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February 22, 2010

Comparing the Zune and the iPod

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Brought to you by Podimus.com – the experts who can teach you how to fix a zune or do it for you.

So what is the Microsoft Zune? Is it going to be the so-called iPod killer?

Zune is more than a brand from Microsoft that incorporates a line of portable media players. It is also software that will drive the devices, and an online service for acquiring and sharing media. The flagship Zune product is the portable media player, that will compete directly with Apple’s Ipod. The Zune was released on the US market on November 14, 2006 with a price tag of $249.99, and you can order it today here at OneStopZuneShop – as well as all of the Zune Accessories.

The Zune has a 30 GB hard drive which stores up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures or 100 hours of video. It has built-in FM tuner with Radio Data System, 3.0-inch screen, and 802.11 wireless networking. The player comes in three colors—black, brown and white. Supported codecs include H.264, MP3, WMA, WMV, MPEG4, JPG and AAC6 [7].

The wireless networking connects two Zunes together, enabling the sharing of “full-length sample tracks of select songs”, recordings, playlists and pictures with others. Tracks received from another person can be played for up to three days or three plays, whichever comes first, after which it will need to be purchased via the Zune Marketplace store—their official name for the store.

The Zune is able to connect to the Xbox 360, which allows the user to stream music, videos, and pictures via USB. Microsoft Points is used to buy music via the Zune Marketplace. The Zune Marketplace can be used as a per-song purchase plan or as a subscription-based flat-fee service, known as a “Zune Pass”.

What does the future hold for the Microsoft Zune?

Rumors suggest the Zune will, in the near future, also act as a mobile phone. But in the interim, we’ll have access to a broad range of Zune accessories, such as:

  • Zune Car Pack and Auto Installation Kits
  • Zune Cases
  • Zune Speakers
  • Zune Docks
  • Zune Movies
  • Zune TV Shows
  • Zune Music
  • Zune Videos
  • Zune Software, and
  • Zune Downloads

10 Common iPod Repairs

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This article brought to you by the iPod broken screen repair experts at Podimus.com

The greatest advantage and disadvantage of an iPod is its small shape. For such a small gadget, the iPod holds can hold thousands of mp3 files. With its portability, the increase of mishaps is sure to happen. From common scratches to hard drive problems, an iPod’s biggest selling point can also be its greatest drawback.

Detailed below are the most common repair issues:

1. Getting Dropped: It’s as easy as giving it to someone to look at or even slipping out of your pocket. Dropping an iPod can happen anytime. This can result in minor aesthetic issues that can be ignored or to greater hard drive issues that have to be sent to a specialist for repair.

2. Getting Scratched: Scratching an iPod is as easy as scratching a cell phone. With its increased daily use, the iPod is not just used on occasion, but is a regular accessory.

3. Falling in Water: How many times have you dropped your cell in phone in water? Nowadays, dropping an iPod in water can happen just as easy.

4. Exposure to Extreme Weather Conditions: Depending on where you live, weather conditions can affect your iPod. From the large amount of rain in Seattle to the snowy weather in the NorthEast, or even the blazing sun in the South, any harsh weather condition can affect your iPod and can cause needed repairs.

5. Dirt: With regular use, dirt can accumulate in the iPod. Cleaning is needed in many cases.

6. Bending: Even though there is an increase in clothing designers catering to the iPod user by designing storage units in many jackets, shirts and pants, bending and cracking can happen. Many people keep their iPods in their back pockets and mishaps can happen when sitting.

7. Broken Screens: One of the leading repairs is LCD repair. Breaking or cracking of the screen can happen in so many ways, accidentally or even with just normal use.

8. Hard Drives: The most costly repair is the hard drive. For whatever reason, these gadgets can stop working like normal. A hard drive upgrade or replacement may be needed.

9. Headphone Sockets: With continual use, the headphone socket may become loose or even broken. Repair is needed since it is the source for listening.

10. Battery: With time, the battery life may become too short or even have battery malfunctions. A battery upgrade may be needed.

