{"id":172856,"date":"2021-02-07T18:24:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T15:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/turn-your-dusty-ipod-into-a-raspberry-pi-powered-bluetooth-spotify-player-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-02-07T18:24:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T15:24:16","slug":"turn-your-dusty-ipod-into-a-raspberry-pi-powered-bluetooth-spotify-player-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/turn-your-dusty-ipod-into-a-raspberry-pi-powered-bluetooth-spotify-player-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Turn Your Dusty iPod into a Raspberry Pi-Powered Bluetooth Spotify Player \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#Turn Your Dusty iPod into a Raspberry Pi-Powered Bluetooth Spotify Player \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-70147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/349da47d47f58f428ef9c343798940c4\/p\/uploads\/2021\/02\/x1e412544.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.Afx884-QG2.jpg\" alt=\"sPot is a 4th gen iPod powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero W.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Classic iPods are having a bit of a comeback, largely thanks to a new wave of collectors, modders, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qTEk-bgB7rs\">YouTubers<\/a>. But while the majority of iPod projects are little more than a novelty, a new mod that turns the iPod into a Bluetooth Spotify player stands out as something that could be genuinely useful.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Guy Dupont, the sPot is a 4th gen iPod powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero W. It retains the look and feel of a classic iPod, including click wheel controls, but has an updated color display and support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Guy also added haptic feedback to the sPot\u2014a modern spin on the iPod\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bj432T8LszQ?t=17\">classic scrolling noise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sPot\u2019s user interface is remarkably similar to what you\u2019ll find on an unmodified iPod, with featured categories for Artists, Albums, and Playlists. Because the sPot connects to your Spotify account, these categories only include the artists and songs that you\u2019ve \u201cliked\u201d or \u201cfollowed\u201d on the Spotify desktop or mobile client. Guy Dupont also stuck a handy New Releases category on the sPot to help keep things fresh, and included a Search function to look through Spotify\u2019s library on the fly. (Of course, anyone who\u2019s typed on an iPod knows that the Search function won\u2019t get much use).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Streaming on a modded 17-year-old iPod Classic (via Raspberry Pi)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZxdhG1OhVng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While the sPot stays faithful to the iPod\u2019s original design, it does miss a few marks. The headphone jack doesn\u2019t function in this design, and as Guy notes, the old \u201cLock\u201d switch is now a power switch. Also, because the sPot uses flash storage, it doesn\u2019t make all those neat clicky sounds that you get with the iPod\u2019s original hard drive (yeah, the iPod used a spinning hard drive).<\/p>\n<p>Want to turn your dusty old iPod into an sPot? Check out Guy\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.io\/project\/177034-spot-spotify-in-a-4th-gen-ipod-2004\">Hackaday<\/a> page, which contains detailed project instructions and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dupontgu\/retro-ipod-spotify-client\">GitHub<\/a> links. Bear in mind that this project will work best with the 4th gen iPod, which has different dimensions and different internal hardware than other models of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s music player. Should you choose to turn an iPod Nano into an sPot\u2014well, good luck!<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.io\/project\/177034-spot-spotify-in-a-4th-gen-ipod-2004\">Guy Dupont<\/a> via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2021\/2\/1\/22260540\/ipod-mod-portable-spotify-player-click-wheel-project\">The Verge<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>setTimeout(function(){!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','1137093656460433');fbq('track','PageView');},3000);<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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