TIL my old iPod Nano still holds a charge after 15 years

Found it in a box while moving. Plugged it in on a whim and the screen lit right up. Anyone else have a gadget that just refuses to die?

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the_derek17h ago

Damn, that's wild. My dad still uses the same cordless drill he bought in the late 90s. Thing is built like a tank, ugly beige plastic and all. The battery is totally shot, but it works fine plugged into the wall. He refuses to get a new one because it just won't quit. Makes all the new stuff feel cheap.

mason.cole12h ago

Yeah that's the thing about those old cordless drills, they were basically corded drills with a battery pack slapped on. The motor and gears are the same heavy duty stuff. New ones are way lighter and actually designed to be cordless, but they do feel less solid sometimes. Your dad's drill running on wall power is basically using its original design lol.