These are just some of the problems you may face with an iPod. With care and forward thinking, many of these can be limited. To lessen iPod repair issues, be sure to use a protective case and use care and caution.

How to Fix an Ipod

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This article brought to you by Podimus.com – the experts who can teach you how to fix an ipod.

What is the iPod Repair Guide?

The iPod Repair Guide will fix the sad face iPod and repair iPod folder errors, and have your iPod working again in under 1 hour. This guide covers skipping songs, not syncing with iTunes, short battery life and more. It works for all generations of iPods.

Thousands of iPod users, just like you, have repaired their broken iPod using the iPod repair guide. Knowing how to fix your broken iPod will save you a lot of money. Apple will not tell your how to fix your broken iPod because they will request you to send your iPod to them for repair. This repair can cost as much as $249, including a $30 shipping and handling charge, with only a 90 day warranty AND when Apple returns your iPod, your music will be gone!

What Are The Benefit of the iPod Repair Guide?

The iPod Repair Guide offers the following benefits:

- Downloadable PDF guide with pictures and easy to follow instructions

- Full online technical support – 24 hours, 7 days

- No special tools or advanced knowledge needed

- Instant software download

How Can The iPod Repair Guide Help You?

There may be other guides out there that show you how to fix broken iPods, but only the iPod Repair Guide teaches you the secret techniques that not even Apple wants you to know about. Secret techniques that work with step-by-step instructions with full color photos.

By using the iPod Repair Guide, not only will you be able to save yourself a lot of money, but there are ways that you can make money with it. By buying broken iPods on Ebay or at garage sales, you will be able to fix them and sell them online or at flea markets for a big profit.

With the iPod Repair Guide, we will show you how to repair your broken iPod in as little as 30 minutes, and the best part about it is you don’t even need a screwdriver! Even if you don’t want to take your iPod apart, it provides multiple easy to do fixes that work.

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February 21, 2010

The Best Birthday Party Ideas

Filed under: Uncategorized — Hunter @ 8:01 am

This article brought to you by Mr. Biggs – the king of Colorado Springs birthday party ideas.

Birthdays are important occasions that require celebrations, and parties, which are memorable for a long time. The more birthday parties someone throws, the more experienced they become in throwing great parties. Whether it is a birthday party of a child, or a grown up, it requires a lot of planning that should be started at the right time, so that everything can be perfect.

The greatest advantage of starting the planning for a birthday party well before hand is that you will be relaxed at the time of the party, and will not have to worry about any detail of the event. For the party, you should start with the guest list, and then move on to make a party checklist, which will help you in keeping track of all the details. You can also easily order supplies with the help of a checklist.

Organising a birthday party may seem quite overwhelming at times, but it can become easy, and manageable, if the tasks are categorised and dealt with, turn by turn. When you are done with making the list, you have to think whether you want to have the party on the birth date, or some other date. Other than this, you should also think about, where you would like to hold the party. After this, you are ready to send-off invitations, which can be done online, or in a traditional manner.

The first possible venue for holding a birthday party is your house. Alternates could be pizza parlours, movie cinemas, or restaurants. The venue you choose depends a lot on the kind of party you are trying to throw, and on your budget. Your venue also depends upon the kind of theme you are having for the party.

In case of birthday parties of children, a theme can be very exciting. You can keep the theme according to the choice of the child; favourite cartoons, movies, or any other thing. Once you have thought up the theme for a birthday party, it will be easier for you to go, and shop for the supplies.

You should shop for all the non-perishable items almost a week before the birthday party is supposed to take place. Once you have shopped for the supplies in accordance with the theme for the party, you now have to come up with some games for the party. Games are important especially in case of birthday parties of children, because they are exciting and keep them busy.

When you are planning a birthday party for a child, the age of the child is an important consideration. This will help you a lot in thinking up a theme, and in coming up with games for the party. You should also keep in mind that a girl would be interested in a different theme, and games than a boy. If you want to plan a perfect birthday party, you should think of all the guests, and how you can keep them happy letting them have a good time. For this, you might have to do a lot as an organiser, as it is always worth it.

