Ok, so this is happening right now: the iPod Nano 6th gen was hacked and now, Steven Troughton-Smith discovered what may be DFU mode: hold down the restart buttons until you get a black screen (it reboots twice) and iTunes sees the device and alerts you.
iPod Nano hack
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HOW TO: Hack The iPod Nano 6th Gen To Add Spaces To The SpringBoard [video]
The springboard hack is just the removal of a app and creation of a blank space. Not that amazing, but whats important is the bypass of Nano’s cache comparison, which compares any modded SB file and reverts it if it doesn’t like it, this opens up the possibility of hacking and modding, while not adding bootloaders or any of that fun stuff.
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iPod Nano Gets Hacked [video]
Some progress on hacking the new iPod nano has finally been made by developer James Whelton who has done a basic springboard hack, figured out how to bypass the cache comparison and uncovered some interesting information.