So, what does make them swell? This week, for the second time, I bought a used iPod Mini that turned out to have a swollen battery.
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So, what does make them swell? This week, for the second time, I bought a used iPod Mini that turned out to have a swollen battery.
I have a question about the New 2015 lineup of ipods.
The colour of space grey looks darker then the space grey we got midway though the 2012 ipod lineup cycle.
Is it the same colour as the First Space grey we got?
The colour of space grey looks darker then the space grey we got midway though the 2012 ipod lineup cycle.
Is it the same colour as the First Space grey we got?
Detroitborg made a video on it:
WOW what a forum I found! I've been reading this forum from the start for 2 days now and Iam only half way through! Iam happy to see there are other collectors out there besides me.
Anyway, I found (1) 7th gen silver Classic 160gb in a store the other day and bought it immediately. I want to keep it sealed in the box, but I worry about the battery. What do you guys think? Will it be safe in the box for a long time?
Anyway, I found (1) 7th gen silver Classic 160gb in a store the other day and bought it immediately. I want to keep it sealed in the box, but I worry about the battery. What do you guys think? Will it be safe in the box for a long time?
Dug out my old friend to enjoy this weekend. I didn't use it much back in 2004 when I bought it and even up till now, it's been used sparingly. i do charge the battery once or twice a year and it still last as long as it did new. I think it was $325 or so back then at CircuitCity.
30GB iPod Photo
30GB iPod Photo
I am still building my iPod collection and this thread sure isn't helping 
now I am even more determined to finish my collection
now I am even more determined to finish my collection
I am still building my iPod collection and this thread sure isn't helping
What models have you gotten your hands on so far ?
Any pics of what you got ? I'd like to check em out if you had a moment to post
some pics of them.
I just got my hands on a Ipod Mini 2nd gen 6gb blue brand new in sealed box for $150 shipped.
A nice lil addition to my collection. It should be here tomorrow, yippie !!
Here's some pics of the last ipod I got my hands on to add to the collection:
It's a 4th gen classic 60gb photo model year 2004. It's a 1st generation model of the
photo 60gb. The 2nd gen model of the same came out in 2005. It came in a black box
with silver lettering on it. I just found out literally this past week that the one I got
here is a 1st gen model in 2004. I didn't know they had 2 generations of this model
The box on this one is just a little rough, but it's still completely sealed, so I consider
it worthy enough. Can't find any others new & sealed in the box anywhere online...
Some of your collections are impressive. I was never a big iFan to be honest, but I do own a Fourth Generation "iPod + HP".
I don't think there are very many of us around.
I don't think there are very many of us around.
So this is the thread I go to when I want to find a good home for my old photo ipod? I'd sell it on gazelle to make money for a newer touch but the $4 offer doesn't really help.
http://m.ebay.de/itm/Apple-iPod-cla...EFEKT-MP3-Player-661-/331632552726?nav=SEARCH
Check this one out, seems to be some kind of limited edition, perhaps someone is interested?
Check this one out, seems to be some kind of limited edition, perhaps someone is interested?
I'm pretty sure that's the kind I have. Yup, I have a 5th generation ipod photo 60 GB with my last name engraved and a small scratch on the screen. Does anyone here think they are worth anything?
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I have an original iPod 1st generation, 5GB, bought in France in February 2002. Serial number U214758MLG6.
I was 12 years old, and spent all my allowance money to pay for half (my parents offered the other half of the price as a Christmas present).
The first batch to the local Apple reseller (CIP) had sold out within a week, while we were on holiday. When the new batch came, the store phoned us, and we drove straight down to the store to pick up the first two units.
In 2003, I upgraded to a 30GB iPod 3rd generation (and Apple then released the 40GB 3rd gen a week later). It was then that I first popped open the case on my 1st generation, had a look inside, and put it back together again still-working. I also joined the iPodLinux project as a forum moderator.
In 2004, the iPod became popular, and many friends in high school and church bought them. They would break their screens or hard drives. I bought broken ones and used the parts to fix other friends' iPods with different problems. And I "backed up" their music libraries, and got really into punk rock. I've since been to many concerts and bought signed CDs, supporting the bands that I shamelessly ripped off in my rebellious youth.
I used an On-The-Go playlist to give a subtle hint to a girl I liked. She said no. I got further with 8 songs on the 32MB Rio 600* that I gave to another girl, but she also said no. But eventually I succeeded! My first girlfriend (6 months) used an iPod nano 1st gen 4GB. See the photo with the Speck iGuy case hugging her! I met my second girlfriend (3 months) by fixing her black iPod Video 80GB. My third girlfriend (1 year 5 months) used a 4GB silver iPod Mini. My fourth girlfriend (1 year 1 month) used a silver iPod classic 160GB, which I also repaired. My fifth girlfriend (1 year 7 months) didn't use an iPod; she had a white iPhone 4S 32GB. But we became friends by listening to music together in her room, and sharing iTunes libraries.
