.de) Freie MP3-Player-Firmware Rockbox 3.0 veröffentlicht (german)
• September 26 (Techtree.com) Rockbox 3.0
• September 26 (Techdigest.tv) ATTENTION TWEAKERS: Rockbox version 3.0 is out, adding OGG support to iPods and more
• September 26 (Slashdot) After 3 Years, Rockbox 3.0 Released
• September 25 (Overclockersclub) Rockbox 3.0 Teaches Your Old MP3 Player Some New Tricks
• September 25 (gizmodo.com) Rockbox Replacement MP3 Player Firmware Gets Updated
• September 25 (engadget.com) Rockbox 3.0 firmware breathes the life back into your MP3 player
• September 24 (tech.nocr.at) Rockbox 3.0 Sneaks In
• September 24 (lifehacker) Rockbox 3.0 Supercharges Your MP3 Player
• September 24 (ostastic) Rockbox 3.0 Released. Quietly.
• September 24 (linuxfr) Sortie de Rockbox 3.0 (French)
• September 10 (LWN.net) Waiting for Rockbox 3.0 - again
• July 11 (yonkeltron.com) Rockbox used to Help Blind Israelis Rock Out
• June 4 (Linux journal) video review of Rockbox
• April 1 (Linux Journal) iPod + Rockbox = Entertainment Extravaganza
• March 27 (boingboing) Rockbox open jukebox firmware looking for student hackers to "spend Google's money"
• March 12 (LWN.net) Some topics related to MP3 players
• March 18 (linux.com) Enhance your music player with Rockbox
• March 17 (infonu.nl) Rockbox, meer instellingen op uw mp3-speler (Dutch)
• February 18 (PC World) 9 Cool (and Useful) Mods for iPods and iTunes
• February 1 (IT Avisen) Spill FLAC pÃ¥ iPod - article in Norwegian

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2007

• December 28 (Linux Journal) OGG, FLAC, and more on your iPod!
• December 25 (Macworld UK) Rockbox Review
• December 9 (roadlesstravelled.com.au) Rockbox FREE MP3 iPod, Sansa etc upgrade: Games, Themes, More
• November 22 (Bangkok Post) iPod Inside: Standard features of Apple MP3 players
• November 15 (download.com) Rockbox sets your music free
• August 27 (CNET Videos) Free your iPod
• August 22 (PC World October 2007 issue, page 26) Rock Your iPod With an Open-Source Upgrade
• August 13 (PC-Magazin.de) Besser als der iPod - Firmware für MP3-Player (German)
• August 1 (PC Advisor) Rockbox free iPod software
• July 25 (PC World) Free Software for Your iPod
• May 21 (Wired) How To Live an Open-Source Musical Life With Ogg Vorbis
• May 1 (MakeUseOf) 50 Free Tools to make your iPod Better and...
• April 12 (DL.TV podcasts): ROCKbox on the iPod (plus other stuff)
• March 27 (Associated Content) Software Review: Rockbox, Getting the Most From Any mp3 Player
• March 19 (Command Line Warriors) : Rocking the box
• March 8 (mako.cc) The documentary called What's Wrong With My iPod?
• March (Linux Magazine) Rocking the Pod
• February 2007 (Popular Science) One-up the iPod
• February 1 (Late to the Party) Trying to quench MP3 player lust
• January 12 (USATODAY.com) Apple's iPhone is pretty ordinary at its core - mentions Rockbox on iPod

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2006

• November 29 (zune-online.com) RockBox and Zune walking together?
• November 24 (makezine.com) The Open source gift guide
• November 16 (Computeract!ve) Hands on: Rockbox your iPod
• November 7 (NewsForge) Liberating iPods in Cambridge
• November 6 (netzwelt.de) Rockbox: gelungene Alternative zur iPodfirmware (german)
• October 24 (The Northern Light) Firmware lets users rock iPods without iTunes
• October 23 (npr.org) Rockbox mentioned in How to Reshuffle Your iPod story
• October 19 (LWN.net) Free gadgets need free software
• October 4 (The Phoenix) Hot rod your iPod - mentions the iPod liberation party
• September 20 (LWN.net) Rockbox gets C&D-letter from the Tetris Company
• September 1 (OSNews): Review: Rockbox - The Open Source Jukebox Firmware
• August 30 (pcmag.com) An Apple iPod - Install a second operating system to unveil hidden power
• June 8 (CD Freaks): CD Freaks interviews open source Rockbox custom PMP firmware team, CD Freaks news
• June 8 (CD Freaks): Rockbox: The Open Source Jukebox Firmware, CD Freaks article
• June 7 (Trigger Finger): Drop iTunes, Media Monkey & Rockbox is the Perfect Marriage!
• June 2 (Engadget): SanDisk hits up Rockbox for some firmware
• June 2 (Slashdot): SanDisk Baits Apple And Woos Rockbox
• June 2 (C|NET): SanDisk goes after the iPod iPuppets
• May 30 (Anything But iPod): Rockbox on the SanDisk Sansa e200 Series
• May 29 (Psychedelic Exploration) Rockbox OS Review
• May 17 (LWN.net): Waiting for Rockbox 3.0
• May 3 (MacNN): Rockbox firmware overhauls iPod
• May 1 (C|NET): An iPod that's not an iPod
• April 19 (LWN.net): Rockbox's jewels
• April 14 (NewsForge): Improve your iPod with Rockbox
• March 6 (InfoWorld): Community development breathes new life into old gadgets
• January 25 (LWN.net): The Grumpy Editor plays with Rockbox

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2005

• Dec 13 (The Mosen Explosion): Review of the Rockbox Firmware on the Iriver H140 (Audio review)
• Sep 7 (dapreview): Rockbox firmware for iRiver
• Mar ?? Tre män och en hobby, M3 (Swedish)
• Feb 27 (Slashdot): Gameboy Emulation on your MP3 Player
• Feb 26 (Engadget): Rockbox open-source firmware, but more importantly, Rockboy
• Feb 25 (Digital Media Thoughts): Game Boy on Your iRiver iHP-140
• Feb 18 (MAKE) Rockbox OS for Archos provides cool functions
• Feb 15 (WFMU) Why won't my @#$% iPod record?!

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2004

• Sep 8 (Slashdot): Rockbox Plans Open Source Firmware For iRiver Gear
• Sep 8 (ITavisen.no): «Pirat»-firmware for iRiver (Norwegian)

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2003

• Dec 13 (Slashdot): Archos Recorder + Rockbox Plays Video

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2002

• June 3 (Slashdot): Rockbox Replaces Archos Firmware

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