February 17, 2010

Ideas for a Winter Birthday

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This article brought to you by Mr. Biggs – the place for Colorado Springs kids birthday parties.

Children born in the winter months miss out on the fun of pool themed birthday parties or even just being able to go outside during their birthday party. For you, winter birthday parties mean everyone is going to be spending most of the party inside, which can equal a lot more chaos and mess.

Planning a winter birthday party, though, can be just as fun as planning a summer birthday party. You just have to plan ahead.

If the weather outside is not too terribly cold and there is snow on the ground,, then going outside can be a fun birthday activity. Tell parents to make sure their child dresses warmly. You can build a snow fort, a snow man or go sledding.

If going outside is not possible, then you need to really plan out the party. You should have a general party area and make sure everyone knows that this is the party space and the rest of the house is off limits.

You will want to accommodate guests when they arrive by having a place for hats, coats, gloves and boots or wet shoes. If you wish to have guests remove their shoes then post a sign asking them to do so and provide a space for them to put their shoes. This way no one will leave wet foot prints across your carpet.

You will also want to lower the thermostat a bit right before the party. Once you get all the guests in the party area you will find the body heat will raise the temperature fast. To keep everyone comfortable, plan ahead and keep that area a little cooler then the rest of the house.

Winter birthday parties will likely need more activities then a summer birthday party. With a summer birthday party, being outside can allow for a lot of free play, but with a winter party and being inside for the majority or all of the party, it is more likely for guests to get bored.

Plan out some fun activities and hire some entertainment. You want to make sure you have something for guests to do every minute of the party. Have a schedule of events planned out so you can easily move from one activity to the next.

One major setback when it comes to a winter birthday party is bad weather. If the weather gets too bad you may have to consider canceling the party and rescheduling it. Depending on your area’s weather you may want to plan an alternate party date just in case of bad weather. Let guests know on the invitations and then call guests the day before or day of the party of you will need to reschedule.

A winter birthday party does not have to be boring or dull just because the weather outside is. You should make the winter party as fun as possible. If you pay attention to the special considerations of a winter birthday party then you should be able to plan one that is amazing fun.

Birthday Party Ideas

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This birthday party idea brought to by the king of Colorado Springs birthday parties: Mr. Biggs

For those kid fans of Dora the Explorer there is also the kid’s show, Go Diego Go!, in which Dora’s cousin Diego along with his trusty friends, click, baby jaguar, the bobo brothers and the rescue pack head out on a regular basis to save animals in need. This is a great show for kids with an interest in animals, the jungle, helping others and the show is bilingual with Diego speaking some Spanish and singing songs in Spanish. Research has shown that both Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go! help kids to learn Spanish much more easily.

Boys and girls alike who have an interest in the show would love to have a Go Diego Go themed party for their birthdays. The show has many elements that you can make use of in your party plans. Since the show is set in the jungle and focuses on animals you can get wall decorations featuring the jungle and its animals. Plastic inflatable animals can be scattered around the room to add to the feeling. It’s also bilingual and features elements of the Spanish culture. You can hand out maracas at your party as party favors and for part of the entertainment during have the kids take a whack or two at a colorful piñata filled with candy.

Go Diego Go didn’t last very long only about a year on Nick Jr. but it was popular so kids are always asking to see the reruns. You may be able to track down some DVDs or VHS tapes of episodes for the kids to watch at the party. Diego did star in an hour long special called, “The Great Dinosaur Rescue” with his cousin Dora. Don’t forget to pick up paper supplies featuring Go Diego Go! as the featured theme. You should be able to find plates and napkins, streamers, a tablecloth and cups for the kids to use when they are eating up their favorite Mexican snacks. Who’s up for quesadillas?

