Collaborate Disseminate
In the late 90s as MP3s and various file sharing platforms became more common, most of us were looking for better players than the default media players that came with …read more Continue reading Raspinamp: It Really Replicates Questionable Activities Involving Llamas
While the proliferation of the smartphone has caused the personal music player (PMP) market to mostly evaporate, there are still those who prefer a standalone device for their music. The …read more Continue reading Melodio Self Mate
If someone makes a device, someone else will want to break it open and run their own software on it. When the original manufacturer is Apple this is never made …read more Continue reading How The First iPod Was Blown Wide Open
The Apple Pencil is a neat tool for digital creativity, but the user experience is a bit blah when it comes to charging. You either have to plug it into …read more Continue reading Building a Charging Holder for the Apple Pencil
GitHub Desktop may have stopped working for you yesterday, Febuary 2nd. The reason was an unauthorized access to some decidedly non-public repositories. The most serious bit of information that escaped …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Github, Google, and Realtek
The iPod Nano was one of Apple’s masterworks, but it’s really tied down by its dependence on wired headphones. At least, that’s what [Tucker Osman] must have thought, as he …read more Continue reading ESP32 Adds Bluetooth to an iPod Nano
While you’d be hard pressed to find a Hackaday writer that feels any nostalgia for the DRM nonsense the iPod helped to introduce, we’ve got to admit that we miss …read more Continue reading Scroll Through ESPHome With iPod-style Click Wheel
On this week’s Cyber, we learn about why reporter Joseph Cox doesn’t have a smartphone and how to hack BMW’s heated seats. Continue reading Hacking BMW’s Heated Seats
On October 23rd of 2001, the first Apple iPod was launched. It wasn’t the first Personal Media Player (PMP), but as with many things Apple the iPod would go on …read more Continue reading Silence Of The iPods: Reflecting On The Ever-Shifting Landscape Of Personal Media Consumption
Tired of streaming services, Ellie Huxtable decided to upgrade an old iPod with a custom OS, better battery, and more storage. Continue reading A Software Engineer Upgraded an Old iPod for 2022