Owen McGarry's hack was ambitious: He cut his iPod in half and added a hinge to tilt the screen to a 45-degree angle. Now he can set his "iTop" on a table and watch movies, or play games running off the Linux operating system he installed.
Good article about turning one's iPod into a laptop. More information about iPods can be found at http://www.ipod-repair-guide.com
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