# music player (related: [[music-streaming]]) - alternative firmware: https://www.rockbox.org/ - alternative PC app: https://swinsian.com/ - "A stock 30-pin iPod can still talk to a modern computer, either via iTunes or third party software, with stock firmware. You wouldn’t replace the connector." (slack) - "People tend to avoid the nano/mini because they’re more difficult to hardware mod" (slack) - "iPod Classic 5G-8G are typically the preferred modding ones" (slack) - "80gb models are more desirable than the 30gb ones (they have more space to fit a big battery and modern SSD), but the difference is only in the case so it’s a non-issue if you plan to reshell anyway" (slack) - subreddit [r/iPodHacks](https://www.reddit.com/r/iPodHacks/). - storage hack: [iFlash Quad](https://www.iflash.xyz/store/iflash-quad/) - check out [Elite Obsolete](https://eoe.works/) - Tangara: https://www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara ## from scratch?? - some raspberry pi - screen (and backlight) from Precursor - ANO navigational wheel - lithium battery - usb-c charging - SD card storage (or CF because it's neat?) ## hacking an iPod ignoring shuffle, touch, and nano 6g and 7g (touchscreens) 2001: classic 1 2002: classic 2 2003: classic 3 2004: mini 1, classic 4, classic "photo" 2005: mini 2, nano 1, classic 5 2006: nano 2 2007: nano 3, classic 6 2008: nano 4, classic 6 2009: nano 5, classic 6 2010: nano 6 2012: nano 7 | model | space \[GB] | rated battery life \[hr] | display | input | drive tech | connection | notes | | ----------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------ | ----------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------ | | classic 1 | 5, 10 | 10 | 2" monochrome LCD, 160×128 | Scroll wheel | 1.8" HDD | FireWire | | | classic 2 | 10, 20 | | 2" monochrome LCD, 160×128 | Touch wheel | | FireWire | | | classic 3 | 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 | | 2" monochrome LCD, 160×128 | Touch wheel and button-row | | 30-pin | Button-row looks weird | | mini 1 | 4 | 8 | 1.67" monochrome LCD, 138×110 | Click wheel | [Microdrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdrive) | USB or FireWire | | | classic 4 | 20, 40 | 12 | 2" monochrome LCD, 160×128 | Click wheel | | USB or FireWire | | | classic "photo" | 20, 30, 40, 60 | | 2" color LCD, 220×176 | Click wheel | | USB | | | mini 2 | 4, 6 | 18 | 1.67" monochrome LCD, 138×110 | Click wheel | [Microdrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdrive) | USB or FireWire | | | nano 1 | 1, 2, 4 | | 1.5" color LCD, 132×176 | Click wheel | flash | 30-pin | recalled for overheating | | classic 5 "video" | 30, 60, 80 | | 2.5" color LCD, 320×240 | Click wheel | | USB | last Classic with plastic face | | nano 2 | 2, 4, 8 | 14-24 | 1.5" color LCD, 132×176 | Click wheel | flash | 30-pin | | | nano 3 | 4, 8 | | 2" color LCD, 240×320 | Click wheel | flash | 30-pin | the wide one | | classic 6 | 80, 160, 120 | | 2.5" color LCD, 320×240 | Click wheel | | USB | first mention of "Classic" | | nano 4 | 8, 16 | | 2" color LCD, 240×320 | Click wheel | flash | 30-pin | the tall one | | nano 5 | 8, 16 | | 2.22" color LCD 240×376 | Click wheel | flash | 30-pin | still tall | ### Mini 2 "Users have replaced the 4 or 6 GB [Microdrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdrive "Microdrive") with...256 GB [CompactFlash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompactFlash "CompactFlash") and [SD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital "Secure Digital") cards" ([Modification on wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Mini#Modification))