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Via Steve Rubel, there's news of this truly cool gadget: without violating the DMCA, rip any content to your iPod:
The device allows you to preserve your audio and video memories without having to rely on a conversion service or risk long-term damage to the original medium, and no computer or special software is required. The converter plugs into any audio or video device equipped with RCA connections and S-Video (standard on nearly all A/V components) with its included audio/video cables. Simply push the record button, and content is converted to digital MP3 (audio) or MPEG4 (video) format, three hours of 320 x 240 resolution video content takes up approximately 1 GB, and is stored immediately onto an iPod
And that's why the RIAA and the MPAA keep harping on and on about the "analog hole" - the "analog hole" translates to "let the consumer use the media they bought, the way they want to use it".