Monday, May 7, 2007

Taking Advantage of the iPod Experience

Music lovers have been carrying around radios and other bulky music devices in order to take their tunes along withthem as they go from place to place. With the iPod – a portable unit that’s manufactured by Apple – the music experience offers a higher quality in a much more compact size.

The iPod will allow your personal music selection to be played for up to 12 hours at a time, and offers the additional perks of games and the ability to store files. Up to 5,000 songs can be stored within a standard iPod, providing instant access from wherever you happen to be at the moment. Whether you’re in the office, going for a stroll, in the car or around the house, iPod is the solution for your contemporary music needs.

Among the features of the iPod are the ability to choose a specific play list, shuffle through songs and much more – all with the click of a button. Users even have the optionof importing their favorite songs from CDs, and music can be transferred in a variety of formats, such as MP3 or AAC.If you opt for the FireWire and USB 2.0 support, you can transfer music from a CD in less than five seconds.

The capability of the iPod also includes that of calendaring, contact lists, notes and a musical alarm clockvariation that will wake you up to your favorite song in the morning. With the ability to carry up to 30GB of storage (in some models), this little unit can be used for far more than just music. Think of it as an electronic briefcase of sort. Files can be taken anywhere at any time; memos can be used as reminders to yourself; even interviews can be accomplished when using the microphone option, with the ability to then utilize those audio files in a documentary format.

For those who have the need of menu items in another language, the iPod accommodates settings for English, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Korean, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. In fact, there are a number of iPod models, such as iPod mini, iPod, iPod Special Edition and iPod Photo. Depending upon its capabilities, each comes with a designated amount of memory, beginning with the 4GB mini iPod to the 30GB iPod Photo.

In addition to the device itself, the iPod offers a complete line of accessories, including a dock kit, camera connector, power adapter, car cassette adapter, auto charger, FM transmitter, travel pack, car holder, media reader, in-ear headphones, voice recorder, cabling and more.

All in all, if your day isn’t complete without music – and you could also use the ability to transfer files, check your calendar, keep a contact list and do other office-related functions in a portable capacity – then the iPod would be a good investment for you. Prices may vary, depending upon the retailer and model typeFree Articles, but these can easily be purchased via the internet for those who don’t mind a brief search engine task.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

(c) 2005 Simon Canfield - All Rights Reserved
Simon Canfield is a hi-tech enthusiast and freelance author.
AllAboutHeadPhones.com
BigScreenTVsecrets.com


The Apple iPod is also a great learn and resource tool!

Do you know that the Apple iPod is more than just a music player? It can also work as a digital organizer but most importantly, it opens up another great opportunity for knowledge and resource learning.


Using the iPod to gain knowledge quickly and effectively!
There is no doubt that the Apple iPod has become a common item amongst today's youth as a great music player. But is the iPod more than just a music player?In fact, the iPod is more than a music player. It is also a great teaching and learning tool as well. And it is guaranteed to help you learn fast.

Audio Books
Besides music, the iPod also plays audio books. These are essentially books that has been converted into a audio format and saved as a MP3 file. From a technical angle, there is no difference in the file format between a music or a book and you can download and play the same audio book off your computer or your iPod.

This opens you to a whole library of 'books' for your iPod. These can include many great books found in public domains and downloaded for free. There are also many good commercial 'books' that you can purchase for a small price. These audio books are great as you can play them over and over again in the car, on the train or even on the plane. It's a good way to kill time and gain knowledge at the same time.

The best thing about audio books is that you do not need to read. Let the book read to you and this can be a great enhancement for learning while driving or while sitting in a shaky bus or train.

Podcasting
Have you also heard of podcasting? If you have not, these are simply audio files published by individuals or companies covering interest topics ranging from music, technology, current affairs, news, politics, cars, sales and marketing, electronics, fashion to many other interesting niche areas.

