I have an 160Gb iPod with the hideous charger connector. This thing still has my favourite self-made playlist on it and I refuse to update iTunes on an old laptop when I plug it in to charge it.
I really need to find a way to rip the songs off of one of these. I have music on mine I genuinely cannot replace and I'm afraid to get mine upgraded or something while it has a bunch of data on it
You guys seem better at this than I, please help me locate my Dell clone of a Microsoft Zune, it was the only reliable portable player for all that music I stole.
I’ve seen some iPods and iPod minis pop up in media I’ve been watching the last few months and I keep thinking damn they are still so beautifully designed and I miss when technology was that groundbreaking and sleek.
The wild thing is that every parent of tweens I know wants to get one for their kids so they can forestall getting them a real phone. Apple just walked away from that huge market.
I won this at a professional conference around 2009 or 2010. Found it in a desk drawer this weekend while looking for my old cell phones in hopes of recovering photos I've recently lost.
I had a 6th gen with the pinch clip on the back that could do the same. Honestly, including the radio was what made it killer. *wistful sigh* I think about it at least once a week.
There are people retrofitting iPods with Bluetooth antenna. They're a bit pricey but some people think they're worth it over getting a more recent Bluetooth enabled mp3 player.
I still have my big brick iPod that I got because "I'm going to need to carry a data storage device around with me and this can serve that purpose as well as music."
Me too! 4th gen. Has to remained plugged into a power source at all times cuz the battery is shot. Can’t connect to my old Apple account so it’s literally frozen in time.
I have my iPod touch, somehow still going, but I live in fear of the day it dies. I've been trying to find a comparable music-only device for that inevitable day. There are no remotely affordable analogs being made today. I'm experimenting with using an older smartphone with no service.
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Like…I still kinda want one!
Now I wanna go find it post-move.
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