What is the Ipod?
by Gigi Villanueva
The ipod is a brand for moveable media players, which can play MP3, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audio book, and Apple Lossless audio file formats. Ipods are designed as well as marketed by Apple.
Ipod is well suited for Macintosh computers that run on Mac OS X and PCs running on Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The ipod has iTunes included in it with which it is possible to transfer tracks from the CD to MP3 format. Once you connect the ipod to your PC you can transfer the music along with the play list.
The ipod or ipod nano identifies the PC it is connected to initially as the ?home? computer and will automatically download the music stored in on the PC. But, when you connect it to a different computer, it will tell you that it is connected to a different computer and will ask you if you want to remove its contents and link it with the music library of the new computer.
You can link more than one ipod with your PC. Every ipod provides an exclusive identification code to your computer. This allows you to derive the benefit of automatic transfer of music to the ipod inspite of the fact that you share the computer with another individual using ipod.
Apple has designed all ipods and ipod nanos to suit the active lifestyle of its target group. They can be carried in your hand or put into the pocket even while running or any other outdoor activities.
As for storage capacities, ipods vary from 512 MB to 80 GB depending on the rate of compression of your songs. For instance, twenty GB is comparable to over 5000 four-minute songs, or more than 500 CDs. However, you will have to update your ipod manually if you have more music than the capacity of your ipod.
The outstanding feature of an ipod is that it provides very good quality sound and a wide range of pitch and volume. Its powerful amplifier can produce a very loud sound and also even out the song volume with its check feature. Its in-built battery can support it for 10-20 hours depending on the model of ipod you own.
Your ipod can also double up as your computer's hard disk. This feature helps you to transfer files from your PC and take it with you wherever you travel. Moreover, you need not worry'the ipod is intelligent enough to treat your data and music files separately. There is no chance of one overlapping the other. What more? The ipod also has a digital watch to help you maintain your schedule wherever you go.
Gigi Villanueva is an ipod nano and ipod fanatic. Click to visit nanospot, his site dedicated to all things ipod and ipod nano. You are welcome to reprint this article - but get your own unique content version here.
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