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Which iPod Should you Buy?

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One of the wonderful things about living in the 21st century is the seemingly limitless choice that we have at our disposal. 

Truly: whether you shop online or choose to venture into your local electronic superstore, there are quite literally hundreds of devices out there waiting to try and impress and entertain you.  While it’s certainly nice to have so much choice, it can indeed be overwhelming to some. 

If you’re on the verge of buying an iPod but aren’t quite sure where to turn, then Apple has provided some rather wise buying advice (after all, Apple wants you to be happy so that you buy many iPods for many years to come…and give them as gifts, too!).  Here’s what the website MacWorld (www.macworld.com) advises:

If your digital music collection remains relatively small, you’re probably better off with an iPod mini.  But if it takes 30 days to play your music collection from end to end, if you’d like to use the iPod’s extra space for file storage, if you need extra battery life, or if you’re a big fan of audiobooks, you’ll love the new iPods.
The iPod Nano

You may have heard about something called the iPod Nano; or you may have just bought one (or received one as a gift…how nice!).  Because at the time of this writing the iPod Nano is so new, we want to take a closer look at it here. 

Chances are, most readers will want to know more about this latest creation from the thinkers at Apple.

The iPod Nano is very tiny.  In fact, it’s about the size of a portable flash drive (those little memory sticks that people walk around with and plug into their laptops). 

The iPod Nano has all of the features of the iPod mini, with the real differences being size, storage capacity, and technical scalability (we’ll look at this in a second). 

Similar to the mini, the nano also has a color screen, and the beloved grey wheel that must be depressed in order to work (which, as noted, is a feature that Apple added based on feedback from early iPod consumers).

The iPod Nano weighs – get this – an ounce, which MacWorld equates to the heaviness of 6 credit cards. 

Since most of us carry about a dozen cards in our wallet or purse – everything from library cards to gas cards to a driver’s license and more – it’s really quite amazing that something so technologically advanced could be so light! 

Other remarkable features of the iPod nano include the fact that it has a stop watch, which can record lap times (which is great for those who listen to their iPod nano as they jog!). 

The iPod nano also has a world clock, which is perfect for travelers, and has 22 preset listening modes.

We noted the iPod nano’s technical scalability, and this is something that many people are quite pleased with. 

To enhance the functionality of this tiny little creation – and, of course, to boost sales! – Apple has enabled the iPod nano to play songs wirelessly through any home theater, via Bluetooth technology. 

This is a very significant feature that many iPod nano users are extremely happy about.  In seconds (even less!), they can listen to their tunes through a state-of-the-art home entertainment system: no wires, no fuss, just sitting back and hearing their favorite songs sound as good as a live concert; in some cases, even better.

While most of the publicity about the iPod Nano has been overwhelmingly positive, there is some negative feedback also.  The color screen is prone to scratching, which can make reading the menus difficult.