Zune hardware hacking at Mark goes to WAACS goes to camp (3)


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WAACS design & consultancy, from Rotterdam, invited me over to their out-of-office camping party. They arranged some Zunes from a client of theirs (now who would that be? ) and asked me to have a go at them. This is how far I got in an afternoon.

It became this ‘really social’ Zune, in white because somehow they forgot that colourscheme (^_^), with an custom iTrip backpack so you can really share the music you’re listening to with your friends. Zunes have a FM-receiver, so with this one Zune with a transmitter, everyone can join the party. I mean, you don’t want to be bothered with DRM-stuff and/or three-day-three-play-stuff while you’re out camping? At least I don’t. ^_^

Now, with more time on my hands and my own environment I guess it could have come out a little tighter and such, but considering the circumstances and the time frame, I guess this was pretty much the max I could get out of it.

It was a lovely day.

You can find the complete set of the day without the Zune overhere

Mark goes to WAACS goes to camp

Zune hardware hacking at Mark goes to WAACS goes to camp (19)


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WAACS design & consultancy, from Rotterdam, invited me over to their out-of-office camping party. They arranged some Zunes from a client of theirs (now who would that be? ) and asked me to have a go at them. This is how far I got in an afternoon.

It became this ‘really social’ Zune, in white because somehow they forgot that colourscheme (^_^), with an custom iTrip backpack so you can really share the music you’re listening to with your friends. Zunes have a FM-receiver, so with this one Zune with a transmitter, everyone can join the party. I mean, you don’t want to be bothered with DRM-stuff and/or three-day-three-play-stuff while you’re out camping? At least I don’t. ^_^

Now, with more time on my hands and my own environment I guess it could have come out a little tighter and such, but considering the circumstances and the time frame, I guess this was pretty much the max I could get out of it.

It was a lovely day.

You can find the complete set of the day without the Zune overhere

Mark goes to WAACS goes to camp

Zune hardware hacking at Mark goes to WAACS goes to camp (5)


Image by markhoekstra
WAACS design & consultancy, from Rotterdam, invited me over to their out-of-office camping party. They arranged some Zunes from a client of theirs (now who would that be? ) and asked me to have a go at them. This is how far I got in an afternoon.

It became this ‘really social’ Zune, in white because somehow they forgot that colourscheme (^_^), with an custom iTrip backpack so you can really share the music you’re listening to with your friends. Zunes have a FM-receiver, so with this one Zune with a transmitter, everyone can join the party. I mean, you don’t want to be bothered with DRM-stuff and/or three-day-three-play-stuff while you’re out camping? At least I don’t. ^_^

Now, with more time on my hands and my own environment I guess it could have come out a little tighter and such, but considering the circumstances and the time frame, I guess this was pretty much the max I could get out of it.

It was a lovely day.

You can find the complete set of the day without the Zune overhere

Mark goes to WAACS goes to camp