Many (youngsters!) may not know how to operate an iPod UI!

Press and hold anywhere on the donut-shaped area, then rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise to move down/up the items!

For us oldies, the nostalgia hits hard; I'm reminded of the tracks I listened to and even the roads I drove while listening.

I never had an iPod and only borrowed it a few times from friends. It is quite amazing how they manage to nail down this interface which still feels good even in the day and age of touch screens.

My 2021 car has sort of similar scrolling wheel to control the infotainment (which has no touch) and it's nowhere near this level of polish.

Heavy dose of nostalgia. That clicking sound is so satisfying.

Nice to see they've replicated the slight lighting uneveness near the sides when you turn the backlight on!

Those are some big song previews. 1:30 is a lot more than the typical 30 seconds.

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No explicit filter either!

The hip-hop playlist is 1000%; instant throwback to my 2000s living in Greater NYC

How do you get to this URL without iOS wanting to open/download Apple Music? I don’t even have Apple Music installed…

If someone still has a third or fourth generation iPod, there is a crowdfunding for an rp2350 based mainboard

https://www.crowdsupply.com/certain-things/sprout-pi-mainboa...

Im not affiliated with this project

I wonder how they picked the setlist.

Feels retro, but still a ~decade newer than when this was state of the art. Some reasonably obscure artists. Thrice and Thursday released a split EP recorded in the Apple stores: I see Thursday but not Thrice here.

Thrice still makes music. Thursday has been quiet for more than a decade.

The first time I tried my friend's iPod I couldn't figure out how to turn it off. Holding down the Play/Pause button is not discoverable at all but once you knew it was perfect. Your thumb never had to leave the wheel.