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I refit the original knob, even though it no-longer controls anything. Also, you can see where the headphones plug in.

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garrickPHOTO says:

that's awesome!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Telstar Logistics says:

Seriously. This is deeply and profoundly great. Insanely Great, even. And the execution is perfect. Well done!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Jacob Quinn Shenker says:

Whoa. Way cool.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

JavaMoose says:

I'm glad everyone likes it!

I am going to re-do the Remote Wand - not 100% happy with it...
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Kymi says:

god bless you
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeyc.net says:

Impressive
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Shakespeare Ninja says:

you've been boingboinged, but you may already know that.

www.boingboing.net
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Anole says:

wtf??
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

irodman says:

a-a-a-amazing!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

tligman says:

it'd be even cooler if you used some of that empty space for batteries or speakers... but it's pretty damned cool already :)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

jumpyspoon says:

What's a geiger meter? and you have too much time on your hands
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

gretanicole says:

I looked at your progress photos for this. Amazing work. Impressive, most impressive. =D
What exactly does it do?! Looks exciting!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Telstar Logistics says:

Too much time on your hands? Hardly. Based on the creative output I've seen thus far, I suspect you don't have enough.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

evilcabeza says:

this thing is freaking awesome!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Jon© [deleted] says:

Double freakin awesome.
Blogged!, if that's OK with you :)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

it'd be even cooler if you used some of that empty space for batteries or speakers

Actually, I should have mentioned this, I made sure there is enough room under the iPod to store the Charger/Cable and Earphones in the GeigerPod when all closed up. Makes it nice to travel with.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

eazy says:

Cool
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

StarrGazr says:

Congrats on a job well done!! Awesome!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Devar says:

One of the more creative case mods I've seen, very cool.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

grebmar says:

Cool, I guess, and it looks like you got mad skillz, but what does it do? Is it just an iPod, but bigger?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Aaron Olaf says:

What a waste of an amazing piece of Cold War memorabilia. That thing should have been in a museum, not turned into a kitchy arts and crafts project.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark A. Miller says:

Except of course for the fact you can buy them on eBay common-place now. Hell, I own one, a radiation survey meter, a few dosimeters, et cetera. (In reference to the Museum Comment)

To the producer: Awesome. Totally awesome. I would have never thought to have done that with mine. ^^
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Cristian says:

awesome modding :)
Congrats for the originality of the project and the implementation.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

vorondil28 says:

Very nice. Apple should start making scientific insturments. :-P

Oh, and you got slashdotted this morning too.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

antonio checa [deleted] says:

great mod! nice paint and sticker job
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

QbiT says:

Cool, u'r on Slashdot with this!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

got80s says:

I have to say it's interesting. But the question begs to be asked. Why?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Teriyaki Matz'[now with D5000 in hands ;)] says:

nice stuff!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

o0ponyboy0o says:

Very cool! Is there any way to have that black nob run the scroll wheel?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

JavaMoose says:

Is there any way to have that black nob run the scroll wheel?

I really wanted to do that, and would have, but the click-wheel doesn't even come close to lining up with the knob.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

g-a-t-e says:

Quality! Would have to agree with the comment about speakers and batteries but on the whole a great mod.

Now would be a good time to be selling counters on ebay methinks ;)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

JavaMoose says:

Carl - Yeah, It actually would be pretty easy to add a pair of speakers to this...

I may just have to do that when I re-do the wand.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

atdt1991 says:

JavaMoose - you could build a small-tooth gear unit, perhaps, if there were enough room between the ipod pad and the top of the case, and transfer that rotational power! ;)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

sloth_ says:

Now you can wade through the fallout and scan for radiation in style. I wonder, what would be the choice playlist for armageddon?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas R. Stegelmann says:

Sweet
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

tsal says:

i want one.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

*garp says:

most excellent! retropod nggh!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

oisch says:

You are a sick sick mind!
Nevertheless... it's brilliant :)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

VMOS says:

So you take an ipod, make it bigger, heavier and less practical.....
um, what?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Nosforit says:

And why not? Everybody knows Creative's MP3 players are superior anyway. ;)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

vmardian says:

What inspired you to do this?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

JavaMoose says:

What inspired you to do this?

It was a last-minute entry for a Mod Contest...
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Luke Dorny (luxuryluke) says:

quite cool!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

rgmisra says:

I always thought the clicks an iPod makes when you scroll through the menu sounded like a Geiger counter...
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

pergolide22 says:

LMAO @ Olaf about the "rare piece of cold war history." Dude, did the Russians microwave your brain? These things are a dime a dozen.

Dissent
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

brain_recall says:

I have to warn you because I'm a nice guy. Civil Defense Geiger counters such as yours had a radioactive source on the side to test the counter to make sure it was working (on the side opposite the sticker, I believe). Did you test for this; did you remove it?

It won't kill, but methinks the iPod hard drive won't like it.
(PS: Use a Geiger counter that's not 50 years old to test for it.)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

JavaMoose says:

Brain_Recall: It seems that the Uranium test-source had been removed from this before I acquired it.

Good thing too, I sanded it down really well (wore a mask, but still) before painting it!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Elliott says:

Wicked idea man. Good idea to also post on Flickr :P.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

drviagra says:

This might persuade me to become trendy and purchase an iPod. Awesome work dude.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

sting* says:

No way!! you kidding me!!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

nilekinnick says:

I foresee a Discovery Channel show...
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

funkyj says:

what would really be cool is to mod the iPod and geiger counter so that they both still work!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Insomniac Goose says:

Great mod, forgive me for being slightly pessimistic, but doesn't the lack of access to the ipod's 'wheel' kind of restrict functionality?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Eugen S. [deleted] says:

Looks nice, but is ther any point to it, looks to big to be practical for travel, or storage. So whats the point???
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

(Ambient) James [deleted] says:

Quite possibly one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Amazingly clever, artistic and with just the right touch of "geek". Great work! :)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Esther17 says:

That is so cool! Kudos!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

gabhctap says:

For the original knob controlling the iPod click-wheel:

How about free-spinning disc the same diameter of the iPod click-wheel attached to the case above the iPod click-wheel. Have a soft knob come off the disc and be in contact with the iPod click-wheel. Use a small rubber belt to connect the disc to the rotating Geiger knob.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

JavaMoose says:

The problem with making the Knob control the click-wheel is that the iPod click-wheel is capacitive - it won't work with a rubber nib.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Jilly Gum Drops says:

Wow! And I thought my iPod skin was as cool as it got!

Did you win the mod contest?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

h103 says:

Party at Ground Zero!!!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

twilightguardian@sbcglobal.net says:

If you want the remote to have more control over the iPod, you might want to work with the remote protocol itself. With a simple microcontroller and an encoder for the wheel, you could excersize a lot of control over the thing.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Sameli says:

Huh!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

drewnoakes says:

great project. confirming that people can be mad in a good way. keep it up.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

kapgar says:

How about syncing the iPod to your computer? Do you have to pull the whole thing apart to plug it in?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

JavaMoose says:

Kapgar, nope. Just unclip the rear latch and tilt up the back. I made sure there was plenty of room to easily attach the sync cable...
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

bencreative says:

nice work by the way,

but to me it seams like you have a lot of space kicking around... how about an extra hard drive, external connection points maybe behind a trap door, speakers and a spare power source perhaps an old laptop battery...

seams to me that the case could be just the begining :)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

jewelss38483 says:

Wow I've never seen a CDV 700 used this way. my company makes geiger counters we still sell the replacement probe for the CDV 700's
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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