Thanks a lot! And credit where credit is due to the original iPod.js that we built off of.
As for the idea, it's sort of the nostalgia trip paired with the idea of browsing modern sites with an outdated device. Similar to people who connect old computers to the internet in unexpected ways.
I love the idea of browsing through instagram photos on a physical iPod, or tweets/HN posts, adding a more limited but tactile feel to social media. And there were some limitations with the APIs we had available, but I think it was still worth it in the end.