Orange mePod

Firstly, why would I make a music player when one can be purchased for so little and Apple iPods are so great?  Well, I'll tell you.  After several cheap MP3 clones have died due to their Lipo batteries and my cracked, inoperable screen on my current iPod touch; I've had it with locked down devices that I can't fix and or change.  Also Adafruit's Wave Shield is by far my favorite Arduino shield and I just can't get enough of finding fun ways of using it.   

This is real simple build with few parts and totally ripped code.  But it'll be something I end up using everyday.   Be a sweetheart and vote for me in the Pocket-sized contest.  It's at the top of the screen.  One Button click, that's all I ask.  

Step 1 How Many mp3 players have you owned?

In my short lifetime I've purchased have a dozen MP3 players, bout the same amount of CD players and almost got suckered into a MiniDisc player(Phew, glad I missed that one).  These are my most recent broken Locked-Down music players.   This consumer is done, I'll take a bulky arduino player over some 8thgen iPod Pico anyday now. 

Comments

[Phil B]

I have a little 1 GB Chinese knock-off of the 2nd generation iPod touch. It still works, but when the battery dies I plan to attach the player to a battery holder and solder its leads to the circuit board. I admire what you have done. I have no experience with Arduino, so I cannot evaluate what you have done. It looks good, though.

[Grissini]

Thanks Phil. It's a pleasure to have a "god" member comment on one of my little projects. This was a cakewalk. It's mostly going to live in my car and be attached with an aux cable. I'd can't wait for your iPod to die to see how you do it. Just trying to open these things(iPods) without demolishing them is tricky.

[Phil B]

Thanks for your comment. I really do admire people who are fluent in Arduino.

I am hardly a "god" member, just a guy who likes tools and has managed to find fixes for a bunch of needs I hope might also be useful to somebody else.

My little player came with Sylvania's name stamped on it. Similar players have been sold by Deal Exteme on-line. It does have a small Philips head screw on the side. Strapping a battery holder onto it will make it look ugly, but if it works, I will be happy. I will try to give you a report when I do it. The player is about 17 months old right now and still working.

I wanted a better charger for it than plugging the player into a USB port. I learned by trial and error that the socket on the player is identical to the charger for a Blackberry, so I bought one. The charger puts out 500ma. The player is supposed to be charged at no more than 350ma, so I added an in-line resistor after making a calculation with Ohm's Law.

[lficara]

Thats awesome! I see you are keeping yourself occupied...miss ya dude, hope you and your lady are doing fantastic!

[Grissini]

Thx La, Miss you too. Keeping myself very occupied and doing well. Things will be fantastic this weekend when we finally move into our new house. Two months without a kitchen, dremel, or serious power tools has taken a toll.