replacement iPod battery

replacement iPod battery, originally uploaded by uncle bigbrown.

Received my replacement iPod 4th Gen 1200mA replacement battery from Ebay on Sat. Paid US$16.48 (with shipping) from this seller: electronics.search.ebay.com/_Apple-iPod_W0QQcatrefZC12QQs...
Delivery was ultra fast (1 week) maybe because they are located in Hong Kong.

I've only charged the battery for 1.5hrs. The iPod indicated only 1/2 charged and its been playing for more than 9hrs so far! The original battery barely lasted for 3.5hrs. I understand that the original battery is only 650mA. This replacement is 1200mA. So i should be able to get more than 20hrs playtime in one full charge! I'll update... : )

[uncle bigbrown, flickr.com]

Lego iPod Dock 004

Lego iPod Dock 004, originally uploaded by linuxmatt.

I got bored and was tired of the standard iPod disconnect procedure: squeeze and pull. And not showing off my toy for the world to see. Then I remembered a Lego dock for Nintendo DS that I saw on the internet. So I pulled out an old, dusty Lego set and put this together. Yeah, it doesn't look nearly as good as the iPod, but it works and was free. Heck of a lot better than nearly $40 dollars. I may eventually get the dock if I decide I want to use one of the dock-only features like the remote control, but until then, this is just fine. The two things at back swivel, so It should accomadate most iPod sizes, but I've only tested it with my 30GB iPod Video. [linuxmatt, flickr.com]

A History of iPod Boxes

A History of iPod Boxes, originally uploaded by happylandfill.

"I bought a first generation iPod a half decade ago and somehow it became the start of a really expensive habit. Of the boxes I've accumulated over the years, you can see the evolution of not only the industrial design, but of the packaging too." [happylandfill, flickr.com]

testing this out