{"id":670167,"date":"2010-02-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5475913"},"modified":"2010-02-19T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T23:00:00","slug":"turn-your-shameful-8-track-player-into-an-ipod-dock-you-can-be-proud-of-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/670167","title":{"rendered":"Turn Your Shameful 8-Track Player Into an iPod Dock You Can Be Proud Of [DIY]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/340x_8track.jpg?w=340\" class=\"left image340\"  \/>If you have an old 8-track player you&#8217;ve been holding onto and feel like leapfrogging a few generations of music media altogether, here&#8217;s a handy guide on turning that old piece of junk into a shiny new iPod dock.<\/p>\n<p>So you&#8217;re ready to upgrade from 8-tracks to 8000 MP3s, but you want to keep your sound system matching your lava lamp and your bean bag chair. 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