They then put up these audio files in certain podcast stations on the internet.
Most podcast are free and you can download and treat them just like audio books. Similarly, you can subscribe and organize these podcast on your computer iTunes and then synchronize them to your iPod. It's also a great way to gain knowledge while driving or taking transport to school or work.

What is gaining fast popularity today is video podcast. Video podcast are essentially video files that can be downloaded and again, it covers a great genre of subject. (As a matter of fact, I am learning about designing my own podcast by watching a video podcast of this subject.)

However, you can only watch a video podcast on your computer or on the latest iPod video model. All earlier models of iPod will not be capable of playing video. With the iPod video, you can also output the video signal to a normal TV and watch the entire podcast on TV as well.

What's more, you can watch them, stop themArticle Search, rewind them or repeat these audio or video podcasts as often as you like. What better way to learn?So who says that iPods are meant for music only?


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Katherine Xie has 4 iPods starting from the 2G model. She runs a popular website, http://www.smart-ipod-ideas.com, that gives tips on iPods as well as showcase quality iPod accessories from Japan. Please feel free to distribute this article as long as credit and reference is made to her website.

What Makes an IPOD successful?

The author analyzes why the IPOD has been so successful.

What Makes an IPOD successful? I got an Apple ipod mini music player last Christmas. It was by far the most popular electronic gift worldwide. What made it become popular in a field where much cheaper mp3 players were a dime a dozen in the market? Even with the vaunted Apple name, the ipod took some time to take off. When it was introduced in November of 2001, it took 18 months before it sold 1 million units. Since then it has skyrocketed. It reportedly hit 10 million units sold by end of 2004, with over 2 million sold in the third quarter 2004, and 4.5 million sold in the fourth quarter 2004, which was more than a fivefold increase from less than a million sold in the fourth quarter of 2003. There are many reasons put forward why it is so successful. It is simple to use, it is stylish, it is solid, it works, it is backed by huge marketing, and it is backed by Apple which has a very strong brand. Obviously, all these factors are important, but I would like to advance 2 main reasons.

1.) Style and the cool factor is very important, and Apple has always had lots of it. After all, that is also the reason why people would fork out more money to buy a Levi?s jean or a Nike sneaker. Branding has become so strong that people were not looking to buy an mp3 player, but an ipod. It had become almost like a cultural icon, much akin to saying that you don't want just a watch, but a Rolex, or not just a car, but a BMW. Nokia became the world's largest cell phone manufacturer in the 90s because they realize that what people want was not just a functional cell phone, but a fashion accessory. They came out with cell phone that allows you to change casing to match your clothes, and came out with phones that you could show off. Much the same as the Ipod -- you wouldn?t want to be seen with anything else! Understanding this phenomena is becoming important to success. A successful business should understand why somebody would willingly pay 15,000 dollars for a Cartier watch ( when there are many nice watches for less than 100 dollars) yet choose to drive 2 extra kilometers to buy shampoo at the local price discount club rather than in the supermarket so that she can save 40 cents.

2.) But I always believe that a product succeeds not just on hype but on clear business fundamentals. And one of the things I know that did make Apple successful was their understanding that people would also willingly pay more than what they actually need. After all, what is the point of selling an Ipod that could store 10,000 songs? That could take months or even years to listen to it even just one time! So many manufacturers were selling mp3 players that could just store 1 or 2 hours of songs, instead of 600 hours worth. But then, the technology landscape is really full of examples that shows people behave illogically, and really want to get what they think they MIGHT need, rather than what they actually need. We take pride in getting a camera that can do 8 megapixels resolution even if all we can distinguish or need is just 2 megapixels. We eagerly dump our email system because we find their allowance of 2 megabyte is too tight ( but really adequate), and go for providers that offer 1 gigabyte. Every year, we see millions of people put in money to buy Microsoft Office, when all the features they know how to use can be satisfied with the less expensive Microsoft Works. Virtually every customer we have that uses our accounting or payroll system use only less than half of the features. Every street corner we see cars that can deliver twice or thrice the speed than the owner is really legally allowed to go, or will ever go.

