The 8-track reborn into iPod slinging retro-mod..

If you’re like many-a-aging gadget freaks, you’ve no doubt accumulated your fair share of electronic gadgetry over the years. I’m sure at least a few of you still have 8-tracks sitting in the basement collecting dust. Why not do something with them? Give them a second chance at life.

That’s exactly what one modder, “themadhacker”, did. He took an old 8-track and rearranged it’s innards so that an iPod Mini could fit inside and configured it so that magnetic head would play music from the ipad. Essentially, this mashup showcases the largest capacity 8-track in the history of man. Old meets new.

Jump on in for a video showing off all the new fangled hackery…

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Author: Mike Norris

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