Mrs. Party… Gail Leino is the internet’s leading authority on selecting the best possible party supplies (http://partysupplieshut.com), using proper etiquette, and living a healthy life while also teaching organizational skills and fun facts. The Party Supplies Hut has lots of party ideas with hundreds of free coloring sheets, printable games, and free birthday party activities. Over 100 adorable Party Themes (PartyThemeShop.com) to fit your birthday celebration, holiday event, or “just because” parties is at the Party Theme Shop. Party themes include cartoon characters, sports, movie, TV shows, luau, western, holidays, and unique crazy fun theme ideas.

February 16, 2010

Internet Privacy

Filed under: Uncategorized — Hunter @ 6:42 am

Brought to you by ZIP Broadband – the best of the Colorado Springs internet providers.

What is an IP address?

A string of numbers assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider whenever you connect online.

Can I be traced through my IP address?

Your IP address reveals only the location and name of your ISP. Your ISP itself may have records of your computer using their service at such and such a time, but an ISP will usually not disclose this information without a search warrant / court order.

How long does an ISP keep logs of user IP addresses?

No one knows, but it could be anywhere from months to a few years. This is necessary to monitor bandwidth usage.

Someone online has threatened they can find me through my IP address. Can they do this?

Most likely they’re bluffing. Unless you run your own server or live in the same building as your ISP’s office, a stranger can’t find you using just your IP address.

Can someone find out my username or password based in my IP address?

No. Your ISP is the only one that knows these details.

Do my emails display my IP address?

Yes. To send email anonymously, you’ll want to use an anonymous remailer or an anonymous proxy.

What is a proxy server?

A third party server used as a go-between by a client computer that doesn’t want to connect directly to the Internet.

Can a proxy server give me internet privacy?

Not if it’s just a proxy server. A mere proxy server will announce to cyberspace that it’s acting as a proxy for such and such IP address user (your computer), so you can still be traced through it.

What type of proxy server should I use to be able to surf anonymously?

You need an anonymous proxy server that’s secure, reputable and reliable. You will most likely have to pay a fee.

How can an anonymous proxy server protect me?

Mainly by hiding your real IP address and blocking malicious scripts and programs from entering your system. You may get a different IP address each time you use the proxy. Additionally, some anonymous proxies claim they can’t disclose your data even if subpoenaed (court ordered) since they don’t store user logs.

How much does it cost to get an anonymous proxy server?

Could be $19.95, or $29.95 or $99.95. It all depends on the server and the service features. Go check out the anonymous proxy server’s website and compare their product services.

Are free proxy servers safe to use?

Not if you’re serious about your security and privacy. Many free proxies are either incorrectly set up, or owned by malicious people who want to use your data for their own ends. Beware of using free proxies and anonymous proxy servers that don’t allow secure connections. And no matter what server you use, always encrypt private data.

Peter Garant has written many articles about Proxy Websites for a recently launched website about Proxy networks.

Playing Games on Your Zune

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Brought to you by Podimus.com – the Zune screen repair experts.

You can download Zune games the easy way or the hard way, it depends upon your choice of website. To guide you into picking a great site for Zune downloads, the article discusses several factors you need to look for in a website to qualify it as a good place to download. Your Microsoft Zune Player is waiting for you so you better start downloading, quick.

A good site will have a variety of Zune files available for download. A great site to download Zune games would have all types of games available from all genres. You should look if the site has games from the arcade category, simulations, and more. It also wouldn’t hurt if the site you choose has other files for download aside from games, such as music, movies, and even applications.

If you want a quality Zune download site, do not expect it to be free. You need to be ready to pay a certain amount. Before you decide to hand over the money, check to see if the site has a money back guarantee. You can get your money back within a period of sixty days if you find that you are not satisfied with their service.

Just because the site requires you to pay does not mean that not all sites demand affordable prices. There are some prices that are just too high to be acceptable. There are available sites you can download Zune games from that offer a lifetime membership for a fee below forty dollars so why opt for expensive sites? If you look hard enough, you will notice that there is virtually no difference in the service they are offering.

