Nearly 20 years after its introduction, the iPod Nano is still a perfectly functional music player.
  • mechoman444@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 month ago

    The iPod is probably the single greatest thing Apple has ever made. I have an old iPod that still works great. The battery needs to be replaced. It’s the best music player I have.

  • rose56@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    Some time ago I was thinking getting one, but the price and audio quality, was 2 corners.

  • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    I still have an ipod 60gb, the first one with color screen. You know, the one one where they forced U2 down your throat. It still works, so does it’s original charging cable. And my ears still bleed when I hear U2.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    7·
    1 month ago

    They’re great devices.

    Recently, my partner’s 18yo nephew asked her if she had any iPods (she doesn’t). I took a photo of the eight or so different models that I still have in storage and sent it to him just to gloat. I’m a monster.

    • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
      11·
      1 month ago

      “Hey nephew, look, I know you really wanted an iPod and I gloated about all my iPods and I realise that was childish and honestly I think it’s great that you’re interested in actually owning your media so, look here, I got you a Zune fuck you.”

        • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          In fairness I got a Zune and they were so much better than iPods. Not just in comparing specs, but the user interface: it felt like I was actually browsing a music library, while the iPod was like paging through a phone book. That extended to the desktop software as well.

  • Reygle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 month ago

    Offline media player

    Works exactly as intended

    I am John’s complete lack of surprise

  • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    19·
    1 month ago

    I was thinking about doing this, getting a storage constrained, apple constrained, obsolete piece of hardware, to do what the phone I already carry does better.

    Oh, wait!

      • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        My phone is jailbroken (rooted, Android).

        Unless I discover a deeply hidden part of me, it’s highly unlikely that I’d get a grinder notification.

        Anyway, you won’t get that notification I the ipod, but you will in your phone.

        I’m actually restoring a Motorola Startac phone for my son, but there is no pretense of usability there, (except battery life), it’s simply for the cool factor.

    • Briguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      “better” is definitely subjective. I use an iPod touch that I leave plugged in my car that I have 17k songs on. It’s so nice to just have something that always resumes where I left off and just works. No subscriptions, no data. I can go on long road trips and not worry about spotty coverage. And best of all, I actually own all the media that’s on it. And my phone texts don’t keep interrupting my music all the tiime

      • elucubra@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        I installed in my(old but very good) car a surprisingly nice sounding stereo unit, very inexpensive, like 30€.

        The unit has no cassette or CD. It does have a micro Sd slot, two USB, one is charge only, for phones, and the other for storage. It has a remote. Physical buttons and a multi modal knob.

        My phone has 512Gb of storage, and I almost never use streaming services.

        I imagine your phone notifies you of texts, anyway, no?

        • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago

          Its probably where your comment should have ended too. Your use of “I” doesnt take away from the tone and sarcasm of your comment.

          Some people dont wnt a phone.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    I have a U2 branded iPod… Whatever generation those were that I found lying in the gutter years ago, cleaned up and still works (screen’s scratched to shit but it’s still readable). I just use it to store pictures.

      • Übercomplicated@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Fiio is excellent, 100% agree. Everything I’ve ever owned from them has had superb build quality. I don’t like their headphones or desk amps much, but all their portable stuff is, in my opinion, the best available.

      • REDACTED@infosec.pubEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        As a long term audiophile who has spent way too much money on all kinds of headphones and amplifiers, I can only say that I no longer trust audiophile gear. I’ve also had fiio amps, but my point is that they’re all overpriced for the marginal or non-existing improvement you’re getting. I even returned the monolith amp that went for nearly thousand dollars and kept using a “Gamer” amp Sound Blaster G6 due to flexibility. Just use what you find good for you, not what the specification says.

        This reminded me about the article I saw few days ago: https://www.headphonesty.com/2026/01/audiophiles-fail-copper-banana-mud-blind-test/

        • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.netEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          Oh aye I saw that one as well, funny as anything to see, and I definitely don’t disagree with the ‘find what you like and run with it’ attitude when it comes to luxury gear

          I’m running on the most basic of basic usb headphone amp and dac units, can safely say it’s enough for my ears.

          Fiio’s just one of those companies that make decent gear and isn’t just some clone of a clone in a fancy case with an unknown OS. In all honesty the bonus of having every headphone port type and the output to run them off one device is my main draw to it.

  • lemonuri@infosec.pubEnglish
    5·
    1 month ago

    I bought one of those used for my daughter a couple of years ago. It was quite the hassle to replace the apple firmware win with rockbox, but it’s been working well since then. It’s copy and paste mp3s now instead of using apples spying bloatware just to get a few files onto the device. The battery is not great but still lasts a couple of hours after 15(?) years.

  • djdarren@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    1 month ago

    The clickwheel ribbon cable on my iPod mini broke a couple of weeks ago, so at the weekend a friend of me very kindly donated his own mini to me, so I’m back on my iPod bullshit.

    iPod gang rise up.

    Oh, and if you’re using Linux, or don’t want the hassle of installing iTunes, TunesReloaded seems to be a genuinely great tool.

    I really should get around to refurbing the 5th and 7th gen Classics I have too. They’re more versatile than the mini. But the mini is by far and away the easiest to flashmod.

  • dcooksta26@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 month ago

    I have a 3rd gen nano, it’s used everyday. Battery is still fine. Now to charge up my Zune HD.

  • morto@piefed.socialEnglish
    681·
    1 month ago

    Breaking news: A journalist just discovered that the thing he stopped using while still functioning normally still functions after a lng time left in a drawer.

    • bassow@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 month ago

      Honestly: “Journalist discovers Apple product still functions properly after 10 years” sounds like a headline to me.

      • morto@piefed.socialEnglish
        10·
        1 month ago

        People tend to exaggerate how much batteries degrade. Low power devices tend to work reasonably well even on degraded batteries.

        • vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago

          Well, my PSP had its battery inflate. I had replaced that battery a few years ago, used it a bit, then forgot about it. Recently found that the new battery is in oopsie state too.

          It’s not just degradation.

          And PSP is still a fine device. Actually amazingly useful, it’s the missing branch of evolution that should have been chosen instead of smartphones. No touchscreen, but convenient controls. If it only had a SIM port. There even was a Skype client.

          A general purpose device and not a gaming one, like PSP, would be very good. Instead of that proprietary optical drive - additional ports and memory card slots, perhaps even a section with an interface for some extension chips. A similar set of buttons - except perhaps a retractable (or attachable via some interface) QWERTY keyboard would be useful.

          The UI and UX of the OS were very cool. OK, I was using it for listening to music and reading books.

          • morto@piefed.socialEnglish
            2·
            1 month ago

            Well, my PSP had its battery inflate. I had replaced that battery a few years ago, used it a bit, then forgot about it. Recently found that the new battery is in oopsie state too.

            That’s sad :(

            Did you store it in a too hot place or leave it with zero charge for too long? I only had a few devices with inflated battery so far, and I scrape a lot of. My stuff and the stuff I get from people tend to be in a relatively good shape even after staying unused for some years. E-readers are the champions of battery preservation. I got one from a friend that was forgotten for more than 10 years, and it works well. He said that the battery originally lasted more than a week. Now it’s lasting only about 3 days, which is a huge difference, but not enough to make it unusable.

  • veee@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    1 month ago

    I charged up my gen 2 shuffle very recently as well, but got the spicy pillow treatment instead. RIP to a real one!