so i picked up an ipod photo so i can write some articles and hacks with it (see the sacrifices i make!)–wait until ya’ll see what i’ve got cookin. any way, i’m a little bummed that the ipod remote doesn’t actually advance, play or pause the photo slideshows, but pressing the buttons on the ipod does. so, i’m starting to hack around to see what i can come up with. here’s something i found that might be useful for other things, the ipod photo diagnostic mode which allows you to test a few things, we also posted up the ipod remote data earlier.

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a few of your instant messaged me the latest in powering your ipod with an external battery pack. this example, which is now making the rounds around the web is made out of an altoids case, 2 9v batteries, 2 AA batteries and a FireWire connector, adding about 10 hours of extra play–good for that international flight you’d likely miss when the man sees this in your bag.

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my 3g ipod is officially scratched up, ipods are great–but only meant to be viewed behind glass and perhaps with white gloves if you need to touch it. so, i was thinking of painting the whole thing black, bono style, but i think i’ll make it look brushed metaly. here’s a site that shows how.

and just a site update, we now have categories–so, for example, you can go to or click ipod.hackaday.com and see all our ipod hacks.

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with some colored transparency film, an exacto knife and throwing caution to the wind, you can make your ipod screen just about any color.

UPDATE: The link is dead, but we’re looking high and low for the correct one.

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here’s a great guide of how the ipod remote works, if you’re like me, and might be if you’re reading this, you’d like to control your ipod via other ways, like wiring your jacket, or wrist watch. this site has all the info, connections, signals and protocol to pull it off.

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here’s a good step-by-step on replacing the battery on an ipod (2/3 generation) some of the newer batteries last 80% longer, so this is totally worth it if you’re not getting good battery life.

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