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200gb Hack for iPod Nano

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-just-plain-silly dept.

romka1 writes "For people who think their Nano doesn't have enought space for their music there is a hack walkthrough to get 200 gigs on your Nano. Warning some assembly required" For some reason this tickled my funny bone this morning. Enjoy.

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  1. Yup... by rovingeyes · · Score: 5, Insightful

    funny how I felt the same way when I read it on a lazy Thursday afternoon.

  2. Screw the Nano. by mopslik · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've always wanted an iPod Kilo.

    1. Re:Screw the Nano. by Infinityis · · Score: 5, Funny

      Apple Headquarters Raided

      Cupertino, CA (AP)

      In response to recent news of the latest iPod developments, federal agents raided Apple Headquarters as part of an international drug bust. During the raid, 10,000 iPod Kilos were recovered. The contents of these white blocks have proven highly addictive, especially to teenagers and college students. What most students fail to realize is the dangers involved in being a regular 'user'.

      "Many of these kids turn the volume way too lound and actually damage their ears" one federal agent said, on condition of anonymity. "It's horrifying what this company tries to push off as 'harmless fun'".

      During the bust, executive ringleader Steve Jobs was arrested. It is believed that he abused his power in trying to control other markets.

      An RIAA spokesperson was available for comment: "It's great that they caught this guy--he was trying to regulate prices on our goods. Not only was he selling highly addictive material, but he used his influence to try to brainwash his followers into believing that it's OK to pay only $0.99 per song. Now that he's gone, we can start charging fair market value for songs."

      For concerned parents, please be aware of the following signs that your child may be using iPod Kilos:
      --a thin white line going up to each ear
      --difficulty hearing quiet noises
      --an unsightly bulge in your child's pant pockets
      --during normal conversation, your child prefixes normal words with the letter "i" as in "eating iDinner", "going on an iDate", and "driving an iCar"
      --using jargon associated with iPod Kilos, such as podcasting, iTunes, or Apple

  3. illegal warez? by dmf415 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Note that the 200gb capacity enables you to store about 50 000 pieces of music. If this capacity is filled with illegal "warez" mp3s, you can be fined up to 75 000 000 USD. (204 800 megabytes, 4 megabytes per song, 10 songs per CD, average CD price 15 USD).

    Who else besides the author has 75 million handy?

    1. Re:illegal warez? by gunpowda · · Score: 5, Insightful
      The whole point of excessive storage in a device is comfort. People like to have way more than they'll ever use just for the sake of it - Gmail is a particularly good example.

      Don't forget that iPods don't just have to store music - I'm sure as capacities increase we'll move towards higher quality, even lossless music files as a standard.

  4. Like the Black Widow by merkhet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Much like the black widow, after the battery life of the Nano completely drains, the Maxtor Diamond will attempt to eat the iPod Nano for sustenance

  5. Macroscopic by brokenarmsgordon · · Score: 5, Funny

    An iPod Macro, just what I've also been holding out for!

  6. see also... by FuriousBalancing · · Score: 5, Funny

    12 minute battery hack for iPod Nano!

  7. Next hack for Nano by Ingolfke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does anyone know of a hack to get thet battery life on the 200Gb Nano up from 6-minutes? I'm thinking maybe a car battery could be used for power. Any thoughts?

  8. Re:Only 200GB? by Rycross · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sorry someone beat you to it.

  9. all recording is lossy by gad_zuki! · · Score: 5, Interesting

    >Would this be a bad time to mention that all digital audio is by definition lossey?

    Wait. What makes "digital" lossy but non-digital non-lossy?

    Pick any analog method of recording and duplication. Its lossy. Now toss in playback equipment, speakers, ears, etc.

    I don't see how your neo-luddite comment applies nor why it should be modded up.

    Arguably, digital methods are non-lossy over time considering current analog recordings (tapes, LPs) over time simply disintegrate causing all sorts of loss, while digital data can be reproduced without loss over generations and onto different digital media thus avoiding the aging problem. Copy that Office 2000 CD all you like, after the 8th generation you arent suddenly going to lose spell checker. Same with digital audio. Now copy that audio tape 8 times and tell me its not lossy.