Hack your Zune FM transmitter, boost output range

Whether it's for lack of interest or, we doubt, difficulty in completion, we just don't see a lot of Zune hacking going on around here. So even though we wish this one helped extend the range of our lonely, virginal Zune's WiFi to promiscuous new distances, we'll still take on a hack that at least boosts the range of our FM transmissions. Just be careful about the FCC and the RIAA, from what we understand neither are particularly keen on this whole wireless music transmission thing.

[Via hack a day]

[Andre @ Feb 12th 2007 1:44AM]

Whats the point if you've gotta transmit to a source you have to be close to hear anyway?

I'm all for the zune hacking, but eh...i dunno about this one.

[Joseph @ Feb 12th 2007 1:59AM]

well..you can't polish a terd.

[Taylor @ Feb 12th 2007 2:07AM]

FM transmitters suck anyway for sound quality. I know not everyone can pull a stereo and add an AUX input, but if you're gonna disassemble this and solder to it, why not just add a proper input on your stereo?
-Taylor

[sc00ter @ Feb 12th 2007 2:46AM]

hate crimes. i guess its not practical, but its cool

[hchute @ Feb 12th 2007 3:01AM]

Note: that hack is to improve the FM receiver - not transmitter. The Zune does not have a built-in FM transmitter.

- Harvey
Editor, Zunerama

http://www.zunerama.com

[hchute @ Feb 12th 2007 3:03AM]

Apologies, my mistake. The hack is against the Zune FM transmitter kit - not the Zune player itself.

[michael @ Feb 12th 2007 3:30AM]

Thanks for the tip Engadget. But I'm not sure if I want to actually hurt my Zune this way.

[Billy Talent @ Feb 12th 2007 11:33AM]

off topic. Zune is god. Ipod fanboys are just too cheap to pony up for the zune. Z4L

[Dan @ Mar 19th 2007 9:37PM]

WHAT?????? for one thing, ipods come MORE expensive than the zune!
and even if you can ignore that, zunes are UGLY!!! and come in BROWN, which makes them look even uglier!
and the final point: the zune's one unique point, the wifi, is absolutely USELESS because even non-DRMed songs get DRMed so YOU CAN'T KEEP THEM!!!!!!!

and for the record, yes i own an ipod, but no, i'm not opposed to replacing it with something better (meaning NOT a zune)