Firmware update: Rockbox 3.5

A new stable release of Rockbox was released on Wednesday with version number 3.5. Rockbox is an open source alternative to the firmware of many portable music players, including several models from Apple, Archos, Cowon and iRiver. The firmware adds additional functionality such as support for multiple formats and the ability to delete or rename files from the player. An extensive overview of the extra options can be found on this page be found, a faq stands here. Below are the major changes made in this release:

Some new things since version 3.4:

• Allow volume control down to -90 dB for WM8758 (eg iPod Video). (FS#10082)
• Rockbox is functional on the Sansa e200v2 and Sansa Fuze v1
• New viewer plugin: Frotz (a Z-Machine interpreter, used to play interactive fiction). (FS#10370)
• Improved Mandelbrot plugin (now called Fractals)
• Playlist viewer in the WPS
• Improved compatibility with non-iTunes AAC files
• Calendar plugin support for non-rtc targets
• iPod 5G, 4G, Color and nano 1G now support the apple FM remote with RDS data text (FS#10494)
• Support the display of diacritic characters. (FS#10720)
• New game plugin: Codebuster (a Mastermind clone). (FS#10497)
• Support for customizable statusbars using the skin engine and .sbs files.
• Right To Left support for Hebrew and Arabic languages ​​in the menus. (FS#10650)
• Support for gapless playback of iTunes encoded MP3 files
• Added switchable USB HID keypad modes. (FS#10468)
• %Sx tag added for localization of the WPS
• DSP limiter replaced by a dynamic range compressor

Supported players

• apple: 1st through 5.5th generation iPod, iPod Mini and 1st generation iPod Nano (not the Shuffle, 2nd/3rd/4th gen Nano, Classic or Touch)
• Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio
• cowon: iAudio X5, X5V, X5L, M5, and M5L
• iRiver: H100, H300 and H10 series
• Olympus: M:Robe 100
• SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series (not the v2 models/AMS models)
• Toshiba: Gigabeat X and F series (not the S series)