Poll: Do you hack your iPod?

Well, I was just wondering what you guy did, so I decided to create a poll on whether or not you guys choose to hack your iPods, if you know how to, or don’t. Please take the second to answer the poll to help me out!

New Website for iPodlinux

If you’ve tried to access the once-up and running iPodlinux website in the past couple of months (ipodlinux.org), you may have noticed that you got a server error whenever you tried to access the site in your browser. Well, I did a little bit of surfing around the internet, and finally found the place where they are holding the site and the project right now. The official site link as of right now is http://ipodlinux.sourceforge.net/index.shtml, so you can find everything there from documentation, downloads, links, and forums. Just giving you guys a heads-up since I know that some of you might have wanted to know.

Tethered Rockbox on Nano 2G

We all now Rockbox, the second most popular operating system other than iPod Linux. Well, a team called Linux4Nano “tethered” boot of rockbox on an iPod Nano 2G. This hack currently only applies to the iPod Nano 2G, so NO newer iPods.

Current Status:
- We are able to execute arbitrary code in a stable fashion on the nano on firmware 1.1.3
- Drivers will need to be newly written/ported to get iPL and Rockbox working good.
- More Info here [Link]

If you are also a Twitter-goer, you can follow the team at http://twitter.com/linux4nano.

Video of Continuum 2 Running

Meet Continuum 2!

Continuum 2 is the sequel to Continuum 1, which was released December 25, 2008. Since then, the iPod hack has received over 4,000 downloads, and now, it’s sequel is out.

Continuum 2 is built on the iPod Video (5G, and 5.5G)’s 1.3 firmware, and there is not lag whatsoever in the menus or screens. So what is Continuum? It is a firmware hack that changes the menu design and overall look and feel of your iPod (not your actual iPod, but how it works). You install it onto your iPod via iPodWizard, and not to mention that it looks sexy, and only takes a couple of minutes to install.

Here’s what one of the developers says on the design: Design: We listened. And we responded. With Continuum 2.0, we took all the suggestions into consideration, while ingenuity and creativity brought it to life. We were successful in creating a Video Now Playing that is finally seamless in performance. We also challenged impossibilities with implementing a half-screen lockscreen. Continuum 2.0 has a stunning Main Menu with 7 enlarged icons, making it much more easy to theme as well as use than the previous 11 small options in Continuum 1.0 that made it cramped for the user. Also, unlike Continuum 1.0, Large Album Art has finally made it to the table!
Important Instructions:

1. Download Continuum 2.0 and save it to your desktop, and extract it.
2. Download iPodWizard 1.3 from -HERE- and open it.
3. Make sure your iPod is connected and readable by iPW
4. Open the bin file with iPodWizard and flash it to your iPod
5. **In top left corner of iPW, there is a box with the label “Firmware Information” with a table underneath with Image Checksum etc.** If 0×2D2A370B’s status is Read Only, right click and fix checksums. If its status is OK, then don’t do this step.
6. Write to iPod
7. Unplug after it has successfully written.
8. Replug quickly
9. Hard Reboot (Center + Menu) May take a few seconds to load.
10. Unplug it when you see Do Not Disconnect symbol.

11. Make sure you have Music, Photos, Videos, Extras, Settings, Shuffle Songs turned on in Settings > Main Menu

So, go download Continuum 2, install it on your iPod, and send me some pics! I’m downloading it right now, and will install it on my iPod tonight. I’ll try to get some pictures of it running later tonight, or tomorrow.

Previews:
Continuum
Ablaze

iPod Wizard Thread

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Apple About to Hit a Billion in App Sales

Yep, it’s true, over the lifespan of the iPod Touch and iPhone, Apple has sold almost ONE BILLION applications and games downloads. This is pretty damn huge. To celebrate, Apple is giving away tons of free stuff including a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, and iPod Touch, and more! Check it out!

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iTunes 8.1 & Front Row 2.1.7 Released

iTunes 8.1 is now faster and more responsive. You will enjoy noticeable improvements when working with large libraries, browsing the iTunes Store, preparing to sync with iPod or iPhone, and optimizing photos for syncing.
In addition, iTunes 8.1 provides many other improvements and bug fixes, including:
- Supports syncing with iPod shuffle (3rd generation)
- Allows friends to request songs for iTunes DJ
- Adds Genius sidebar for your Movies and TV Shows
- Improves performance when downloading iTunes Plus songs
- Provides AutoFill for manually managed iPods
- Allows CDs to be imported at the same sound quality as iTunes Plus
- Includes many accessibility improvements
- Allows iTunes U and the iTunes Store to be disabled separately using Parental Controls

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Laser Engrave that Blank Shuffle Face

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Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip

So this is pretty stupid, and I think will definitely affect the sales of the next generation of iPod Shuffle’s. iLounge has said that the next generation iPod Shuffle’s will need to have an Apple-licensed authentication chip in order to work with the system. Without this chip, said headphones will not work. This is really stupid, as it was bad enough when they required authentication for the dock-connector on iPods. I think that this will more than likely make these headphone’s prices a little bit larger, because what the hell else is the user going to buy? What do you guys think about this?

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Overkill: Hama’s iPod Touch Racing Wheel

Want to control all of those racing games on your iPod Touch, then you should pick up this piece of overkill brought to you by Hama. What do you have to do? Just slip your iPod Touch, and possibly your iPhone 3G into the holder, and you got the Wii-esque motion control.

Link [Default Prime]