iPod Nano
So hubby found an iPod nano on the streets of Chicago over Thanksgiving. It still worked, but the bottom half of the screen is damaged. After purchasing a USB to iPod cable (Apple has decided to abandon FireWire for these guys, I guess, because, while I can charge the nano in my FireWire G3 dock, I can’t synchronize it), I was able to wipe the memory of the 20-something rap/pop selections and load in 584 of my personal favorites. It works great.
It takes days for my 256M MP3 player to rotate through my list of favorites; I can imagine how long it will take this critter to repeat.
If I want to fix the screen? $115 will do it. I think I’ll see how this one holds up. I can see the battery level, the clock, and when power is on. Since I play a continuous shuffle, nothing else really matters.
Since hubby doesn’t care about these things, I was touched that he both recognized it and thought it might be something I could use.
Now that’s how I’d like to get an mp3 player, find it on the street. That’s probably the only way I’ll get one. A lucky find, though I’m surprised you didn’t keep the rap/pop on there just to broaden your horizons 😉 I’ve listened to some of the stuff my kids like and it’s very…. well, popular I guess.
I’m a huge fan of the continuous shuffle, so I probably wouldn’t even bother with the screen.
I saved them to my hard drive just in case I have a 20-something character I need some music for someday. James Brown’s “I Feel Good” was on there–I already had that from a 70’s collection. He had a couple more that weren’t too far out. There were several with titles I wouldn’t print in this blog, though (but I would put them in a book).
Oh, sweeeet!
What a catch!
Good hubby 🙂