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Shocking as it was, the iPod nano came out the same day the iPod mini was introduced then discontinued. A move by Apple that is quite unorthodox but still a good seller. The nano combined the features of the iPod and the iPod shuffle which drew the attention of both types of iPod enthusiasts.

This is a portable digital music player that is considered to be a trendsetter as well as a must have for all music aficionados. It is common knowledge that iPod has led its corner of its market since its unveiling in 200. With the fourth iPod, the nano, they have further increased their lead over the competition.

But why choose the iPod nano over the multitude of portable and compact digital muic players being offered today? For a couple of good reasons;

Its very thin, compact and lightweight. You can just place it anywhere with you and you wouldn’t even notice it was there if not for the great music coming out from the earplugs.

For its size, you can either have a 2 gb or 4 gb flash memory space which means, you can carry 500-1000 songs wherever you go.

Fantastic technology. It has a state of the art processor, good system performance, and great flash memory. It’s specially designed and manufactured to provide skip-free playback. Say goodbye to the problem portable CD players never fully solved.

Its system requirements are very basic which means you don’t have to spend more money just to upgrade your computer. either a MAC OS x 10.3.4 with a USB port or Windows 2000 SP4 or windows XP will do just fine.

The iPod nano doesn’t just play music. You can carry photos and view it there as well. You can listen to audio books or read ebooks through its notes feature.

The Apple click wheel makes it easy to navigate. With its shuffle feature, you can play music in random order, because as Apple said, “Life is Random.”

You get access to iTunes and be synchronized with it and the iTunes music store, which means you get access to the world’s largest collection and selection of digital music.

It has many accessories available so you can customize it anytime you want. Change the look of your iPod nano every week or even everyday. It would feel like you have a different new nano every time. Also, you will be protecting it from scratches and damage as well.

It can be used with earphones or a dock connector. This means you can carry it with you, plug it into your car, use it with speakers, at home or at an outing. This also means that your iPod nano can go wherever you go.

Aside from the said features, the nano can also be loaded with other goodies. It also has a screen lock for security purposes, stopwatch, and a world clock that will show the time in the different places around the world.

Apple iPod nano is now the new star in the field of the iPod family; you can go for accessories that will enable you to attach the iPod around your neck, on your belt or your arm to keep it in check at all times. With its lightweight, you will need it to be attached to you at all times lest you forget your carrying it with you.



By: Sandra Stammberger

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Enjoying your favourite tunes on the go has always been a novel idea. Since its inception in Japan by Sony, mobile music has attracted music enthusiast from all sphere of life. Cassette playing Walkmans and Walkys became obsolete after media format changed from analog to digital. Digital revolution made it possible to carry hundreds and thousands of songs in a tiny shell. The name Apple iPod is synonymous with the digital mobile music revolution as Sony’s Walkman brand was with mobile cassette players.

Different iPod solutions are on offer for users with specific need. iPod shuffle – an extremely petite digital music player with 1GB memory is ideal for those who only listens to music for a short period of time, while iPod video – loaded with a massive memory and video screen for not just audio, but high definition videos as well. Within the Apple’s iPod portfolio, the Apple iPod nano is one of the most popular devices among all iPod users.

The Apple iPod nano looks extremely sleek in its super slim case. The device is 3.5 inch tall, 1.6 inch wide and mere 0.26 inch thick. This makes the music player extremely easy to carry without even feeling its presence. However, the extreme dimensions of the Apple iPod nano does not, in any way hamper its skills. The device are available in 2GB, 4GB and a massive 8GB memory space. It is therefore, convenient for customers to pick up only what he need. The Apple iPod nano is available in five different shades to satisfy the desire of all. current colour solutions includes Black, Silver, Blue, Green and a women centric Pink.

An Apple iPod with 8GB memory pool is good enough to carry up to 2000 songs. The device is fitted with a powerful battery that lasts for up to 24 hours. Whether you are working, exercising, commuting or playing…the Apple iPod nano might just outplay you!

Apple iPod Nano 4GB (Pink)



By: Adam Caitlin

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If you know a little bit about digital music, then you probably know what the differences are between the major music download services presently available. If you’re looking to buy your first digital music player, then it’s a smart idea to become familiar with the popular services. But which one is the best for you? We’ll weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each service, which will hopefully give you a good idea of which service is right for you.

