The idea of the project was raised after the author messed with it’s 40 gb iPod and broken it’s internal hard drive. So he decided to open up the iPod and see what he could do with it. Altough the project it’s a success because the author managed to get it runing on the new external hard-drive, i wouldn’t call it that much of a success because the sollution it’s not very practical, and as you can see from the picture it looks kind of messy.
3.5″ Hard-Drive iPod: [Link]
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I never thought you could use a plastic Easter egg as a headphone holder for an iPod, i must say the idea is really original. I know that by the time you get to this word you’re already thinking that this is a boring idea. Boring or not, its still useful, instead of wrapping your headphones around the iPod and damaging them in time, its better to keep them inside an easter egg, and keep them safe.
Easter Eggs iPod headphones holder: [Link]
Docking cradles are more convenient if you connect your ipod frequently, but apple charges way too much for them. The ipod nano is especially easy to make a cradle for because it comes with a plastic insert to make it fit larger docks. With this, a cable, and some Plexiglas you can make a dock.
DIY iPod Nano Doc: [Link]
Yes they’ve done it, the most expensive iPod Shuffle is an iPod Shuffle made from solid 18 karat white and pink gold and with 430 diamonds on it. Personally I’m not a fan of the bling bling industry and i would never buy something like this, but we need to consider that this iPod Shuffle will be sold for charity in an action in London. This is just an estimated price, while the real selling price could go much higher. Who know maybe the iDiamond will be bought by 50cent or some full of money rapper, i dont care as long as the money go to charity.
Bling Bling $40000 iPod Shuffle: [Via]
I think this subject will always get new project because of the spread of the ipods. People will always want to charge their iPods when their away or any mod to an iPod will always show interest for the public.
The circuit’s pretty simple, basicly it’s just a voltage regulator. Both the LM317 and the REG1117A (LDO) fit the PCB, maybe there are even more types that I’m aware of that can be used on it. I did add one extra thing: a LED that shows if the connected device is consuming power. To do this I used a shunt resistor and a current converter.
USB iPOD Charger based on REG1117A: [Via]
