| In 2001 the iPod, a media player that was to | | | | library which are similar to the song you selected. |
| change the face of the portable audio player | | | | Capacity |
| landscape was designed, marketed and launched | | | | - 160GB |
| by Apple. Nine years later, I decided to look into | | | | - Up to 40,000 songs |
| buying an iPod that I could call my own. The | | | | Up to 200 hours video |
| web-based road to finding the perfect iPod has | | | | Battery Life: |
| many twists and turns and there were endless | | | | - Audio playback: Up to 36 hours |
| questions to be asked and answers to be | | | | - Video playback: Up to 6 hours |
| collected. Firstly – what exactly was I looking | | | | Includes: |
| for? Secondly, what kind of budget did I have? | | | | - Earphones, Dock Connector to USB Cable |
| Lastly, how cool do I want to look?iPod Price | | | | The iPod Nano |
| Comparison | | | | The iPod Nano has gone through five models |
| The iPod Touch | | | | since its introduction in late 2005. The fifth |
| The iPod Touch was launched in 2007 and the 2nd | | | | generation (2009) has features such as video |
| generation iPod Touch was launched in 2008. | | | | recording, microphone for voice memos, FM |
| The 2nd generation iPod touch weighs in at just | | | | Radio, a pedometer and a larger screen than the |
| 115 grams and is a slim rectangular shape with a | | | | generation before. |
| glass touch screen display. All iPod Touch models | | | | What makes the Nano slightly different to the |
| include applications such as Videos, Music, Photos, | | | | other iPods available are the colour options. |
| iTunes, Safari, YouTube, Calendar, Clock, | | | | There are nine finishes to choose from: Silver, |
| Contacts, Calculator and Settings. | | | | Black, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Red, Green, Pink and |
| The iPod Touch has a relatively high price tag, | | | | Orange. The screen, as mentioned before is |
| however it has many additional features that the | | | | slightly larger at 2.2 inches diagonally. It uses flash |
| other iPod models do not have. For example, | | | | memory, just like the iPod Shuffle and uses a |
| Google Maps is a fantastic application that can be | | | | ‘click wheel' that can be found on the iPod |
| added to the iPod Touch and cannot be added to | | | | Classic. |
| other iPods. | | | | Capacity |
| Capacity | | | | - 16GB |
| - 64GB | | | | - Up to 4,000 songs |
| - Up to 7000 songs | | | | Up to 16 hours video |
| Up to 40 hours video | | | | Battery Life: |
| Battery Life: | | | | - Audio playback: Up to 24 hours |
| - Audio playback: Up to 30 hours | | | | - Video playback: Up to 5 hours |
| - Video playback: Up to 6 hours | | | | Includes: |
| Includes: | | | | - Earphones, Dock Connector to USB Cable |
| - Earphones with Remote and Mic, Dock | | | | The iPod Shuffle |
| Connector to USB Cable | | | | The iPod Shuffle is the smallest model of iPod and |
| The iPod Classic | | | | was launched in 2005. The current model – |
| There have been six generations of the iPod | | | | the third generation was launched in 2009 and |
| Classic since 2001. The sixth generation iPod | | | | weighs just 10.7 grams or 0.38 oz. Availble in silver |
| featured a slightly thinner body, improved battery | | | | or black, it features VoiceOver technology which |
| life and claimed up to 40 hours of music playback | | | | will tell you the name of each song, artist, album |
| and 7 hours of video playback. | | | | and playlist contents in 20 different languages |
| This latest iPod was the first iPod to not have a | | | | using a Text-to-Speech technology. |
| white colour option – this was replaced with a | | | | Before you worry that you can only have one |
| silver colour option and is available in 80gb and | | | | playlist – don't -ou can now have multiple |
| 160gb with a new interface and anodized | | | | playlists! It features a steel attachment clip which |
| aluminium front plate. The Genius feature is an | | | | makes it ideal to attach to your clothes, making it |
| extra addition, whereby the iPod can automatically | | | | useful to run with, if you were that were inclined. |
| generate a playlist of songs from your music | | | | |