The iPod has played a big part in making iTunes so well known today. Other digital music players are compatible with iTunes and can play downloaded files from the service, but none work better than the iPod. If you’re one of the many that decided to pick up an iPod, then you’re sure to get the utmost satisfaction from the iTunes platform. In my opinion, the best part about iTunes isn’t the wide variety of songs available for download, but the video part of iTunes. You get to download television programs and watch them at your convenience.

The spot where Zune users go to download their digital music is called Zune Marketplace. When it comes to price, Zune Marketplace offers about the same prices when compared to iTunes. If you’re familiar with iTunes and expect Zune Marketplace to have just as many songs available to download, you might be dissapointed with Zune at first. When it comes to the variety of songs available for download, iTunes takes the cake. The future might change this, however, since Microsoft adds more songs for download all the time. Hopefully they will add video soon as well, since iTunes offers this currently while Zune does not.

Which service is the best? In my opinion, iTunes has been around for a lot longer and have a stronger foothold in the digital music market. Mainly because they offer more music, plus advantages like video that Zune doesn’t offer just yet. Time might change these things, though, and the tables can turn. It’s a good idea to keep a close eye on what both services are doing, as they are always implementing improvements to make your experience more enjoyable.



By: Doug Smith

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I have seen the bestseller list of Mp3 players for several big online retailers; the iPods were crushing the competition. The biggest Mp3 players sales were for Apple iPod nano 4 GB Silver (3G), Apple iPod classic 80 GB 6G (Black), Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (3rd Generation), Apple 80 GB iPod classic Silver (6G) and Apple iPod touch 8 GB with Software Upgrade .

Apple’s iPod has dominated the portable audio market completely over the past few years. Giants like Sony and Microsoft where insignificant players in the mp3 players market.

But what makes iPods so special? Why are people crazy about them?

First let us see the current iPod product line-up (in 2008). The line-up includes the hard drive-based iPod classic, the touchscreen iPod touch, the video-capable iPod nano and the screenless iPod shuffle.

Design

“The product was elegantly designed in classic Apple fashion,” says David Carey, president of Portelligent.

Apple did product design from the outside in and that was one of the key factors for their success. This outside-in perspective helped determine a number of the components - battery, hard drive and circuit board - to be layered, one atop the next. That idea made the player look cooler and thinner.

Apple has successfully secured a design patent for its iPod digital music player. The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday issued Apple Computer a patent for the ornamental design of its third-generation (3G) iPod media player.

Functions

The new iPod includes an alarm clock function and the alarm sounds even if the iPod isn’t hooked to a stereo or headphones.

On-The-Go function allows you to listen to a particular group of songs on the iPod without connecting it to a computer.

Equalizer function. iPod software allow you to control the equalization or “EQ” of a song, you can assign that song one of 22 equalizer presets. Once you assign a preset to a song, iTunes will use it each time you play the song. When you copy the song from your computer to iPod, the equalizer preset you chose in iTunes is also copied, and iPod will play the song with the same preset.

Smart format function. If the iPod is formatted on a Mac OS X computer it uses the HFS+ file system format, which means you can use it as a boot disk for a Mac computer. If it is formatted on Windows, the FAT32 format is used.

Sound quality

iPod has one of highest sound quality for a Mp3/4 player. If you want to get better sound quality it is a smart idea to purchase optional headphones, which can deliver even more accurate sound than the recognizable white earbuds that come with an iPod.

Controls

The controls are backlit and touch sensitive. There is no longer a spinning wheel that collects dirt.

HDD

The HDDs for the iPods are huge: Apple iPod classic has an 80GB HDD; the new Apple iPod nano has an 8GB HDD and Apple iPod Video has a 30GB hard drive. The king for now is the new Apple iPod classic with 160GB (holds up to 40,000 songs).

Of course you will find iPods with smaller hard disks like iPod nano (4GB, 2GB) and iPod shuffle with just 1GB.

Battery life

The iPod uses the latest lithium ion battery technology from the leading battery manufacturers, such as Sony and Sanyo. When new and fully charged, the battery provides up to 8 or 12 hours of battery life, depending on your model.

Marketing

Apple marketing team was smart and used the iPod brand well. Apple Ipod had a successful advertising campaign comprising of magazine and television advertisements focusing on the target market (teenagers and young adults). Promotions. Apple iPod used a direct method to induce customers to purchase their product by offering any iPod accessory per customer for half the value price with every purchase of a new Apple iPod. This method allowed the business to directly measure the success of the campaign by observing the sales rate of the promotional tool.

