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Technology Bytes
by Francine Brokaw
I Pod Mini
The I Pod experience is sweeping the country. Forget about carrying around a portable CD player. Forget about having to listen to only a portable radio when you go to the gym. The I Pod Mini is the best way to take your music with you – wherever you go. It’s easy to use and very compact, yet holds up to 1,000 songs with the best sound quality you can imagine!
The I Pod Mini is even smaller than the original I Pod and comes in five fashionable colors, so you can match your personality. There is a silver, gold, blue, pink, or green I Pod Mini waiting for you. At just 3.6 ounces, this little unit is smaller and lighter than most cell phones, and we all know how easy it is to schlep your cell phone with you. Everybody has them these days, and soon everyone will have an I Pod too.
The I Pod Mini stores four gigabytes of songs. Just connect the unit to your computer via Fire Wire or USB 2 port and you’re ready to start filling up the space with the music you love. The buttons on the unit are easy to use, and the software doesn’t require a degree in rocket science! These devices are completely user friendly.
Utilizing the iTunes software, the I Pod Mini can transfer an entire CD to the unit in less than 10 seconds. The software also keeps track of playlists which can be synched to the unit, so you always have your favorites available to listen to wherever you go.
There are tons of accessories available for the I Pod Mini. There is a belt clip and an armband so you can easily move around while listening to your tunes. There is also a stereo connection kit available to connect the unit with your home stereo, making the I Pod Mini a home unit as well as a portable one. There are speakers, a car power adapter, FM transmitter (so you can listen to your music through the car’s speakers), different headphones, and many other accessories available to enhance the usability of the devices.
How many hours have you waited in a doctor’s office with only some out-of-date magazines to keep you occupied? How often were you early to an appointment and forgotten to bring the book you’ve been meaning to get to? With the I Pod Mini, you don’t have to spend your down time pondering the evolution of the universe. And they’re more environment-friendly than cell phones. Think about it. With cell phones everyone around you has to listen to your side of the conversation, and that is not only irritating to them, but fills the air with annoying noise.
Music is wonderful to sooth a frazzled mind, pick up a tired soul, or just inspire creativity. Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, “Take a music bath once or twice a week . . . and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body.” With the I Pod Mini, your favorite music is always right at your fingertips.
There are more uses for these incredible little units, but I’ll save them for another day.
© 2004 Francine Brokaw
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