[HAK] Use Your iPod shuffle without Using iTunes

TUAW posted: "You’ll have to have a fairly recent installation of Python running on OS X for it to work, but if you have wished that you could simply drag your MP3s over to your iPod shuffle without having to launch iTunes, then iPod shuffle Database Builder is for you. An added benefit of using this tool is that it enables you to use the iPod shuffle on as many computers as you like without having to pair it again and again to a new iTunes Music Library. Even better, the program is only 8k and will work on any OS with Python installed, so there’s no reason not to put a copy on the iPod shuffle itself."

[via Engadget]

[HAK] Shufflephone 3.0 - The Integrated Version

This daring individual took my Shufflephones ideas to the next level! Here we have a pair of headphones with the iPod shuffle integrated into them. They give a detailed account of the construction here. Still don't have their name so if you're out there intrepid hacker please send me your name so you can get your hacker cred!

[link: larissa.nestyra.com]

[related posts: shufflephones 1.0 shufflephoens 2.0]

[DIY] iPod Stand From iPod shuffle Packaging

iPod stands built out of iPod packaging have been floating around the internets for awhile. At last we have our own version. Carson sent in link to a template for building your own iPod shuffle stand using the iPod shuffle packaging. Download original pdf. I also created a gif version if .pdf is not your bag.

[link Lists and Diagrams]

Update: It's an iPod stand, not an iPod shuffle stand. Looks like we still need our own version.

[DIY] Bouncy iPod shuffle Clippy Thingie

Reader Alec Gouldin sent in his quick and dirty version of a DIY shuffle clip utilizing one of his daughter's hair rubberbands and a name badge clip. Total cost about ¢20.

[link The Jumpcut]

[MAK] Hack Challenge: Create a shuffle hack using a ziplock bag

[Photo: Ziplock by danna]

After a comment made in the iPod_shuffle yahoo group I thought I'd challenge our shufflehacks readers to create a shufflehack utilizing a ziplock bag. Get your creative juices flowing the send us your ziplockbag hacks! I'll choose my favorite and post it up here.

[BUZ] iPod shuffle best sounding mp3 player of all time?

[photo by jimyounkin]

Bill Machrone wrote a fantastic article over on pcmag that claims that the iPod shuffle is not only the best sounding iPod but also the best sounding audio player out there! He does some pretty convincing audio testing to prove his point. Also be sure to check out his companion article which pours over all the nitty-gritty test details. I have to say I was a little surprised. I knew the shuffle was inexpensive and very portable but the best sounding? Bonus! This should make our loseless guy pretty happy!

[link: pcmag]

[FUN] The iTunes phone revealed at last!

MobileMusicBlog has exclusive pictures of Motorola's iTunes phone. April 1st sure is a busy day for fews.

[BUZ] New iPod shuffles will come in 3 colors + FM tuner

I can't really say where I got this. Let's just say that the U2 edition iPod isn't the only black and red iPod anymore. Also look out for FM tuner and voice recording features in future iPod shuffles.

[DIY] Shuffle Case from Shuffle Packaging

While working on another shuffle hack I came to the realization that I could create a perfectly good case for the iPod shuffle on my own. The ingredients: the iPod shuffle packaging, a few pieces of tape, and a bit of imagination. The result: Shuffle Case from Shuffle Packaging. The link goes to a step by step breakdown on how to do it yourself.

I was talking to a friend who had seen shufflehacks and he called me out for not having any shufflehacks on at the moment. I then showed that yes indeed I did have a hack on. I had the SCFSP. He didn't say anything right then but I have a feeling he was pretty impressed. He couldn't even tell the case was there because the thing is practically invisible.

This one's a gem. It protects almost better then any other case I've seen. You can use the front buttons right through the plastic so they are protected. This is a project that almost any shuffle owner can do since they have all the materials they need right under their noses. (That is if they haven't thrown their packaging away, but who throws Apple packaging away anyway? I know I don't. It's just to nice too toss. I have a closet full of beautiful Apple packaging I can't bear to see thrown away. The iPod shuffle packaging is not exception.)

[HAK] Altoids Chewing Gum shuffle case

Andrew Whitlock send in this Altoids hack after noting that we didn't have a single Altoids hack on shufflehacks yet. Thanks for setting us straight and nice hack Andrew.