Hey, I?m a long time ipod user, first time poster.
My 1g 5gb's headphone jack cracked today.
http://www.nhob.com/sween/pictures/DSC00845.JPG
Much to my dismay, i called apple, and found I was out of warranty. I?m experiencing the problem where when the headphone jack breaks you can only hear the music in stereo. I think I read something about using a remote to fix this problem, the rational being that if you had a remote in the plug would have to be in straight, as the remote has a nice big groove to sit in. this may be an option, but I would like to look for a cheaper solution first. Back in the day I remember a product that was a firewire port cover and fit into the headphone jack as well, do any old timers remember this? I have these pictures, but can?t find it in a search.

http://www.nhob.com/sween/pictures/siliconjacketFW.jpg
http://www.nhob.com/sween/pictures/ipod-tieturnkid.jpg