Nearly 20 years after its introduction, the iPod Nano is still a perfectly functional music player.
  • morto@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Breaking news: A journalist just discovered that the thing he stopped using while still functioning normally still functions after a lng time left in a drawer.

      • morto@piefed.socialEnglish
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        2 months ago

        People tend to exaggerate how much batteries degrade. Low power devices tend to work reasonably well even on degraded batteries.

        • vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Well, my PSP had its battery inflate. I had replaced that battery a few years ago, used it a bit, then forgot about it. Recently found that the new battery is in oopsie state too.

          It’s not just degradation.

          And PSP is still a fine device. Actually amazingly useful, it’s the missing branch of evolution that should have been chosen instead of smartphones. No touchscreen, but convenient controls. If it only had a SIM port. There even was a Skype client.

          A general purpose device and not a gaming one, like PSP, would be very good. Instead of that proprietary optical drive - additional ports and memory card slots, perhaps even a section with an interface for some extension chips. A similar set of buttons - except perhaps a retractable (or attachable via some interface) QWERTY keyboard would be useful.

          The UI and UX of the OS were very cool. OK, I was using it for listening to music and reading books.

          • morto@piefed.socialEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Well, my PSP had its battery inflate. I had replaced that battery a few years ago, used it a bit, then forgot about it. Recently found that the new battery is in oopsie state too.

            That’s sad :(

            Did you store it in a too hot place or leave it with zero charge for too long? I only had a few devices with inflated battery so far, and I scrape a lot of. My stuff and the stuff I get from people tend to be in a relatively good shape even after staying unused for some years. E-readers are the champions of battery preservation. I got one from a friend that was forgotten for more than 10 years, and it works well. He said that the battery originally lasted more than a week. Now it’s lasting only about 3 days, which is a huge difference, but not enough to make it unusable.

  • Reygle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Offline media player

    Works exactly as intended

    I am John’s complete lack of surprise

        • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 months ago

          The regular iPods (non-classic) are the easiest IMO. No glue, no flipping over mainboards and no soldering. The iPod mini is actually the first modell I ever did a battery swap on and it would be just as easy, if it wasn’t for the trim pieces that break way too easily.

  • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Apple products are great. The Apple ecosystem, not so much. If you’re into FOSS computing and FOSS media formats, you’re not going to have a good time.

    • lemonuri@infosec.pubEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Rockbox runs on apple ipods. Best thing to do is always buying a device compatible with open source software if you plan to use it fir years on end.

    • djdarren@piefed.socialEnglish
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      2 months ago

      To give a serious answer to this; I love using an iPod because it’s not a multipurpose device. I can put music on and not get distracted by notifications, or tempted to open any socials apps. It’s a far more zen experience.