Source: CrunchGear

Rockbox is an opensource firmware replacement project designed to allow you to customize your audio playback hardware (like the Zune, or iPod) to your liking, everything from interface to features. The idea is that you can brew your own Rockbox, and then run it on the hardware of your choice, giving the power and control over the user experience to you.

Now that sounds very cool. Not happy with the software and DRM and so on, on your Zune or iPod or whichever choice of media player – give Rockbox a spin when it is available for your device.  Apparently a version for the Zune is being heavily worked on right now.

Of course, using an opensource firmware replacement like this is very likely to kill your Zune Marketplace compatibility and void your warranty – but still a potentially attractive option if you’re the type who is ok with ‘No Net’ when trying it out.

More details at the CrunchGear post:

Rockbox for Zune coming soon

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