It wasn’t [Ben Heck] this time. [Owen] sent in his modded iPod. Once the warranty was voided by some breakage, he decided to make sure it was *really* void. The fold is limited by the length of the wires – but I can’t tell from the description or pictures if he actually hinged it.
Update: I’m re-posting this thanks to some funky cms bug…
“Yes, by breaking it I void my warranty.”
That’s right, manufacturer’s warranties do /not/ cover accidents. :)
Posted at 2:04 am on Jun 4th, 2007 by eric
It’d be nice to have a picture from behind. OF the iTop I mean.
Posted at 3:27 am on Jun 4th, 2007 by Wolfmankurd
It is hinged, but at the moment it’s all glued down, I’m going to work on the hinging later. I can also take some pics of the back later
Posted at 6:44 am on Jun 4th, 2007 by Owen McGarry
looks nice to me. My gripe was having to angle my video iPod somehow while letting it sit on the desk, since glare majorly affects it at certain angles.
Posted at 9:40 am on Jun 4th, 2007 by winphreak
If the HDD were replaced with a CF card + adaptor, and the ribbon cable extended, you could probably fold it completely in half.
Posted at 10:49 am on Jun 4th, 2007 by EdZ
yeah that would be kind of sweet to have a clamshell ipod. they are thin enough :).
Posted at 2:16 pm on Jun 4th, 2007 by Aztek
Ok, I’m going to extend the wires, I’ll post it when I do, I’ll attempt this weekend at latest
Posted at 4:22 pm on Jun 4th, 2007 by Owen McGarry
Finnished:
http://hs.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2010838&l=5fdec&id=1240771054
Sadly while doing this I broke the screen connector, the backlight still works as does the peizo, so I know the iPod still works. now I plan to get a new screen and attach it it the improved, useful model. Now it is able to fold back, to fit into a pocket and flip forward, to about 90°
Posted at 7:15 pm on Jun 4th, 2007 by Owen McGarry
ipodmods.com is a reliable source for a new screen. unfortunately it costs about $80. Still, that’s better than paying for a new video…
Sort of sweet mod. Would be nice to see it as sexy as the original, but still sweet nonetheless
Posted at 9:38 pm on Jun 4th, 2007 by jbot
i should have done that to my original game boy instead of makeing it shorter and… duct-tapeier
Posted at 2:18 am on Jun 7th, 2007 by 486dx4
how much will the cost of that ipod laptop?
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Hah, quite pointless but a good time waster and trick to show off to friends. Maybe it could be orientated like a portable dvd player watching video clips?
Posted at 11:51 pm on Jun 3rd, 2007 by Ben Dover