If you are interested in getting the most out
of your iPod and you enjoy the DIY culture, Will O'Brien has
posted How-To: Design your
own iPod super dock (Part 2). In this part of his ongoing
series, he takes you step by step through designing a schematic for the "Super Dock" in EAGLE. You can grab EAGLE Light Edition for OS X here (note: requires command line
installation). I also posted about Part 1
of the series on TUAW.
The upside of this series by Will is that you can freely expand upon what he has
started. Use your imagination! Do you need to have an iPod dock that is integrated into your home brewed
robotic kitchen? Will your car benefit from custom iPod controls on the steering wheel? Can your pet have its own
playlist control functions at home with interactive carpeting? Will lays the groundwork for you and lets you be your
own Griffin or Belkin engineer.
