www.apple.com/ipod/start

There’re 4 types of iPod:

• iPod shuffle
• iPod nano
• iPod classic
• iPod touch

Which one is for you?

Here’re the features for the iPods:

iPod shuffle

Smallest and lightest iPod, Wearable iPod has buttons. iPod shuffle is only 0.44 ounce and dimension is 1.14 x 1.24 x 0.34 inches including clip.

Five colors provided:

Storage: 2GB

Price: $49

iPod nano

iPod nano is the smallest full functional iPod. It brings multi-touch screen and built-in FM radio and pedometer.

Six colors provided:

Storage: 8GB and 16GB

Price: $149 and $179

iPod classic

Biggest 160G storage capacity. And iPod classic can play video.

Two colors iPod classic provided: black and white.

Storage: 160GB

Price: $249

iPod touch

iPod touch has biggest 3.5 inches Retina screen. It also support FaceTime, HD video recording. Apps and games can be installed on iPod touch.

Only black provided.

Storage: 8GB, 32GB, 64GB

Price: $229, $299, $399

Conclusion

So if you need portable music player, choose iPod shuffle.

If you want to more powerful portable player and like to listen FM radio, iPod nano is for you.

If you have many many songs to save, iPod classic if the best choice.

If you want to play game and othere apps, or want to video chating with others, You may buy iPod touch.

Apple just announced iPod Nano 6th generation at Apple year’s September product launch. iPod Nano 6th has been completely redesigned.

 

There’re no any buttons on iPod Nao now. iPod nano is designed with a Multi-touch screen. The screen is as same as iPhone. iPod Nano is only the half size of previous generation but easier to play.

Another new feature of iPod Nano 6th geneartion is FM radio. There’s an FM tuner in the iPod Nano. iPod nano provides "Live pause" to allow you pausing a radio broadcast and rewinding while listening FM radio. If you have to take a break from listening, do not miss a minute of radio time with Live Pause. Tap to pause a song or show, then tap once again to continue where you left off. You can rewind as far back as 15 minutes or fast-forward to catch as much as the live broadcast.

iPod Nano 6th generation spec

Size and weight

• Height: 1.48 inches (37.5 mm)
• Width: 1.61 inches (40.9 mm)
• Depth: 0.35 inch (8.78 mm)
• Weight: 0.74 ounces (21.1 grams)
• Volume: 0.614 cu. inch (10,056 cu. mm)

Display

• 1.54-inch (diagonal) color TFT display
• 240-by-240-pixel resolution
• 220 pixels per inch

Capcity

• 8GB or 16GB

FM radio

• Live Pause feature for pausing a radio broadcast and rewinding (within a 15-minute buffer)

Battery and power

• Up to 24 hours of music playback when fully charged
• Battery fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
• Battery full-charge time: about 3 hours

iPod Nano 6th generation will be released at Sep. 2010. It’s whole a new generation of iPod nano

iPod was born from 2001 was nearly 10 years, iPod nano is still regarded as the first generation iPod, based on improvement, "Click Wheel + display" to become the embodiment of iPod classic. iPod nano has done a lot, and video playback and recording, FM radio, then those who are despised Jobs 11 features are also constantly adding to the iPod nano, iPod nano can also add what the next step? In addition to upgrade storage space, I would like a good program more.

However, this message today, I do not know happy or sad, iPod nano may be forever lost her touch wheel (Click Wheel), iPod classic image will be gone.

Have multiple sources suggest this may be, the Apple iPod nano will be thoroughly renovated, iPod nano will change its classic physical touch wheel (Click Wheel). I can not imagine, or I just think that Apple Click Wheel is hidden into the iPod nano’s body.

Then, from accessories manufacturer in Shenzhen, China news, they have made good the next generation of iPod touch and iPod nano’s jacket (below).

The next generation of iPod touch looks to increase the camera, but the change does not seem to. But the two boxes above are doing the same thing? I scratch brain can not think of it skin appearance with the iPod nano has the slightest relationship. After a while, seems to have kicked me about something, this is the next-generation iPod nano, and shape is such that a square, four square, you kidding?

Well, a few months ago online through this thing out, a 3×3 cm touch screen. I thought, If Apple use this to create a smaller iPod touch is the brain is broken. Why can such a small screen?

Today know that Apple does not intend carries it to do iPod touch, but the iPod nano.

A iPod nano, without Click Wheel, 3×3cm touch screen, box, you probably already understand.

Yes, in this era of touch screen, Click Wheel physics may no longer technically exist necessary. But so many people who love music may have begun to miss, over the years Click Wheel to bring them happiness. I have a bag like the iPod mini, not the reason why sometimes hold it, thumb at the Click Wheel on the slide will make people feel comfortable and at ease.

Someone Said, Apple is what? Apple is always desperate, resolutely and thoroughly changed, and say goodbye to their past – the courage to change. It seems I can only hope that the future will be better than yesterday was.

You can add your music to another computer that contains itunes without losing all your songs.

1. The first thing you want to do is connect your ipod to your computer via the white USB cable. WARNING: If itunes opens and asks you if you would like to sync up your ipod click NO!

2. After your ipod is connected, open My Computer, or just Computer from the start menu and look for the ipod drive. It should be in the (F:) drive. You will see the ipod logo in the listing of disk drives.

3. If you are using Windows vista: Open the ipod drive and click on ORGANIZE. Then folder and search options tab. Then View and Show hidden files and folders.

If you are using Windows XP, open the ipod drive and click tools then Folder options then View tab then click show hidden files and folder. Finally click Apply.

 

4. Now you should have a new folder called ipod_control. Open that folder up and you should see the following: Calendar, Contacts, ipod_control, notes, photos, ect. If you are trying to save all of your music then the ipod_control folder is the only one you need to worry about.
5. Open the ipod_control folder then open the music folder. Copy each one of those folders (should look similar to these: F00, F01 …) onto your computer. You can do this by creating a new folder on your desktop and dragging the files into the folder.
6. Open itunes and insert the new folder you created on your computer’s desktop into: library —> Music

7. You can now sync your ipod to this new computer with out losing all of your music.

Playlist is a collection of songs or video that put in a custom order. With playlist, You can do many thins, such as:

• Organize iTunes library
• Burn CDs or DVDs
• Share songs with others on your local network
• Sync multiple iPods on one computer
• Create custome mixes. For example, a playlist for dinner party or for a wedding.

There’re five kinds of playlists: standard playlist,  smart playlist, genius playlist, genius mixes and iTunes DJ playlist.

But how to create playlist for iPod? I’ll show you by simple steps:

1. Create Playlist

Open iTunes, Click menu "File | New Playlist",

Or click "Plus" sign on the left right bottom of iTunes.

After playlist created, It will be shown at the bottom left tree list. It’s the time to select a name for it now. After type the name in the box, Type return to confirm the name.

Great, you have a whole new play list now.

2. Add songs into the playlist

After playlist created, You may to add some songs or music to the playlist. Click "Library | Music", Select the songs that you want to add to playlist and drag them into the playlist.

The click the playlist name node again, You will find that all of the songs just drag in the playlist.

3. re-order the songs

It’s very easy to re-order the songs in playlist, Just drag them up and down.

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Is it very easy to create playlist? Try it now!

To get more information about playlist, Please visit official iPod website: www.apple.com/ipod/start