If, on the one hand, the Spotify is trying to modernize its technologies, on the other hand, there are people out there testing their limits. That's because a hacker installed streaming on a fourth-generation iPod (2004). The service works with a Raspberry Pi Zero W, and Spotify can be controlled by the iPod's old click wheel.
Hacker Guy Dupont came up with the idea after receiving a bag of old iPods from his godmother. Dubbed sPot (you get the idea, right?), the project essentially reassembles a music device inside the iPod case. That's because much of the old hardware, like the motherboard, USB port and battery, has been replaced.
In addition, Dupont had to program, from scratch, a specific interface for Spotify on his adapted iPod, which the hacker developed from scratch in the Python programming language. The new interface allows the user to log in, search for songs and even download playlists.
The hacker comments more about the process in the video below:
It is worth remembering that the change in hardware for the Raspberry Pi Zero W is not a hacker's whim: the fourth generation of music players from Apple had a very limited processor, and it would be impossible to write this custom interface for it. In addition, the integration also allows the old iPod to connect to Wi-Fi networks and also to Bluetooth devices.
For kids who want to try this at home, Dupont posted a step-by-step guide to the modifications on Hackaday. According to the hacker, Spotify's integration for the iPod isn't perfect: the click wheel doesn't register all movements, and there are apparently issues with headphone integration.
Through which channels you reach those people, classic and out of the box. Hackaday
Featured image: Guy Dupont (Hackaday)
