Most of us have seen the wood iPod that Zap Wizard created. His iPod still looks like an iPod, just different than the version that you would see in the store. Tim sent in this 2X4 wood iPod hack that takes it to the next level! Inside the block of wood pictured is a fully functional iPod Shuffle.The site has been updated, looks like the device is non-functional.
Um, after the jump it says “each 2×4pod is a unique non-functional object”, and notes a low, low price of $199 each. Don’t say nuthin’ about no Nano inside. Alan, I think you been gamed here, dude!
FWIW, I will be happy to make a “unique non-functional” 2×4Pod in _cherry_ for $99!
And have you seen the sculptures further down the page? it looks like sone one smashed up their keyboard, took a blowtorch to it, and finally puked all over it.
Well, mister creator, looks like the masses have spoken. To paraphrase the frenchman in Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail, we (f)art in your general direction!
No offense, but the 2nd design looks like crap. The first one, where you could still tell it was an iPod was unreal and very very well done. The second one is clearly poorly put together, poorly cut holes, and still has glue coming out of the seems. $199 for a cover that anyone can put together for $1 is bullshit, the first one is well worth a good chunk of money (still not $199, maybe $50-$75) but is a lot better.
Andrew, please read.. more.. carefully. The one by Zap Wizard is indeed a wooden cover for an iPod. The _thing_ shown above is (slow down now) .. just .. a .. piece .. of .. wood. No iPod inside. No electronics inside. It’s does not function in any way. Unless you can bring yourself to assign it some artistic function, which I do not. I can go along with “form follows function”. This one is just FORM, with no function. A mockup. A dummy. Which is the same thing I would call an individual who ponied up any greenbacks for any of the items created by the above person. (Who may or may not be the Tim that passed Alan this fraud-as-art item.
(Gimme a couple of days and I’ll, um, produce something equally functional. Have to make a mold first.)
June 18th, 2007
Watch out for those iSplinters
June 18th, 2007
Um, after the jump it says “each 2×4pod is a unique non-functional object”, and notes a low, low price of $199 each. Don’t say nuthin’ about no Nano inside. Alan, I think you been gamed here, dude!
FWIW, I will be happy to make a “unique non-functional” 2×4Pod in _cherry_ for $99!
June 18th, 2007
Thanks for the heads up Marty, the site must have been updated after it was featured here…
June 18th, 2007
the other one on the site looked much nicer
June 18th, 2007
And have you seen the sculptures further down the page? it looks like sone one smashed up their keyboard, took a blowtorch to it, and finally puked all over it.
Good price though, only $500………..
June 18th, 2007
what is so special about ipods anyway?
I mean. my mp3 player not only plays music. but it records and holds other files too. plus it fits into every usb in america!
and its only like $45!
June 18th, 2007
My non functionctional computer mouse if for sale. Complete in plastic! Only $49.99
joebob: how much memory does it have? 30gb?
June 19th, 2007
I think you should remove that thing.
It’s just a non-functional ugly block of wood…
just my opinion…
nOObY
June 19th, 2007
ha ha ha ha, i can sell my laptop for £500 full functional or 1000 for a non functional
please contact me
……
LOL
June 19th, 2007
ok daniele, your functional laptop, can you tell me the specs? I may be interested although the price is too steep
June 20th, 2007
Well, mister creator, looks like the masses have spoken. To paraphrase the frenchman in Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail, we (f)art in your general direction!
June 21st, 2007
Sounds like you could have a whole bunch of ‘em pretty easily from an iPlank!
June 25th, 2007
No offense, but the 2nd design looks like crap. The first one, where you could still tell it was an iPod was unreal and very very well done. The second one is clearly poorly put together, poorly cut holes, and still has glue coming out of the seems. $199 for a cover that anyone can put together for $1 is bullshit, the first one is well worth a good chunk of money (still not $199, maybe $50-$75) but is a lot better.
June 25th, 2007
Andrew, please read.. more.. carefully. The one by Zap Wizard is indeed a wooden cover for an iPod. The _thing_ shown above is (slow down now) .. just .. a .. piece .. of .. wood. No iPod inside. No electronics inside. It’s does not function in any way. Unless you can bring yourself to assign it some artistic function, which I do not. I can go along with “form follows function”. This one is just FORM, with no function. A mockup. A dummy. Which is the same thing I would call an individual who ponied up any greenbacks for any of the items created by the above person. (Who may or may not be the Tim that passed Alan this fraud-as-art item.
(Gimme a couple of days and I’ll, um, produce something equally functional. Have to make a mold first.)
June 27th, 2007
That looks about as useful as the original iPod shuffle by itself