My original iPod Shuffle's days as a portable MP3 player are over. The little bugger lasted nearly two years. I was having issues with the headphone jack which made it increasingly difficult to listen to music (or any audio content for that matter). I replaced the unit with a 2nd generation model. The first-gen 1GB iPod will now act as a music device on my Xbox 360. This way I can relieve some much needed bandwidth (I usually use Connect360 to stream music from my Mac to my 360) for online gaming on the console.

 

Recycling a device to do something else, now that sounds reasonable.