Speaking of remixing the past and the future, this feels like a fun project: Sprout from a studio called Certain Things is “a modern motherboard for old iPods.”

You can remove the original motherboard, and get a more contemporary tech stack, with support for Bluetooth headphones and AirPods, Wi-Fi, and audio over USB-C.

But there are also improvements to software – streaming via Spotify and Apple Music, better podcast support – and even a few UI additions. The website has yet another iPod simulator, also pretty well done:

I don’t fully agree with some of the design choices here – the AirPods iconography feels clunky, as an example – but it’s a really interesting idea, and a peek into an alternate present day where the tech history went a little bit differently.