Your iPod's Next Life - This Week In Retro 291

Throwback media players and long-lost silicon schematics lead our coverage this week. There are a variety of ways to breathe new life into an Apple iPod, including flash drive upgrades and the Sprout replacement motherboard project. Or if you think the software is the problem, Rockbox runs on most iPods and dozens of other players from rival vendors. ZX Spectrum preservation got a big boost when an eBay haul turned up the detailed blueprint for the system's essential ULA chip, and Chris runs with a discussion started on our subreddit. We also note some significant passings and the latest wave of surprise game ports.

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00:00 - Show Opening

03:04 - iPod Rejuvenation
Story Link: https://www.techspot.com/news/114210-new-mod-brings-apple-classic-ipods-2026-bluetooth.html
Product Link: https://certainthings.studio/
Additional Link: rockbox.org

20:30 - ZX-pect The Unexpected
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiW3P1rJRMc

30:48 - Housekeeping - News links found below

36:13 - Do You Play Your Retro Games?
Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1x51i0a/do_you_really_play_those_retro_games/

46:39 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Robert X. Cringely (Mark Stephens) obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/mark-stephens-obituary?id=62687488

Recent Cringely work: https://www.cringely.com/

Sensible Soccer C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoxrNuXKyyg

Original Donkey Kong art sale: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-former-nintendo-employee-is-auctioning-a-wealth-of-classic-items-including-the-original-donkey-kong-art/

Super Mario 64 on Atari Jaguar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJxz8FlSfE

Richard "Levelord" Gray obituary: https://bsky.app/profile/apogeeent.com/post/3mxrooxdr6k2v

Dizzy Collection announcement: https://youtu.be/4UXs9b3AnQ4