iPod Classic’s have been the devices consumers use most for listening to music for a long time. However, the development of smart phone technology and the rapid introduction of online music listening platforms, at least, have turned classical iPods into devices that are no longer used. But some people just can’t give up their iPod Classic passions. Some even make classic iPods much stronger than they are, bringing them closer to today’s technology. One of these people, Manuel Mantecon, has devoted one room of his house to this. Manuel Mantecon cannot work at ordinary jobs due to multiple sclerosis disease. However, people know him for his iPod enhancements. Mantecon has brought hundreds of iPods back to life with new tools over the past seven years. Mantecon says he technically didn’t understand the iPods at first. However, when one day wanted to replace the battery of his classic iPod, the repairers’ demanding high prices led him to the development of iPods. Mantecon, which started by replacing the battery of its own iPod, began to replace the classic iPods hardware after finding a reliable supplier over time. Mantecon managed to cut a metal frame of a fifth-generation classic iPod a couple of years ahead, placing a more powerful battery and a new logical cycle card. In this way, a new chip was placed on the iPod’s Wolfson chip. Wolfson chip is an audio chip that converts digital data into audio file. Many people think that this sound chip offers the best sound quality, so the fifth generation iPod Classic is the best portable music player. Of course, there are people who don’t think like that. Thanks to the battery that Mantecon adds by cutting the metal case, the classic iPod offers nearly 100 hours of music enjoyment on a single charge. The new card allows the iPod to store tens of thousands of songs. The dimensions of the development made by Mantecon are compared to the original version of the iPod. The original fifth generation iPod Classic’s 30GB model was able to play 14 hours of music, while the 80GB model provided up to 20 hours of music. When the change is faced with these numbers, it can be expressed in one word: Gorgeous! In addition to hardware changes, iPod Classic enthusiasts have managed to develop iPod Classic software. Ollie Devine, 18, a university student in northern England, says it is pretty easy to deal with the operating system of the iPod. Max, 29, who lives in Riga, the capital of Latvia, has been dealing with the operating system of iPod Classics since he was 14 years old. Original iPod Classics have games to play with click wheels, such as Brick, Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz. However, Max has organized special software for his iPod. Max says that with the new software he installed, he played Doom under the queue throughout his school life. People who have re-developed iPod Classic hardware and software as amateurs are getting more and more involved as they personalize their iPods. Cruz, 58, who is one of the people who change iPods in terms of software and hardware, said he enjoyed this job.
