Make: Volume 77

This is a 4th-generation iPod from 2004 that

I modified to stream any song from Spotify. I

added some modern flourishes, such as Wi-Fi,

Bluetooth audio, a search screen, and haptic

feedback. It’s all driven by a Raspberry Pi ZeroW

and some other easily accessible parts from

vendors like Adafruit. I call it my “sPot.”

I was inspired to build the sPot after inheriting

a classic iPod and using it (in its original form)

for a few days last summer. I was struck by how

well the original user experience held up over the

years — the feedback provided by the click wheel

as I scrolled was still so satisfying. I wanted to

experiment with how well it w ...