Comments on: Roundup: simple hacks

By: Appenzeller

Appenzeller — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:18:27 +0000

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By: signal7

signal7 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:56:43 +0000

I’m wondering where Justin got the case for that mute button. The problem is that his writeup doesn’t leave me any way to contact him to ask the question. If that wasn’t enough, comments on his writeup are closed.

Seriously – if you’re going to do the writeup, PLEASE give us some way to ask you some questions!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:53:16 +0000

Man this brings up memories..

RIP MARK HOEKSTRA

http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/753/how-to-turn-your-ipod-mini-into-a-flash-based-ipod

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:22:03 +0000

I have done dozens of those iPod mods. One thing to keep in mind is that you should really do some research on the CF card you buy before you buy it. There are lots of CF cards that for some reason or another will not work. If you get one that wont work, don’t loose heart. It may work in an iPod mini, just not with the Adapters. I have a 32GB Mini because of this. :-)

@tehgringe
He tossed it at a Pepsi machine in his apartment.

By: tehgringe

tehgringe — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:12:55 +0000

Huh, goes to show, its not just me then. When I first saw reference it was in relation to either a wifi or rfid shield and I thought it meant shielding from those signals…then I realised it was arduino speak.

Loving the overkill on the mute button. Can anyone remember the film Big with Tom Hanks and the sock ball switch? What did he throw that at was it an arcade machine or a vending machine?

By: Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:42:05 +0000

@Louis II,
I think it’s Arduino lingo. On one hand, it’s silly. On the other, you immediately know they’re talking Arduino.

By: Louis II

Louis II — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:09:35 +0000

Why are all the PCB’s being referred to as shields now?
Last I checked, they don’t shield anything, rather they accept any interference that they come is contact with, damaging or not.

By: Ahmedo

Ahmedo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:17:52 +0000

instead of the mute button and the cost, why didn’t he get his lazy ass to the room and mute his pc??!!!!

By: kurt

kurt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:05:56 +0000

one wire-porn type diy adapter? am I out of the loop or is something wrong with this picture?

By: Toby Esterhase

Toby Esterhase — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:44:46 +0000

@St.Jimmy

Yea but it’s an Arduino :P Anyway, it’s still cheaper than a Logitech Harmony. But it seem like a hell of a lot of setup for a mute button and there were other simpler ways of doing it.

By: Karmatose

Karmatose — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:04:50 +0000

Actually, here it is. Easier to find than I thought.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/ipod-3g-compact-flash-mod-337215/

all credit to the author.

By: Karmatose

Karmatose — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:03:12 +0000

A word of warning. If you’re putting a CF card in a 3rd generation iPod you have to do some hex editing on the firmware or it will be stuck in an endless boot loop.

I’ll find my reference material on it and post it later.

By: St.Jimmy

St.Jimmy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:51:36 +0000

so, lemme get this straight. to control a computer across the room, someone used a $35 arduino, plus ethernet shield (however much that costs)? instead of, you know, a $5 micro, some discreet parts, and a protoboard? IT’S A DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM. gawd.

also, kickin’ lamp.

By: Hackius

Hackius — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:05:20 +0000

That’s a nice setup with the ethernet button. He could integrate a whole lot of controls like volume, next, prev, get the song title on a little LCD screen.