The correct marketing approach made people fell in love with the iPod and offered a fantastic experience. Apple didn’t build just a brand, they have built a lovemark.

Conclusion

All iPods look great and use the latest technologies; they are very smart and trendy gadgets so almost everyone wants to have one.

Apple created a great product and used the correct marketing approach making iPod a lovemark.

So why are iPods so popular? The Apple Ceo, Steve Jobs has the answer: “With iPod, Apple has invented a whole new category of digital music player that lets you put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it wherever you go,” the Apple CEO said when he introduced the product in October 2001. “With iPod, listening to music will never be the same again.”



By: Dan Ionescu

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iPod is an ultra-portable digital music player that enables you to bring your music collection with you, wherever you go. It provides you the flexibility that you crave for. Listen to music in the bus while traveling, when taking a jog, at the gym, and even when you are at work. No more heavy baggage of CDs. The iPod weighs just a few grams and you can load over 10,000 songs in it. It comes with varied storage capacity options.

It was in the year 2001; Apple introduced the iPod with a memory of 5 GB. It was the memory which never heard of then. The latest i.e., the 5th generation iPod was introduced in October 2005 with 30 and 60 GB sizes. It can play songs, movies and photo slideshows, and with the recent one you can store up to 60 GB of any type of file you want.

Apple has continuously made innovations in its product. The current generation of iPod players includes:

iPod shuffle which has 1-GB capacity. The only problem is that it can play songs but display is not available.

iPod nano which can play digital audio and display digital photos. Its available in 2, 4 and 8GB storage

iTunes is the integrated media-player software that comes along with an iPod. It is installed on the computer/laptop with which one can use for organizing, playing, converting and downloading files from an external source to the computer and even from the computer to an iPod.

The iTunes Store lets iPod users purchase music, movies, podcasts, audiobooks and music videos with a click. The Store offers 3.5 million songs, tens of thousands of podcasts, 3,000 music videos and 20,000 audiobooks, as well as TV shows, feature films and iPod video games. One can directly watch or listen to the files through iTunes on the computer and download them to the iPod.

The Click Wheel is easy to navigate. Its very fun to select playlists, scroll through artists, and select the song. Even a child can do it playfully. Apples iPod is the best portable digital music experience possible with highest sound quality possible. Some of the notable features include:

Digital Audio:

You can have access to 20,000 songs in 80-GB iPod whereas for 30 GB model iPod, one can store up to 7,500 songs. It supports MP3, WAV, AIFF, AAC, Apple Lossless and Audible 2,3 and 4 audio files.

Digital Video:

The 80-GB version can hold up to 100 hours digital quality video. It supports H.264 and MPEG-4 files as well as MOV files which can be converted to iPod video through the iTunes software.

Digital Photos:

The 80-GB iPod can store up to 25,000 photos. The important feature of the iPod is that it can support files which are converted from JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG and PSD. You can download your photos to the iPod from both Mac iPhoto and Windows Adobe Photoshop Elements/Album.

Other Uses of iPod:

Functions as handy hard disk, carrying all types of files for computers.

Calendar/contacts syncing

Download and create games

Car integration with iPod player into the sound system.

Rather than buying the iTalk for 40 USD, you can install a program called Podzilla on your iPod and use a regular old microphone to record high quality audio. All iPods, except for the shuffle, come with calendaring functionality built in, so you can sync your desktop calendar to your iPod and keep track of where you are supposed to be and when if you are out and about. Using Griffins Total Remote Software and IR device, you can set up your iPod as a remote for any number of devices, including your TV, DVD player, Xbox, and Roomba.

The best notable feature of Apples iPod is that it can work with both Mac and Windows machines.

So with a 30GB or 80GB iPod in hand, one can enjoy music, movies, TV shows, iPod games, podcasts, audiobooks, photo albums, and, of course an entire library of music. In other words, iPod is a pocket-size prodigy.

You can continuously listen to the iPod songs up to 20 hours. Or else, if you want to watch movies and TV shows you can have the nonstop entertainment up to six-and-a-half hours.

On the whole, iPod can give you a non-stop entertainment of 20,000 songs, 25,000 photos, and 100 hours of video or any combination of each. Thus its aptly said with iPod in hand one can enjoy the whole world as a theater.



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