*Pre-history: The Rio 600 was the second MP3 player to use USB (after the Rio 500), and synced with SoundJam MP. Apple bought SoundJam MP and turned it into iTunes. The device driver was left in until iTunes 6, when Palm discovered it, and tried to sell their PDAs with iTunes support. Apple weren't happy, and took out the driver :-(.
By fixing iPods for friends, I collected the following models, some of which are pictured:
iPod 1st generation (working)
iPod 2nd generation (broken)
iPod 3rd generation (working)
iPod mini (working)
iPod 4th generation (many, working)
iPod photo (working)
iPod shuffle (working)
iPod Mini 2nd generation (working)
iPod nano (working)
iPod video (many, working)
iPod nano 2nd generation (working)
iPod video 5.5G (working)
My brand-new iPod classic 160GB was in my bag when it was stolen at a concert in 2007 in Manchester. I then downgraded to an iPod Video 32GB, later upgraded to 240GB in 2012.
From October 2011 to December 2012, I had no left belt clip. I just had a 64GB iPhone 4S, and kept my music on my iPhone.
I then kept a Raspberry Pi inside an original iPod shell as a pocket USB host. http://peterburk.github.io/blog/#pipod
That was on my belt clip from February 2013 to March 2015.
Now I have an iPod video 5.5G with a Tarkan iFlash adaptor, SD to CompactFlash adaptor, PQI Air Card, SD female to microSD male, and SD card inside.
It works as an iPod when the normal SD card is inside (with Apple firmware and Rockbox). If I shut down and put in a FAT32 SD card from a digital camera, the iPod doesn't boot, but I can keep it awake in Disk Mode. The PQI Air Card then shares files from the SD card over a WiFi network, and lets me copy the files to my iPhone. It's a media server and an iPod, all inside the case of an iPod. This will be even cooler when I get my iFlash-Dual SD, which I ordered last week. Maybe I can even fit my ODroid-W Raspberry Pi clone inside the case at the same time.
Join the conversation on the OpenWRT forum: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=297806#p297806
I also need help from a Rockbox developer, to set up serial input. I want to make the iPod into a serial-to-USB HID keyboard adaptor.
Details: http://peterburk.github.io/programs/#keyMouSerial
Please PM me!
Peter
I was 12 years old, and spent all my allowance money to pay for half (my parents offered the other half of the price as a Christmas present).
The first batch to the local Apple reseller (CIP) had sold out within a week, while we were on holiday. When the new batch came, the store phoned us, and we drove straight down to the store to pick up the first two units.
In 2003, I upgraded to a 30GB iPod 3rd generation (and Apple then released the 40GB 3rd gen a week later). It was then that I first popped open the case on my 1st generation, had a look inside, and put it back together again still-working. I also joined the iPodLinux project as a forum moderator.
In 2004, the iPod became popular, and many friends in high school and church bought them. They would break their screens or hard drives. I bought broken ones and used the parts to fix other friends' iPods with different problems. And I "backed up" their music libraries, and got really into punk rock. I've since been to many concerts and bought signed CDs, supporting the bands that I shamelessly ripped off in my rebellious youth.
I used an On-The-Go playlist to give a subtle hint to a girl I liked. She said no. I got further with 8 songs on the 32MB Rio 600* that I gave to another girl, but she also said no. But eventually I succeeded! My first girlfriend (6 months) used an iPod nano 1st gen 4GB. See the photo with the Speck iGuy case hugging her! I met my second girlfriend (3 months) by fixing her black iPod Video 80GB. My third girlfriend (1 year 5 months) used a 4GB silver iPod Mini. My fourth girlfriend (1 year 1 month) used a silver iPod classic 160GB, which I also repaired. My fifth girlfriend (1 year 7 months) didn't use an iPod; she had a white iPhone 4S 32GB. But we became friends by listening to music together in her room, and sharing iTunes libraries.
*Pre-history: The Rio 600 was the second MP3 player to use USB (after the Rio 500), and synced with SoundJam MP. Apple bought SoundJam MP and turned it into iTunes. The device driver was left in until iTunes 6, when Palm discovered it, and tried to sell their PDAs with iTunes support. Apple weren't happy, and took out the driver :-(.
By fixing iPods for friends, I collected the following models, some of which are pictured:
iPod 1st generation (working)
iPod 2nd generation (broken)
iPod 3rd generation (working)
iPod mini (working)
iPod 4th generation (many, working)
iPod photo (working)
iPod shuffle (working)
iPod Mini 2nd generation (working)
iPod nano (working)
iPod video (many, working)
iPod nano 2nd generation (working)
iPod video 5.5G (working)
My brand-new iPod classic 160GB was in my bag when it was stolen at a concert in 2007 in Manchester. I then downgraded to an iPod Video 32GB, later upgraded to 240GB in 2012.
From October 2011 to December 2012, I had no left belt clip. I just had a 64GB iPhone 4S, and kept my music on my iPhone.
I then kept a Raspberry Pi inside an original iPod shell as a pocket USB host. http://peterburk.github.io/blog/#pipod
That was on my belt clip from February 2013 to March 2015.