You should also evaluate the user interface of the website. If you want to download Zune games, you’d want the site laid out to be convenient and easy to use. The site shouldn’t be too complicated to discourage you to download. You wouldn’t want to spend all your time just figuring out what the user interface wants you to do.

Like all other downloading sites, you should always check the download speed. When you download Zune games, the speed should be fast so that you get to enjoy playing the game as soon as possible. If you join a pay site, download speed wouldn’t be a problem.

The site should also have available customer support to answer your queries and other related concerns regarding downloads or the site itself. If the site is a good one for download in the first place, you wouldn’t need to contact customer support anymore.

Find out more about the best sites to download Zune games by visiting my blog today. Click on and get the hippest games in town.

Learn how you can get access to unlimited Zune game downloads for your Zune player instantly. Also, read another article on how you can download music to Zune.

Finding the Right Speakers for your iPod

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So, you have an iPod, but not the speakers. Well, you need to pick up a pair today. The speaker make sharing the music so much easier with your friends. Have that great song you want to have all you friends listen to, but it’s a pain to pass it around with just the headphones? Well, that’s why iPod has made the speakers, for easy music listening with your friends.

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.

But, that’s why there’s so many options for speakers on the iPod. You can get anything from small, easily portable speakers to something big enough to hook up to a home stereo system. It just increases the versatility of the iPod as whole.

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 rich, audible sounds.

It’s quite unbelievable that these speakers could last 24 hours from four AA batteries. You can carry these iPod speakers anywhere, and play it on for an all night party even on a place where there’s no power outlet, like the soccer field, basketball court, or the lakeside.

The black Altec Lansing iPod speakers has the same price as that of the Apple white version.

- Apple’s Hi-Fi Shouts “Party!”

When iPod was released in 2001, the only way you could hear the playing songs is through headphones. There were no Apple-branded iPod speakers then, yet. Third party manufacturers and developers created their own iPod speakers to answer the growing demand for off-headphones music playing.

In 2006, Apple realized that it was time to create one of its own. In February, Apple released the iPod Hi-Fi. Priced at $349, Apple’s eye is set on the high-end market.

Hi-Fi iPod speakers, according to Apple, creates a large soundstage and has a wide frequency range. So, Hi-fi iPod speakers are not only portable speakers, they can be the only speaker for a small house or an apartment, replacing the bulky speakers with separate woofer and sub-woofers. With the sound of these Hi-Fi iPod speakers, you can shout “Party!” anytime you want.

Design wise, it looks cool. It bears the traditional Apple white color. It’s size is bigger than most portable iPod speakers and is the heaviest, weighs 15 ounces, in the entire line of third party developed iPod speakers

Hi-Fi iPod speakers are powered in two ways, AC or DC (six D-cell batteries), comes with a small, white remote control, and built-in handles to bring it anywhere you go.

So, if you haven’t picked yourself up a pair of iPod speakers yet, what are you waiting for? There’s so many options that I’m sure there’s a pair out there for exactly what your needs are.

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The iPod Changes through the Years

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The beginning

On 23 October, 2001, Apple released the first ever iPod. It appeared after less than a year’s development, and was Apple’s response to what it saw as a gap in the personal digital market. Until this point, digital music players were too large to be practical or too small to work properly. Apple changed this situation overnight with a 5GB device of modest size that held up to a 1,000 songs.

The first iPod was white with a monochrome screen. Users navigated it with a mechanical scroll wheel and a centre button. Other features included a FireWire rather than a USB connection, and a battery that held a charge for about ten hours of music playback.

The iPod made its mark instantly. Although it was only compatible with Mac computers, Windows users employed third party software to get round this problem. It was clear Apple could fill the gap in the market that the company had identified.

iTunes

iTunes became available in January 2001, nine months before the first iPod. iTunes formed part of Apple’s iLife software, and enabled users to transfer the content of CDs to their Macs, organise the music, and play it through their computers. The arrival of the iPod, together with iTunes 2.0, meant that everyone could now go one step further and copy their music from computers to portable players.

