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silicon.com Classics: 10 weird uses for an iPod

Running Linux, improving your bowling or committing theft...

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By silicon.com

Published: 3 April 2008 12:31 BST

Most people are happy to use their iPod for listening to tunes and watching the occasional video, but the latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories in the silicon.com archive is a story about unusual uses for the Apple device.

From running Linux, to committing theft or improving sports performance, silicon.com found Top 10 uses of an iPod you'd never expect.

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