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Build Your Own iPod Battery

Posted by michael on from the don't-come-crying-to-us-if-it-explodes dept.

OmniVector writes "With various complaints about the iPod battery's life, and its mere 10-8 hours of charge many of us are left looking for a way to keep the tunes kicking a little longer. Drew Perry has come up with a novel solution which can only run you a few bucks for an extra 10 hours of battery life out of a box of playing cards and a everyday batteries. Not bad for that long car trip where you just don't have a firewire charger handy."

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  1. Re:good luck... by zhenlin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Exploding phones? Or exploding batteries?

    I've heard of self-destructing circuitry too.

  2. Car Charger by theraccoon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm surprised no one pointed out that the cost of a 20 dollar car charger is not only cheaper than a box of playing cards and 4 batteries, but also nicer looking and just plain easier? I don't know, but it seems cutting the box open and reglueing it closed every time you need to replace the batteries (which, if they're not rechargable, cost additional money to replace, too), would be a real pain in the ass.