It's Alive! It's Alive!

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When my old-timey 3G iPod bit it a few months back, I was lucky enough to have on hand (a) another broken 3G to harvest some working parts from and (b) the recklessness (some might say genius) to pry my precious 'pod open with a thin piece of scrap aluminum (from a broken Wii, no less). Fortunately, everything turned out fine, and I'm now the proud owner of a 3G Frankenpod that's still alive and clicking.

If you too are the keeper of an iPod that's fallen prey to a case of the ol' planned obsolescence, an easier fix may be at ipodhowtovideo.com, where not only will you find (as you might expect) helpful how-to videos illustrating how to more, ahem, responsibly open up your player, but also an online shop to buy all manner of replacement batteries, LCD screens, hard drives and opening tools at reasonable prices. Don't just stand there mourning—resurrect your iPod today! —John Mahoney

[via Lifehacker]

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alisha gettel ...
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hi, i think that this site has lots of cool information and expreiments!
alisha

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retrrdded (imp...
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Matt (imported)
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Now if only you had another broken Wii...

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Gadget Master ...
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Nice Im Still waiting to get a Wii and youre playing around with broken ones ;-(

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