Since iTunes 2.0, Apple has introduced regular iTunes updates. The iTunes Store came online in April 2003, and six months later iTunes 4.1 made iTunes compatible with Windows. Further developments include access to music videos; podcasts; audiobooks; films; TV programmes; games; and applications. Apple has complemented these improvements with features such as Album Artwork; Cover Flow; and, most recently, Genius.

Technology

The first iPod stored music on a hard drive, a medium that the iPod classic continues using to this day. iPod minis (January 2004 – September 2005) had one inch microdrives with either 4GB or 6GB capacities. The iPod nano, shuffle, and touch have always had flash memories.

Colour screens arrived with the fourth generation iPod, also known as the iPod photo, in October 2004. From June the following year, all iPods dropped the black and white screens and had colour displays. These developed further into the two inch, two and a half inch, and three and a half inch screens that are now part of the nano, classic, and touch respectively.

The iPod’s controls began with the mechanical scroll wheel. A touch-sensitive wheel, and then the Click Wheel, followed this. The third generation iPod, however, combined a wheel with four horizontal buttons beneath the screen from April 2003. Apple changed this layout to just a touch-sensitive wheel in July 2004.

The most significant departure from the wheel arrangement appears on the iPod touch. Released in September 2007, the iPod touch has a Multi-Touch screen that users tap and run their fingers across to control the iPod’s functions.

The Click Wheel remains, though, as one of the distinctive features of the iPod classic and iPod nano ranges. The iPod shuffle, first released in January 2005, has a five button arrangement in the shape of a circle.

Connectivity for iPods has also changed. To begin with, Apple maintained exclusive use of FireWire, the original connection for iPods. In April 2003, with the advent of the third generation iPod, Apple included USB connectivity for the first time. In September 2005, all iPod models became USB only. This move confirmed iPods as the leading portable music player, and reflected the need to link to all computers.

Storage capacity

Apple began the iPod range with 5GB of storage. Within six months, a 10GB model appeared, followed by a 20GB second generation iPod in July 2002. Storage capacity hit its peak in September 2007 with the 160GB model of the sixth generation iPod (the “classic”), although this has since been dropped. The highest capacity, with the potential to hold 30,000 songs or 150 hours of video on a 1.8 inch hard drive, is the current 120GB iPod classic.

The latest iPod shuffle offers 1GB and 2GB options for 240 or 500 songs. The nano has 8GB and 16GB, and the iPod touch gives you a choice of 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB. iPod owners also have the ability to store digital media in their iTunes libraries.

Windows

Windows users who bought first generation iPods had to obtain software such as XPlay because they couldn’t download iTunes. To ease this problem, Apple released two versions of second generation iPods in October 2002. One came with iTunes for Mac owners; the other had Musicmatch Jukebox for Windows users.

In October 2003, Apple launched iTunes for Windows, and from then on all iPods were suitable for Mac and Windows users. Today, iPods no longer come with iTunes: the software is available to everyone as a free download.

Video

One of the most significant boosts for iPods was the introduction of video. This came with the fifth generation iPod in October 2005. Originally available in 30GB and 60GB versions, the fifth generation was slimmer than its predecessor and with a larger screen.

Battery support for video playback was two hours for the 30GB model, and three hours for the 60GB. This jumped to six and half hours, however, with the arrival of the 80GB fifth generation upgrade in September 2006.

Video playback is now a standard feature on the iPod classic, the touch and the nano.

Sales

iPods are the most popular type of digital music player in the world. Their share of the market is more than 70%, and total sales have exceeded 160 million. Apple has sold around a quarter of this figure within the last year.

Driving these sales is Apple’s never-ending desire to improve and innovate. The latest models are perfect examples of this approach and represent the best that’s now available in the digital music player market.

Ben T Wilson writes about Apple products, including iPods and the iPod Classic.

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