| Apple is easily the most well known name in | | | | |
| MP3 players or personal music players. The | | | | The 2GB Nano allows the storage of up to |
| iPod has taken the music world by storm and | | | | around 500 songs, the 4GB Nano 1,000 songs. |
| each time a new one is released it seems to | | | | They are both available in either black or |
| break all previous barriers. Initially, they | | | | white and despite their miniature size they |
| were slightly larger than their counterparts | | | | are hardy and resistant to general wear and |
| but they were hard drive based and so held | | | | tear. With predictions that the next iPod to |
| thousands and thousands of songs but with the | | | | be released will be the video iPod, Apple |
| introduction of the iPod Nano this soon | | | | once again look certain to take the portable |
| became a thing of the past. The iPod Nano | | | | media device to yet another level. |
| uses Flash based memory and so it is | | | | |
| infinitely smaller. In fact, it is as thin as | | | | Buying an iPod now also requires buying into |
| a pencil. | | | | an iPod. Those who own them love them, but |
| | | | there are some that are skeptical due to its |
| The iPod is popular for a reason though. As | | | | price being quite high compared to other MP3 |
| well as being durable and very advanced it | | | | players and the fact that they feel they are |
| features access to iTunes. ITunes is the | | | | paying for the Apple brand. However, the iPod |
| Internet's largest music store and allows | | | | is an excellent personal audio player and you |
| iPod users to download tracks to their | | | | will have to go a long way to find one that |
| computer or to their MP3 player. ITunes has | | | | is as good and offers a service similar to |
| also become huge in terms of popularity. | | | | iTunes. |