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Hi.

 

I seem to have a knack for accumulating older hardware, whether I bought it when it was in its prime or a family member is throwing it out.

 

I'm growing a collection (for lack of a better word) of older tech stuff, and I really want to do something with it all.

 

I've got an:

  • iPod Nano 3rd Generation (8GB, Pink)
  • iPod Nano 6th Generation (8GB, Grey)
  • iPod Touch 4th Generation (32GB, Black)
  • Samsung Galaxy S (original, 16GB, Black)
  • Samsung Galaxy S II (16GB, Black)
  • 2010 MacBook with broken display and wireless cables.

 

I have been experimenting with the 3G Nano and it is a great device, but I like the radio on the go, so I might use my Nano 6G For that, but it has been playing up a bit recently.

The iPod Touch 4th Generation is running iOS 6.1.6 and I am clueless as to purposes for it. The battery is on the way out so...yeah.

The Galaxy S and S II both work fine.

The MacBook is very finicky, and I will attempt to diagnose it at a later date.

 

If anybody has any uses for the Nano 3G, the Touch 4G, or either of the Galaxy phones, that would be great!

 

Thanks, Alpha.

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If you're creative make the old Android devices into webservers, keep in mind you'll need to leave them plugged in 24/7 but there are plenty of solutions to do it.

 

The iPod touch has bluetooth so use it with a speaker, plenty of streaming radio audio apps still support iOS 5-6.1.

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16 hours ago, AlphaGamer46 said:

Samsung Galaxy S II

VERY VERY good backup phone , those are Tanks 

 

as for ipods, just toss music on em and use am as player? 

there just mp3 players anyways 

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