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iPod Buyer’s Guide
iPod touch
The iPod touch, like the iPhone, features an innovative 3.5in multi-touch screen display, Cover Flow music navigation, an accelerometer that automatically detects its position and orients the screen accordingly, integrated YouTube and Safari web browser.
It allows you to enjoy music and videos with the tap of your finger. Available in 8GB (1750 songs) , 16GB (3500 songs) and 32GB (7000 songs) versions, it plays up to 22 hours of audio or 5 hours of video playback and includes the same Apple earbuds as in other iPods and uses a standard 3.5mm headset jack, which means you can use other headphones of your choice.
Video playback works much the same way as the iPhone, except some notable options not currently found on the iPhone. To watch videos, go to the ‘Settings’ application, tap Video, and your video will start playing. A photo browser opens to the albums you've downloaded, and you see an array of thumbnail images when you choose an album. From there, you can play a slideshow or touch an individual photo to open it. The images look great on the iPod Touch screen.
Turning the iPod touch on its side, you can browse your music in Cover Flow view by flicking your finger to move through your collection of albums. Tapping an album cover flips it around to reveal the contents of the album and tapping a track name will play it.
With an easy-to-navigate user interface featuring Cover Flow, the iPod touch lets you browse through the album cover for all the music in your collection. It also automatically adjusts the screen's brightness to match lighting conditions.
The iPod touch has a built-in Wi-Fi. This makes it a breeze to purchase and download music directly onto it via iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Just tap the iTunes icon in the bottom right corner of the iPod touch and via the Wi-Fi, you're at the Store. You can also check your email using the Safari web browser, or watch YouTube videos by tapping the YouTube launcher located right on the home screen.
iPod classic
The iPod classic is slimmer, sleeker, with an improved video screen and if bigger storage is what you’re looking for… to store your entire music collection… the iPod classic is definitely the iPod for you.
It comes in two versions -- 80GB and 160GB. The 160GB version accommodates an unbelievable 40,000 songs or 200 hours of video, holds up to 25,000 photos and now ships with three games…Vortex, Klondike, and iQuiz. These games are all new and sport much improved graphics.
It features an enhanced user interface with fancy visuals such as the split-screen menu with a preview of cover art and Cover Flow, with which you can browse music by album cover.
Videos, TV shows, games and pictures look great on the iPod classic's crisp, bright 2.5-inch screen (320 × 240 pixel). Battery life is improved dramatically. The 80GB new iPod classic can play 14 hours of music or three and a half hours of video whereas the 160GB model plays 40 hours of audio or 7 hours of video.
Syncing music and videos to the iPod classic from your computer is very easy. It is automatically updated when you add new songs, videos or create new playlists the next time it's connected to your computer if the iTunes 'Auto-sync' feature is turned on.
iPod nano
The new iPod nano looks like a scaled down version of the iPod classic. It uses the same 320 × 240 pixel resolution as in the previous versions of the nano and can now play videos… and display is now 65% brighter than before.
Choose from two versions -- the 8GB version holds up to 2,000 songs and is available in five colors (grey, blue, red, green and black) and the 4GB version holds up to 1,000 songs and it's only available in grey. It plays up to 24 hours of music or five hours of video before recharging your battery. It outputs video and photos to a TV or projector via the dock-connector port.
Just like the iPod classic and iPod touch, the nano allows you to browse through your music using Cover Flow technology. Cover Flow technology is available via the 'Music' menu. Select this item and the nano's click-wheel lets you cycle through album cover.
The display is split in half with the menu's items on the left side and a preview of the selected menu item's contents… music, podcasts, playlists, artists… shown on the other side. The screen is stunningly clear and makes it easy to read even very small type face.
iPod shuffle
Measuring just 41 × 27 × 10.5mm and weighing only half an ounce, the iPod shufle is the smallest iPod yet. It stores 240 songs on its 1GB flash drive and has a built-in spring clip on the back that attaches firmly to clothing.
The shuffle's battery offers 12 hours of skip-free music playback. You'll be able to tell when battery power is falling via the battery indicator light on the side of it. Charging is pretty easy… via the included USB 2.0 dock connector.
The dock connector connects the shuffle to your computer for syncing (adding songs), and the iTunes 'AutoFill' feature automatically syncs it with new music each time you connect. You can choose to listen to your tunes in the order you loaded them, or mix your songs with shuffle mode. The control pad allows you to pause, skip or repeat a track, so you are always in control of your music wherever you go.
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