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- 1New insight into how lipodystrophy affects overall health▼New insight into how lipodystrophy can affect overall health
Researchers at Michigan Medicine have published new findings on lipodystrophy, a rare disorder in which the body is unable to maintain healthy fat tissue. The work offers fresh insight into how the condition can influence overall health, including metabolic complications often associated with the loss of fat tissue. The findings may help clinicians better understand and manage the disorder's wider effects on patients.
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A music device or app called Sudo Music is being promoted as the iPod of 2026, reviving the idea of a dedicated, distraction-free player for listening to music. Commenters are weighing whether a standalone music gadget can still find an audience in the streaming era, mixing nostalgia for the iPod with skepticism about the market for such a device.
- 3Banana Pi BPI-CM7 and DIY tech roundup draws attention▼Banana Pi BPI-CM7, a modern iPoad, and a DIY Mini Laptop with an ATmega2560 Microcontroller: Liliputing News Roundup htt
Liliputing's latest news roundup highlights three projects: the Banana Pi BPI-CM7, a new compute module for single-board computer builds; a so-called modern iPod, a portable media player inspired by the classic Apple device; and a homemade mini laptop built around an ATmega2560 microcontroller. The roundup collects DIY hardware projects and small PC news for hobbyists and tinkerers following the maker scene.
- 4AT&T and Apple mocked over iPhone calling glitch●Alert: you have invented a $1,600 titanium rectangle that can map the stars but cannot call your mother. AT&T and Apple
Users are mocking Apple and AT&T after reports that a premium iPhone model, described sarcastically as a '$1,600 titanium rectangle that can map the stars but cannot call your mother', lost basic calling ability. A patch was reportedly shipped, but commenters say the fix only works under certain conditions, turning the high-end device into what one critic called 'the world's most expensive iPod Touch'.
- 5The rise, fall, and rise of portable MP3 players●The rise, fall, and rise of portable MP3 players https://www.theverge.com/column/1003566/history-apple-ipod-mp3-music-pl
The Verge has published a retrospective column tracing the history of the portable MP3 player, from the early devices that preceded Apple's iPod through the iPod's dominance and decline as smartphones took over music playback. The piece revisits how dedicated music players shaped digital listening, and points to a renewed interest in them as a niche today.
- 6Writer turns old Pixel 4a into a dedicated music player▼A headphone jack and 100GB of music — my old Pixel 4a is my new iPod
A writer at Android Police describes repurposing an old Google Pixel 4a as a dedicated iPod-style music device, loading it with 100GB of music and making use of its headphone jack. The piece reflects a broader nostalgia-driven trend of using spare phones as distraction-free offline music players instead of streaming.