Why people are buying iPods again

Nostalgia and digital burnout are driving a new rush for Apple's retired iPods.

Axios
“The greatest thing is having these older people coming in with their #iPods + they’re like, ‘Oh my God, I got my playlists back!’” Rosenberg said. “It’s the nicest feeling in the world to pop a battery into somebody’s old iPod &, for 45 bucks, they walk out so happy” www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

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The iPod is back. Here's what's driving the revival of the obsolete music player

The #iPod hashtag on Instagram currently points to 1.8 million posts, and YouTube overflows with tutorial videos.

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⚠ Be extremely careful using an older #Apple #iPod. If you do, I recommend replacing the battery. While my larger #iPods & original #iPodShuffle have worked after periods of nonuse, my #iPodNanoGen2's battery exploded while charging after 10 years nonuse.

Consider purchasing a modern smartwatch like a #Samsung #GalaxyWatch or #Apple #AppleWatch along with some Bluetooth earbuds. With 16GB storage, modern smartwatches can store about as much music as an older iPod.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/21/ipods-music-genz-nostalgia

Why people are buying iPods again

Nostalgia and digital burnout are driving a new rush for Apple's retired iPods.

Axios

Ich wurde vor kurzem gefragt, ob ich die Bibliothek eines nicht mehr ganz neuen #iPods auf meinen #Homeserver übertragen kann.

Prinzipiell mach ich das ja gerne, nur habe ich in Erinnerung, dass ipods Dateien benamst nach einem eigenen System.

Gibt es da ein Skript, das mir die Dateien so tagged, dass ich sie wieder sinnvoll strukturieren kann?
Würde mich freuen, wenn es da was gibt, das is bislang nicht finden konnte...

#apple #fedihelp #itunes #linux

So I guess it's time for an #introduction. Well, I'm a 30 something #Black #queer woman. I love to read #books. I love the #NYKnicks. I like #bicycles even though, it's not my primary mode of transportation. I like refurbishing and upgrading old electronics, specifically #iPods and #laptops. #TV and music have kept me going more than anything else. I'm branching into #Linux and getting more familiar with #FOSS. I am a #blogger and I have linked my blog in my bio.

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So I guess it's time for an #introduction. Well, I'm a 30 something #Black #queer woman. I love to read #books. I love the #NYKnicks. I like #bicycles even though, it's not my primary mode of transportation. I like refurbishing and upgrading old electronics, specifically #iPods and #laptops. #TV and music have kept me going more than anything else. I'm branching into #Linux and getting more familiar with #FOSS. I am a #blogger and I have linked my blog in my bio.

Thank you
@jacqueline @buzzyrobin @ailurux @ErinRose and Michelle

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Also new post to my new #pixelfed account...

My #tangara aka big gay #ipod arrived last night!

Currently a 64GB #SD card with whatever random #MP3s are on this #macpro I will be getting some tunes form my #cheesegrater #macintosh which is used for syncing all my #ipods

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My #tangara aka big gay #ipod arrived last night! Currently a 64GB #SD card with whatever random #MP3s are on this #macpro I will be getting some tunes form my #cheesegrater #macintosh which is used for syncing all my #ipods Thank you @jacqueline @buzzyrobin @ailurux @ErinRose and Michelle!

Pixelfed

This looks like it could be fun, an open firmware new portable music player, with vibes straight out of the 2000's - good stuff especially for users of dumb phones with massive music download collections ->

https://www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara

#pmp #music #gadegets #tech #gear #portablemusicplayers #ipods

Tangara

The music player you wish you had in the early 2000s

Crowd Supply

Parte do espólio do folclórico estilista alemão Karl Lagerfeld, falecido em 2019, está sendo leiloado atualmente pela Sotheby's. Entre os itens colocados à venda, estão… vejam só, centenas de #iPods! Muitos dos quais se tratam de edições únicas e/ou raras, como modelos de primeira geração.

Segundo o roteirista britânico Warren Ellis, Karl Lagerfeld contava com o que ele chamou de uma "iPod nanny" (algo como "babá do iPod"), a qual se encarregava de realizar a curadoria… https://www.instagram.com/p/DFbYcWHOS26/

MacMagazine.com.br on Instagram: "Parte do espólio do folclórico estilista alemão @karllagerfeld, falecido em 2019, está sendo leiloado atualmente pela @sothebys. Entre os itens colocados à venda, estão… vejam só, centenas de #iPods! Muitos dos quais se tratam de edições únicas e/ou raras, como modelos de primeira geração. Segundo o roteirista britânico @warrenellis, @karllagerfeld contava com o que ele chamou de uma “iPod nanny” (algo como “babá do iPod”), a qual se encarregava de realizar a curadoria das músicas e transferi-las para os dispositivos a pedido do estilista. “Foi assim que ele acabou com mais de 300 deles — ele os tratava como fitas cassete”, explicou. E aí, quais desses #iPods você gostaria de ter em sua coleção pessoal? 🎧"

27 likes, 1 comments - macmagazine on January 29, 2025: "Parte do espólio do folclórico estilista alemão @karllagerfeld, falecido em 2019, está sendo leiloado atualmente pela @sothebys. Entre os itens colocados à venda, estão… vejam só, centenas de #iPods! Muitos dos quais se tratam de edições únicas e/ou raras, como modelos de primeira geração. Segundo o roteirista britânico @warrenellis, @karllagerfeld contava com o que ele chamou de uma “iPod nanny” (algo como “babá do iPod”), a qual se encarregava de realizar a curadoria das músicas e transferi-las para os dispositivos a pedido do estilista. “Foi assim que ele acabou com mais de 300 deles — ele os tratava como fitas cassete”, explicou. E aí, quais desses #iPods você gostaria de ter em sua coleção pessoal? 🎧".

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