If you don’t know the best iPod hacks, then you have no idea what your iPod can really do! Almost every device that has hit the market has been hacked by experts who then revealed the tricks that even the manufacturers never dreamed of including! These are the tricks that could have increased the price of your iPod considerably, if the company had known about them. Thanks to the few entrepreneurs who took the time to discover iPod tricks, you have a whole new world of iPod magic at your fingertips!
Sometimes, it is the company itself that reveals the cheat codes. Apple caused quite a stir when it released its own cheat codes for two of its most popular games, Texas Hold ‘Em and Vortex. The cheats included detailed instructions on how to get a lot of virtual money in games, find secret levels and more interesting things of interest to game enthusiasts.
One of the best iPod hacks is finding a full game on your iPod where you didn’t know it existed. That’s what one user did when he realized that going to the “About” menu and holding the middle button took him to a “Mini Breakout” game for his gaming pleasure.
You can change the functionality of your iPod to get rid of the flashing “Do Not Disconnect” symbol that appears every time you download something from your computer. With an app called iPodWizard, you can make any feature icon on your screen look like something else. You can also turn your iPod into a universal remote. Can you imagine using your iPod to control everything in your house, from your television to your computer?
You can also do other things like update your iPod with skins, restore missing album art, and even turn your iPod Touch into a voice-ready VOIP system. You can buy add-ons that turn your iPod into a laser pointer or flashlight. It’s even possible to turn your phone into a GPS unit, so you never wonder where it is, and if someone else has a receiver that matches your unit, you never have to worry about losing it.
With a specialized transmitter, you can turn your iPod into a radio station and broadcast your songs to any nearby radio. You can also transform your iPod into a phone and call your friends on their boring old cell phones. Who has the bragging rights now? Linux offers a speech to text option that will convert any of your text files to sound.
And finally, while it’s not really one of the iPod’s tricks, it’s too nifty not to mention: You can connect your trusty iPod to a solar-powered charger or, if you feel like getting some exercise, to a crank. charging would do the trick. Of course, you’d have to have a little more juice to run your iTunes program that way, but it’s certainly food for thought. Imagine what genius hackers will be able to do with the iPod in a few years!
And you thought that only your favorite music played…