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iPod with custom shell, new screen, 512gb SSD, and a 30 day battery

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Submitted ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨aCosmicWave@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨imadethis@lemm.ee⁩

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  • tymon@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    HOW DO I GET ONE OF THESE

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  • HopingForBetter@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is that a headphone jack!?

    I like headphone jacks.

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    • RandomUsernameHorseCar@lemmynsfw.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This needs an interrobang‽

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      • grue@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You can tell whether I’m posting from my phone or my desktop by whether I use a ‽ or a ?!.

        (This one was from my desktop despite the interrobang, but that’s because I could easily copy-paste yours.)

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    • Kcg@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m here with a usb c to 1/8" jack like a moron! The EU pushed replaceable batteries, maybe we need a headphone jack bill haha.

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      • RatBin@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Paradoxically, all cheap devices come with one, and even with an FM radio, so cheap devices actually have more stuff than high end smartphone. Also please give me an FM radio FFS, it is one of the most usueful services during emergencies and other situation, also I like listening radio thanks

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      • HopingForBetter@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I LOVE the idea. I’m slowly mutating into a wired earbud audiophile (not sure what they call themselves), and the sound is just so much cleaner; plus there’s nothing to charge.

        4 hours of music on these ones!

        Mine just plug in.

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    • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      i bought a “new” phone just because i was sick of using the shitty ass headphone jack adapters

      so now i have 1 phone for music and the other for games 😂

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  • dumbass@lemy.lol ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Bring back transparent shells, I want to see that sexy technology god damn it!

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    • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Check out the company Nothing. They make products like the Nothing Phone with transparent designs

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      • SeekPie@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Fairphone 5 also has a translucent back option.

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  • ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m curious about the 30 day battery

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    • ramble81@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Could just be the regular battery not having to supply power to an energy sucking spinning disk.

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      • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Probably the same original form factor but a new lithium ion

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      • evidences@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I think the SSD uses more power than the original hard drives do. I bought an adapter for the iPod classic to put an SD card in it and there was a few articles about power draw being higher for ssds. I might be misremembering the comparison though, it’s been a couple years.

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    • aCosmicWave@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I used a modern 3000mA battery which provides about 60 hours of music playback. That’s about 2 hours per day which is much more than I use!

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      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        60 hours is two and a half days.

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      • Sorse@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How much is that in watt-hours?

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    • Cort@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They sell 3000mah replacement batteries vs the original 850mah. I think some solid state drives can save power, but others can use more.

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    • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s as long as some fiancés.

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    • MKULTRADiamond@bae.st ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
      @ArmokGoB @aCosmicWave @HopingForBetter @aCosmicWave @soudukiakari @yamadaman @reaction @noellabo @nanase @bartholin @Kusimulkku @Lanky_Pomegranate530 oh my GOD finnster's HOT COCK was about to EJACULATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Now do my boy, Zune ❤️

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    • Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Man, the Zune was the best MP3 player experience in its day…

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    • teamevil@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yo…I still have two HDs that work… they’re amazing

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  • SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dude that thing is sick. I use my phone for music, and it’s okay except for the dozen spam calls I get every day interrupting it. And there’s no setting for that, of course.

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    • KidnappedByKitties@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Many phones have “Do not disturb”-mode, or even airplane mode.

      You can also go into the settings and disconnect from your mobile provider if you really want peace and quiet.

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      • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Android actually automatically rejects spam calls if you tell it to. They’ve had it for over half a decade now.

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      • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I think they mean no setting to continue playing music. Most people want to leave the phone active, no matter how annoying, in case they get something important.

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    • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Check out pre-android Sony Walkmans - they are the absolute shiznit.

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      • brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        With that playlist feature that’s never been ported? Somebody posted about it here. Lets you choose a vibe from your local music, offline. Goes by BPM and something.

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    • JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      For real I wish there was a way to get my phone to play only music through headphones or speaker. Any time I get a notification I want it only through my phone’s speaker and not what I’m listening to music to.

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  • kratoz29@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Are you preparing for a zombie apocalypse?

    Anyway, this is the coolest shit I have ever seen today, and maybe the best one here on Lemmy!

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    • aCosmicWave@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If I was I’d be playing the theme song from 28 Days Later in the picture ☺️

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      • then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        open.spotify.com/track/5jMuXTa5hECm37P7C0mbIB?si=…

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  • TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah but is it still locked to iTunes? Cause fuck that noise if it is.

    Otherwise… I’ll take 3

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    • teamevil@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s a quick Google search for an alternative software that is pretty user-friendly and independent of Apple.

      Also I suggest replacing the Hard drive with a card that lets you put in SD cards.

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    • then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Back in the day, I used to rock iPod Linux. Looks like it’s still about www.ipodlinux.org

      There was also rockbox that let you play flac on iPod. www.rockbox.org

      Or less exteme, I’m sure that foobar2000 had plugins for managing your iPod.

