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Q: My iPod mini 6GB has a "Blackberry" logo on the back above the Apple logo - Why?

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This is my old old ipod (still works!) but ever since I've had it I've always wondered why it has the BB logo on it. I got it off eBay and was pretty much mint when I had it. The box had no other branding on and looked like a standard iPod mini box. Only theory I've got is that it was a gift for BB employees or something - any idea?

iPod classic, ipod mini 6GB

Posted on Dec 20, 2015 3:48 PM

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Q: My iPod mini 6GB has a "Blackberry" logo on the back above the Apple logo - Why?

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Dec 20, 2015 4:39 PM in response to drake.sic
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    Dec 20, 2015 4:39 PM in response to drake.sic

    It may have been a gift (like in a corporate party "goody bag") for RIM employees.  That would make sense, since an iPod is not a product that competes directly with anything RIM (BlackBerry) produces or produced in the past.  They just used the engraving option to put the logo there.

  • by drake.sic,

    drake.sic drake.sic Dec 20, 2015 7:09 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabe
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    Dec 20, 2015 7:09 PM in response to Kenichi Watanabe

    Yeah that's the only thing I can think of, didn't really think about it when I was younger, I thought it was one of the 'editions' like the later 'red' series or something. I had no idea about BB at that time ... 2005/6ish?

  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Dec 21, 2015 4:15 AM in response to drake.sic
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    Dec 21, 2015 4:15 AM in response to drake.sic

    FYI - If the "MicroDrive" in your iPod mini ever fails, you can replace it with a standard Compact Flash card (and replace the battery too if it's old).  The IBM MicroDrive (sometimes made by Seagate) uses the same connector as CF card. 

     

    I have one (same blue color or slightly lighter shade) that I just modified.  It was barely used by previous owner, so it looks almost new.  In my case, I used an SD card to CF card adapter.  It has a 64GB SDXC card made by Sony.  I thought I might be pushing the old tech too much going from 4GB to 64GB, but it works perfectly.  No issue with doing the Restore to set it up, and then syncing my complete 50GB+ iTunes music library. 

     

    The hardest part is not messing up the plastic end pieces while opening it.  I used this repair guide at iFixit

     

    https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPod+Mini+Hard+Drive+Replacement/412

     

    but the picture shown using a small flat-head screwdriver to pry off the plastic piece (without damage) is total "fantasy."  I did not try it until I bought a tool from OWC called iSesamo.  Then, it was easy to pry off those pieces without causing ugly damage.