How many of us get Ipods that can store 600 hours of music, when all we have in our collection is just less than 100 hours? Do we really need that much? No, but we would like to believe we do or fear we potentially will. We all like to think big, dream big, and believe that our needs are far more than ordinary. And I guess to providers who know how to utilize this penchant, and who does not provide only what we need, but delight us by providing moreFeature Articles, will always have a niche in our pockets.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Wilson Ng has founded and still manages 6 companies, including 4 in the technology arena the last 12 years. He was awarded the technology entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young for 2004 in the Philippines for small business.He loves to write, and have written a technology column for a paper for the last 9 years. He currently maintains a blog at www.bizdrivenlife.net

“Which Is Better An Ipod Or Mp3 Player”

This article is about two teenagers discussing why one likes his ipod and the other likes her mp3. They talk about the many different features that are available.


I was setting in my big leather recliner the other day and I heard an interesting dispute between a couple of my grandchildren. They were giving reasons why one liked his Ipod and the other was delivering arguments why she liked her Mp3 over the Ipod.

They each felt that their digital electronic product had more superior quality sound than the other.

My grandson related to his cousin, that his Ipod was much smaller than her Mp3. Besides fitting into his pocket he could download up to five thousand songs. He said that his Ipod had

e-mail, text messaging, and a digital camera.. He quickly threw into the conversation that the next Ipod he bought would also have more features like a digital video camera, digital video player with downloading, and Internet capabilities. He said that the feature he would want the most on his new Ipod would be a built in global positioning system ( GPS ) capabilities.

Next my granddaughter described to her cousin the features that her Mp3 had and that she liked. She said that she knew her Mp3 was a little larger that his Ipod, but said that her Mp3 was small and sleek enough for her, and could carry it without it looking clumsy. She said that she carried it in her purse mainly because she had wireless head phones. So if she jogged or was sitting in class or at home she always had quality music. Besides the quality digital music, the other features that her Mp3 had were; e-mail text messaging, calendering, address book, and also an FM receiver to check weather and other happenings in the area..

My granddaughter told her cousin that she did think that a global positioning system (GPS) would be reassuring for directions and safety. And maybe the feature of a video player would be nice.

After the enlightened information about the features that each had on their respective digital products, they started a conversation about the music they had on the devices and what songs they like and why.

I understood most of what was discussed when they talked about the different features on their musical devices, but when it got to songs and names of albums and names of singers, and where you could find them on the Internet, and how they downloaded the music, I lost interest. They had lost me in the music and songs of the present. I am a fifties and sixties music fan. After the fifties and sixties music everything seem to sound a the same. I better not get into that area because I know I am prejudice to the fifties and sixties music.

If you are looking to buy a Ipod or Mp3 give it some real thought, about what features you need on you musical device. It doesn’t matter whether you like a Ipod or Mp3 playerFree Web Content, you can purchase them from JT Mall of Electronics (jtmallofelectronics.com). We have the quality and the prices that will meet your needs.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

My wife and I are recently retired. We thought it would be fun to start an e-business.
We have seven children and sixteen grandchildren, with three on the way.
We now sell quality electronic products at a very fair price.

Ipods - Finding The Right Ipod Speakers

Ipod speakers article that will help the reader to find out more about ipod speakers and which speakers work best with ipods

Nowadays, you can throw a party anywhere as long as you have an iPod and a set of iPod speakers. They are so tiny, yet they can boom the bass and shake up the place.

iPod speakers are either portable, which you can carry around, or home models, which you cannot carry around because of some restrictions like, it is bigger and heavier and is therefore not handy, and it is not battery operated and work only when plugged into an electrical outlet.

The portable models are battery operated and has a size just slightly larger than iPod Nano and some weighs only half an ounce! Although portable iPod speakers offer sound better than most computer speaker, it can't compete with the home only or standalone iPod speakers that can produce louder, crisper, and more booming sound, for these iPod speakers get their power directly from an electical outlet that gives much energy compared to a low voltage battery.

