I used an original iPod in 2024, and it was pretty fun (www.spacebar.news)
from corbin@infosec.pub to technology@beehaw.org on 07 May 2024 21:11
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Templa@beehaw.org on 08 May 2024 01:44 collapse

The only reason I stopped using my iPod was because I lost it. 🥲

It was my companion for many many years, I think I lost it in 2016 or something. I recently started considering getting another one, but I honestly wouldn’t like having to install iTunes just for it.

beefcat@beehaw.org on 12 May 2024 03:50 collapse

You don’t need iTunes to manage an iPod. There are tons of alternative apps, as well as plugins for music players like foobar2000 and Winamp.

iPods are still great. You can even replace their hard drives with modern flash storage and they work. It’s actually really impressive, i built a 256GB iPod Mini and iTunes has no problem with it. For the Mini, any compact flash card works as a drop-in replacement for the hard drive. Other models require a cheap adapter.

Templa@beehaw.org on 12 May 2024 21:41 collapse

I completely forgot about that! I used foobar2000 a lot back in the day, but never managed how to manage my iPod through it, it was just my main music player.

Is there a market for modified iPods? I’d love to get one already modified with the flash storage you mentioned