Now I have an iPod video 5.5G with a Tarkan iFlash adaptor, SD to CompactFlash adaptor, PQI Air Card, SD female to microSD male, and SD card inside.
It works as an iPod when the normal SD card is inside (with Apple firmware and Rockbox). If I shut down and put in a FAT32 SD card from a digital camera, the iPod doesn't boot, but I can keep it awake in Disk Mode. The PQI Air Card then shares files from the SD card over a WiFi network, and lets me copy the files to my iPhone. It's a media server and an iPod, all inside the case of an iPod. This will be even cooler when I get my iFlash-Dual SD, which I ordered last week. Maybe I can even fit my ODroid-W Raspberry Pi clone inside the case at the same time.
Join the conversation on the OpenWRT forum: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=297806#p297806
I also need help from a Rockbox developer, to set up serial input. I want to make the iPod into a serial-to-USB HID keyboard adaptor.
Details: http://peterburk.github.io/programs/#keyMouSerial
Please PM me!
Peter
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Here's my "new" iPod. I picked this up for about $40 on eBay. It's a 20GB iPod 4th generation circa 2004. This was the first white iPod to feature the ClickWheel introduced in the iPod mini.
As you can see, it's in pretty good shape! And it sound great!
Someday I'm sure I'll start modifying it with flash storage and probably a new battery
hey man, how have you been ? Been good over here, for the most part anyways.
Staying out of trouble at least.
Been doing my ebay thing, adding "factory sealed" models to the collection and got
my hands on some special ones to add to it as of lately.
I got my hands on a pink 3rd gen 4gb shuffle, double sealed, outside clamshell seal for
$30 shipped. They didn't know what they had and/or what it was worth, but it's worth
every penny of $30 to me
Caught another seller, they had 2, a black 4th gen nano 16gboriginal & factory sealed and a pink 4th gen 2gb shuffle, double sealed, outside clamshell seal.
Both for $120 shipped
and lastly, a worthy note, caught a seller on craigslist, they (had)a white 5th gen 30gb classic, brand new in sealed box, got it for $100. Going for over $300
on ebay at the moment.
But anyhoo, you been doing anything new with the ipods ?
The winter is around the corner, so I want to get on a project I've been putting off.
I'd like to put a stereo bluetooth dongle in a classic, instead of using the little bluetooth
adapter plugged into the bottom of it, the set-up I'm using for now. It's good too, though,
but would be nice to have it built in.
Here's one of my other rare members to the collection.
It's a 2nd gen nano 8GB (Product) Red - Special Edition.
I've seen many 4GB models in Red, but an 8GB model in Red.... priceless.
I haven't seen one listed on Ebay or Amazon in over 6 years now, factory sealed in the box anyways.
'sup dude, nice nano. Yeah I have not done any projects recently.
Doing an internal Bluetooth mod does sound pretty interesting and fun. You just have to find a good module since there's quite a few different ones to chose from.
Doing an internal Bluetooth mod does sound pretty interesting and fun. You just have to find a good module since there's quite a few different ones to chose from.
Sup man, yep @ finding a good bluetooth module to use with it. I got around 8 different models on my watch list now. Thanks for the thumbs up on the nano. Ugh, back to work...
have a good one, Jay
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Did anybody do internal Bluetooth with remote functions as well?
I've bought a Kokkia i10s, and I'm wondering about soldering it onto the internal side of the dock connector. The solder pads are pretty small though.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004SH40BQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00
There's not so much space inside though, after my WiFi mod. I last used that to copy photos from my SD card to my friend's phone at a BBQ on Saturday. And I also hope I have space for the CoreWind WiFiG25, so I can get host USB. So no extended-capacity battery for me.
I've bought a Kokkia i10s, and I'm wondering about soldering it onto the internal side of the dock connector. The solder pads are pretty small though.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004SH40BQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00
There's not so much space inside though, after my WiFi mod. I last used that to copy photos from my SD card to my friend's phone at a BBQ on Saturday. And I also hope I have space for the CoreWind WiFiG25, so I can get host USB. So no extended-capacity battery for me.
Hello all, I am new to the forum but have been an iPod user for years. My first was a 2nd gen 10gb iPod from 2002. I recently acquired another one of the older models and was wondering if anyone knows anything about the numbers made? I bought a 1st gen (or 1.5gen) 10gb iPod with the scroll wheel. It is in pristine shape and has the Jimi Hendrix box as well as all accessories and documentation in excellent condition. I was curious if anyone knew how many of these were made? I have been searching for days and can only find out that they were sold between March 2002 and July 2002 (when the new touch wheel 10gb 2nd gen was released). I have got to imagine that the 10gb 1.5 gen is extremely rare because everyone at the time was buying 5gb models and this particular model was only sold for a couple months. Any information anyone has would be very helpful. Also, I know it is only worth what someone is willing to pay, but what have these been going for recently? I have seen people on amazon and eBay asking $5-11k for OPEN units in similar condition but realistically probably around $1000? I do not plan on selling anytime soon and love the nostalgia of this old iPod. Thanks!