Below are the best in iPod speakers that could rock us out of our seat with their booming sound.

-iBlasting the Room with iBoom iPod speakers
iBoom is the newest iPod speaker from DLO. The iBoom iPod speakers sport an amorphous shape and has a slot in the front which serve as a hub for iPod or iPod mini. The four iPod speakers only need 20 watts per channel to start producing sound. iBoom iPod speakers also has a built-in handle, an AUX in port, and can run either on AC power or a with six "D" batteries. When plugged in to an AC power, the iBoom iPod speakers will charge the cradled iPod. Design wise, iBoom iPod speakers look pretty good with a white iPod cradled on it.

The plus points for iBoom iPod speakers are (1) low wattage consumption but could still produce decent sound, (2) portable and (3) charge an iPod when it is running on A/C power
.
- 'What's the new Black?'
For Altec Lansing, the answer is still black.

Altec Lansing's inMotion iM3 iPod speakers come in the usual Apple white and, now, in black. It weighs around 15 to 16 ounces only and is sized just a bit larger than the iPod.

Altec Lansing is known for creating sound system that could produce sounds in different ranges from the highest pitch to the lowest bass. And now that Altec Lansing has speakers for the iPod, expect that these iPod speakers would be of high quality. In fact, these iPod speakers has a class D amplifier to create richFind Article, audible sounds.

To read the rest of this article visit iPod Speakers


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

To find out more about your ipod and to chat with other ipod owners visit our video ipods articles website

“Which Is Better An Ipod Or Mp3 Player”

This article is about two teenagers discussing why one likes his ipod and the other likes her mp3. They talk about the many different features that are available.

I was setting in my big leather recliner the other day and I heard an interesting dispute between a couple of my grandchildren. They were giving reasons why one liked his Ipod and the other was delivering arguments why she liked her Mp3 over the Ipod.

They each felt that their digital electronic product had more superior quality sound than the other.
My grandson related to his cousin, that his Ipod was much smaller than her Mp3. Besides fitting into his pocket he could download up to five thousand songs. He said that his Ipod had

e-mail, text messaging, and a digital camera.. He quickly threw into the conversation that the next Ipod he bought would also have more features like a digital video camera, digital video player with downloading, and Internet capabilities. He said that the feature he would want the most on his new Ipod would be a built in global positioning system ( GPS ) capabilities.

Next my granddaughter described to her cousin the features that her Mp3 had and that she liked. She said that she knew her Mp3 was a little larger that his Ipod, but said that her Mp3 was small and sleek enough for her, and could carry it without it looking clumsy. She said that she carried it in her purse mainly because she had wireless head phones. So if she jogged or was sitting in class or at home she always had quality music. Besides the quality digital music, the other features that her Mp3 had were; e-mail text messaging, calendering, address book, and also an FM receiver to check weather and other happenings in the area..

My granddaughter told her cousin that she did think that a global positioning system (GPS) would be reassuring for directions and safety. And maybe the feature of a video player would be nice.

After the enlightened information about the features that each had on their respective digital products, they started a conversation about the music they had on the devices and what songs they like and why.

I understood most of what was discussed when they talked about the different features on their musical devices, but when it got to songs and names of albums and names of singers, and where you could find them on the Internet, and how they downloaded the music, I lost interest. They had lost me in the music and songs of the present. I am a fifties and sixties music fan. After the fifties and sixties music everything seem to sound a the same. I better not get into that area because I know I am prejudice to the fifties and sixties music.

If you are looking to buy a Ipod or Mp3 give it some real thought, about what features you need on you musical device. It doesn’t matter whether you like a Ipod or Mp3 player, you can purchase them from JT Mall of Electronics (jtmallofelectronics.com). We have the quality and the prices that will meet your needs.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

My wife and I are recently retired. We thought it would be fun to start an e-business.
We have seven children and sixteen grandchildren, with three on the way.
We now sell quality electronic products at a very fair price.