Amazon is selling the Kensington iPod / iPhone Battery Pack and Charger for just $35.67 shipped, originally priced at $79.99. Just “connect the lightweight Battery Pack and Charger to your laptop or notebook computer’s USB port to recharge it, and you’re ready to give your PDA, cell phone, iPod, iPhone, or other mobile devices the power boost it needs.” Product page.
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Similar to many of The Real Hustle schemes, a group of German bargain hunters was conned into purchasing a lunch bag filled with potatoes, rather than the $972 worth of iPods they paid for — the old bait and switch trick.
..con men showed the German bargain hunters a few iPods, laptops and other gear as “proof” of their authenticity; offered to sell them hundreds of second hand iPods at basement prices.
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If the iPod Nano and iPhone designs were combined into one handset, this is what the phone would look like. Called the iPhone NG68, this phone features a 0.3-megapixel camera (listed as 5 on the back), 2.4-inch display, and Bluetooth. Click here for first picture in gallery.
As you could likely surmise, this completely improper knockoff gentle combines the best features from Apple’s iPhone and the iPod nano to create a singular, if not awkward device.
Amazon has the Altec Lansing Moondance Glow iPod Speaker System for just $99.99 shipped, originally priced at $179.95. It “packages iPod/MP3-player functionality with an alarm clock, wireless remote snooze, and FM radio–plus a multicolored nightlight function–to create an exceptionally unique bedroom-specific sound system.” Product page.
Understanding that the bedroom is a place with many moods, Altec Lansing added a diffused lighting system that lets you select between 17 colors and any intensity to create the perfect illuminated ambiance.
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Amazon has the Philips Portable DVD Player iPod Dock for just $94.99 shipped, originally priced at $149.99. It features “a retractable adapter for iPod and built in SD/MMC card slots — you can view DivX movies or digital photos from multiple sources.” Product page.
Enjoy your videos from iPod, DVD and SD card. Enjoy DVDs and iPod videos on an 9-inch color widescreen with the compact Philips DVD player.
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This followup to the NES phone, called the nesPod, is basically a standard controller that was gutted and then used as a protective case for the iPod Mini. Continue reading for one more picture.
As you can see the screen and scroll wheel face the back of the controller, so as to preserve the buttons in front.
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Lost your iPod charger and have a “Jensen #75 steam engine with a LEGO Technic motor, a 5V regulator circuit and a .5 amp fuse” laying around? You’re in luck, as they can be used to create a makeshift charger. Video after the break.
Stoke it with a few pellets and add water, and your Steampunk Eye-Pod Victrola is going round and round again.
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Whatever you do, don’t call it a music player. This iPod-inspired creation was actually “a project for his A-level Design Technology course and that it took months to complete.” Continue reading for one more picture.
Basically, I started with a square frame built out of pine (this made the sides) and then glued a piece of MDF on the top..This gave me a five-sided cube kinda thing.
Can water cut through an iPod? In this case, yes. Thanks to few secondary operations, this waterjet “can cut with a narrow kerf, and provide better usage of raw material since parts can be tightly nested.” Video after the break.
Similar to Will it blend videos, the guys from Can Water Cut It use a Flow Waterjet to cut through a laptop, golf club and a blender in half.
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For less than $500 on eBay, you could pick up this Scarlett Johansson autographed iPod Nano, loaded with some of her favorite music. Tracks include: “Only in the Past (The Be Good Tanya’s), Pony (Celebration), Going On (Gnarls Barkley), [and] Bros (Panda Bear).” Auction page. Continue reading for one more picture.
In addition to her nearly thirty movie roles, the award-winning, critically-acclaimed Scarlett Johansson is also an emerging singer/songwriter, often contributing to the soundtracks on those films.
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