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The 7th gen iPod Nano is basically the idea form factor for an everyday mp3 player, and it sucks that the stack not just being “upload music files onto a usb dr
by rtpg 4y ago
The 7th gen iPod Nano is basically the idea form factor for an everyday mp3 player, and it sucks that the stack not just being “upload music files onto a usb drive” means the device is susceptible to just not work anymore one day.
One of my “never going to do but will often think about” projects is to try and build an open design music player that doesn’t try to be a universal computational device but is at least not extra wonky like all the random ones you find on Amazon nowadays.
- dstaley 4y agoThe iPod nano 7th generation uses the same file structure as other iPods, but appears to use a database checksum that hasn't been reverse engineered yet. Given that the 7th generation nano has Bluetooth, I hope it's a more attractive target for exploits and reverse engineering. I agree that it's a lovely form factor!
- rtpg 4y agooh, I totally had the impression it was its own beast just from the UI being what it is. Maybe time for me to dig into this
- girvo 4y agoI'd be 100% down to help, if you do -- my 7th gen iPod Nano is the best MP3 player I've ever owned, the Bluetooth compatibility alone made it fantastic, and I'd love to get some new lease on life with it (or even just tinker with it. Being able to not be dependent on iTunes alone would be awesome)