iPod funeral 01

My coworker Jessica's 4th gen iPod finally gave out, after years of faithful service. She has the brilliant idea to head out on our lunch break and give the iPod a proper funeral. I went along to help out.

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Aldo Risolvo says:

So sad! What happened? My 3rd gen is still going....
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

sabellachan says:

She said that the iPod started giving the "sad iPod" icon. I guess it was just its time... She used that thing to death (obviously).
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

TomasSoukup says:

That's so sad. I think I'm going to cry :-(
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

–nathan says:

You put an iPod in the mud?
That will make me cry :)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Mikmac says:

MY Gen2 iPod is fine except for a line of dead pixels. See
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Ostetto says:

did you guys leave it there?
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

sabellachan says:

@TomasSoukup: Don't cry! It's gone to a better place!

@*nathan: Eh, we also put a Sharpie to it. ;)

@Mikmac: Don't look at me! I didn't kill it!

@Dean_: Naw, we didn't leave it there. Jess took it back with her.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

[VOXPOP] says:

RIP little ipod. :'(
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Consta21 says:

my 3rd gen is still running too, but the battery needs to get charged every day, now im just waiting for the 6th gen ipod.Bring on Sept 12th!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

ho judy says:

awww, that is sad! but cute
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

shreedhan says:

If you bring that dead iPod to an Apple Store (rather than bury it, which is illegal) they'll give you 10% off a new one. If you're a student or a teacher, that works in addition to your $20-$30 discount.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

admartinator says:

What a poor gravestone for your friend... ;)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

teece [deleted] says:

A great photo op!

But let me add this for posterity:

A new hard drive is $100 and a new battery is $20 for a 4g iPod (assuming this is the 20g, if not, the hard drive will be a bit more). The new drive will be a lower-power, more-vibration-resistant, 30GB Toshiba MK3006GAL. The battery will be a 20% longer-life LI-ION than your 4g originally had, from Sonnet Tech (they even throw in the tools you need for disassembly, and have a video you can watch on how to do it which will help you with both the battery and the hard drive replacement). I have that hard drive in my 4g, (former) 20GB iPod, and I guarantee that it works.

Total price: $120 + shipping. Taking the iPod apart and putting these things in is not nearly as hard as you might think. You could do it. The result will be a 4g iPod with a better battery and 33% more hard drive space -- better than the day you bought it, minus any cosmetic damage.

Things other than the hard drive can break in an iPod, of course, and those things may not be repairable at all, but the hard drive is going to be the culprit in over 90% of all iPod deaths, I suspect (especially if you get the sad face icon, and the screen is not obviously destroyed and you didn't drop it off a building or into a swimming pool).

Seriously consider this if you want to resurrect the iPod.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Andy Tanguay says:

You should have poured a latte on the curb for your fallen iPod.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Constantin Philippoff says:

hhahahah thats a great idea
soon will invite you to the funerals of my ipod mini
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew Ng Images says:

RIP.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Lara Lew says:

This is so sad for me!! My IPod died this week too!!

=(
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Todd Kravos says:

better to bury than to flush! mine is dead in a box somewhere in the basement *sigh*
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

washablemarkers says:

You should have poured a latte on the curb for your fallen iPod.

Haha. Ace.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

LeeLee821 says:

Awww, that is so sad. =( How did we ever live without these things?
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

gatoradegal says:

My third gen is still going too...
Must've given many many many many many hours out of faithful service.
God speed.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

peteratjlist says:

*IF* you have this happen to you, one fix I can recommend is, wrap it in a towel or something soft and then bang it semi-hard on a carpeted floor. The shock can un-"sad" your hard drive. My employee had this happen to him and the fix worked great. Figure if it's already broken it can't hurt, anyway... Also there are other things to try too, including forcing restart on the thing and reformatting it too
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

jilbean3 says:

--
Seen in the interestingness archives. (?)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Giampaolo Macorig says:

:)

--
Seen in the interestingness archives. (?)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

sabellachan says:

To everyone: Wow, so I would normally leave a message for everyone individually, but I'm gone for two days, and everyone goes crazy! But thanks for all the comments! :D

No, we didn't leave it in the ground. Yes, we are aware of the Apple store's recycled iPod program, but we thought this would be funnier (and a better photo op!). No, we would not be looking to get it repaired, because Jessica has since bought a 5G iPod (she was just looking for an excuse to buy one anyway!). And yes, how DID we get by without these things??

Oh, and btw, how does one get into the "interestingness archives"? That's a new one for me...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

presta says:

sabellachan, Interesetingness (note the capital 'I') is a crazy algorithm that Flickr works out based on views, links, tags, comments, and a million other things. You probably have noticed that you can look at your own photos ranked by, among other things, "Interestingness." Well, that extends to the level of the whole site, and apparently this lovely shot made it all the way to the top thirty or so Interesting photos on the whole site.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

sabellachan says:

Ohhhhhhhh.

That explains it. :)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Omar Junior says:

Congrat's!!
Seen in (Explore / Interestingness / Last 7 Days)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Live And Basic says:

When my 4th generation iPod broke, I just threw it away to some corner. But I just got a *new* iPod Nano and a MacBook!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

KyleReed says:

Oh, Oh, i'm so so sorry for your ipod. Well, maybe it's gone to the Mac Heaven...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

inadream says:

oh dear.may it rest in peace.......very funny.....
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

RoedeL0r says:

portatronics.com can help you
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

jonathan2it says:

sorry! rest in peace---
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

prairiecode says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Funerals: Celebrations, Memories, and Goodbyes, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

It's not the sort of picture I would have expected to see in that group.

Which makes it perfect.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

zombiemouthwash says:

my 4th gen just died yesterday.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

fallenangle says:

i can give it a really good funeral just call me!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Vicintosh87 says:

Oooooh rest in peachy, mr. ipod
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

bloggersmosaic.com says:

ohh sad
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

alaska_girl says:

Love It
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

elail213 says:

Hahahaha thats funny. My ipod video gave out a few months ago. i should bury it...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Kamillo Reis says:

I'm so sorry! :/
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

MAZe66 says:

Wow it lasted years! Mine always die after at least 6 months eventhough I take very good care of them (they just freeze up and quit). LUCKY!

I wish her new ipod a long and happy life.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

agustin rw says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Funny iPods, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

HouseOfGjoni says:

hahahaha, ^^
this photo made my day
thank you :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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