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      • brbposting@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I ‘member putting a movie on a tiny little Nano. And Doom. Girls nerds loved it. Simpler times.

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      • JackiesFridge@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Rockbox is the GOAT

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      • exocortex@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        it let’s you use the iPod like a USB drive where you can play anything that you put on there. it can also play ogg vorbis or vorbis or a lot of at her formats.

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    • Lorindol@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I got my 2 Gen Nano in 2008 and ditched iTunes after day one, EphPod worked just fine.

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    • jcs@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you like this aesthetic, perhaps check out the Tangara on Crowd Supply. www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara

      It’s fully open-source, too, so anyone can contribute to making improvements and a company can never discontinue it.

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      • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s fully open-source, too, so anyone can contribute to making improvements and a company can never discontinue it.

        Tell that to Yuzu.

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  • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Shoulda used clear purple for that real nostalga hit.

    But awesome work

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  • PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Do you have a guide or a part list or anything? I still have my iPod I bought new in 2006 but it hasn’t seen use in many years for a slew of issues, the main one being the headphone jack itself failing, but I’d love to refresh it like this.

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    • KvasiroftheWoods@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Look at then_three_more’s post in this thread

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    • CoriolisSTORM88@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ditto. My 5.5g ipod video looks like he’ll, but I’d like to bring it back to life.

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  • Dark_Blade@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Always cool to see ‘retro’ tech brought back, especially with major overhauls. Kinda wish Apple still did dedicated ‘dumb’ MP3 players, if I’m being honest.

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    • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bet you could manage with a microcontroller and some parts. Use a bare chip, solder it all fancy (might take a few tries, use something cheap, order in bulk), print the case, etc. Bet there’s even a guide out there somewhere.

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      • LolcatXTREME@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah it’s nice to have the built in OS support though

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    • oatscoop@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve seen a few open hardware projects for “dumb” MP3 players over the years. I found this article on the Tangara project and am tempted to build one.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s dope!

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  • Rascabin@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I still got Planet of the apes on mine. They wanted people to know it can run mp4’s on that little screen.

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  • 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Well that’s awesome and I think I’ve found a new favorite sub.

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  • MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Cool.

    Love personal playlists. I use an old phone with SD card to use Bluetooth into my home theater system.

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  • Cris_Color@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dude thats so cool! Thanks for sharing!

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  • evlogii@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What’s that little black thing that kinda looks like a tiny antenna in the top right corner, right next to the battery indicator/percentage?

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    • goatmeal@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Let me tell you son. Back in the day, headphones used to have a wire

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      • evlogii@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I thought it was copper. 🤔

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      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I thought it was an bt transmitter before I saw the cable in the bottom of the shot. A lot smaller then the fm transmitter I have.

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    • EndHD@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I know the angle is a bit weird, but that is a wired headphone/earbud cable. The cable just has a 90 degree bend at the end.

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    • dog_@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      💀

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  • recursive_recursion@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    damn!

    if you don’t mind me asking:
    how did you create the transparent casing? It looks really great and I’m not sure if it was 3D printed or some other way

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    • aCosmicWave@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Does it still count as “imadeit” if I made it using a hodge podge of other people’s parts? Haha, I ordered the custom shell from eBay ☺️ but it feels very high quality (not 3D printed)

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      • TheTetrapod@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        As a 3d printer enthusiast, I object to you implying that 3d printed parts aren’t high quality, while acknowledging that you’re very correct.

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  • JCreazy@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I would like to buy an ipod and mod it but it would cost too much.

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Doea it play FLAC?

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    • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Rockbox does support FLAC, with iPodLinux I’m not so sure (their ancient http site FAQ promises development via MPD, but that’s not a given to have actually happened).

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    • recursive_recursion@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      or Opus

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      • WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just Doom and Crysis.

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    • Bezier@suppo.fi ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      With rockbox installed, yes. With stock, ALAC.

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  • guyrocket@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is this a kit or custom? Did you 3d print that case?

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    • evidences@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There’s a bunch of places selling replacement iPod shells, I think there’s probably just one factory that makes them but the iPod mod scene is actually pretty extensive all things considered.

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  • oxomoxo@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Veronica Explains just posted a whole video of how to do this.

    youtu.be/8fP6bnsobJ4 (She hasn’t posted it to PeerTube yet…)

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  • randomaside@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Can you put music on it without iTunes?

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  • BallsandBayonets@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    One day I will upgrade my Zune 2nd gen into a modern device, like this. I can only hope the software keeps working for syncing, at least until someone writes a custom OS for it.

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  • TomAwsm@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I would pay a decent amount of money for this.

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  • MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Okay I’m jealous.

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  • I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Would the Rockbox firmware be an improvement?

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  • FoxyGrandpa@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Jesus, I almost cried when I saw this

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  • BennyHill@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Pro tip: you can replace the clicker with an iPhone taptic engine, I forgot which one you should use but a quick Google should tell you.

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  • xnx@slrpnk.net ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How did you get an SSD on it? 30 day battery is really impressive

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