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Thursday, September 28, 2006
I am a gadget girl. I always have been. Ever since I got my first computer, I always wanted to get more. I like reading about new technology. I like trying out new things. I really do try and stay on top of all the latest electronics. Let me just say that by far, my favorite invention is the mp3 player. Well, any MP3 player is awesome but I personally own the I-Pod. I have one of the originals and it has lasted me almost three years now. Have mp3 player, will travel!
Let me tell you about some of the reasons I love my gadget so much. First, I am a huge music lover. I have always have tape decks and portable cd players. The I-pod is incredibly practical and light and travels much more easily than tape decks and cd players ever did. The nanos travel even better than mine does! Its light weight and compact design make it perfect for taking in a backpack, purse, on a plane or in a car. Many companies now market travel accessories for the device. There are sports arm bands that allow the player to be taken to the gym or for a job. I have the car adaptor, which plugs into either a tape deck or cigarette lighter. The music is played through your car speakers instead of headphones.
Mp3 players are incredibly durable. I have dropped mine no less than six or seven times. I seem to have this bad habit of dancing around my apartment while listening to it and it has slipped out of my hands a few times! It takes a lickin' and keeps on rockin'! I can use the battery power on it for several days, too, unless I go on an all day music marathon. And it has held up so well, even after all these of having it and traveling around with it.
They make a great gift! If you know a music lover, regardless of what type of music they love, they will always appreciate an mp3 player. It allows them the flexibility to take their music any place they go and the ease of sharing it with friends and other music lovers. A few weeks ago at a family get together; my cousin Tony and I were swapping headphones and listening to each other's tunes while the rest of the family chatted. It was fun and we got to explore some of what the other listened to.
Great features on the devices. I am so happy with the I-pod and its features. I have everything on shuffle all the time. This prevents boredom from setting in. It randomly shuffles songs and plays them. If I don't like the song or don't want to hear it, I just skip to the next one. But it also enables users to play songs from specific artists or whole albums if you want. So when I want to listen to U2, I just pick an album and listen or play all their songs. The display is really great too. You can see the artist name and the song title of what you're listening to. If you listen to music at night, there is a backlight that allows you to turn on a light and still see the display!
Another wonderful feature about I-Pods and MP3 players is the variety you can choose from. It's like picking out a cell phone. You can pick the color you want, the style you want and the size, along with memory and song capacity. My I-Pod is the original limited edition U2 ipod and it holds 5,000 songs. I have about 1300 songs on there now. The Nanos carry about 1000 and the shuffles about 100. So if you want something quick and don't ever download lots of tunes, the smaller units are good for you. My Cousin Tony's mp3 player holds about 250 songs and he told me he just periodically changes the library playlist when he gets bored with them. For me personally, I just keep adding songs and adding songs. I have another friend who has the video I-Pod, a new feature that mp3 players are now offering!! He can download movies and music videos and even TV shows. Project Runway on Bravo TV always people to download their episodes to their I-Pods. Also, if you're a person like me who is devoted to one band and always looking for new and odd stuff from them, this is the way to go. Many artists now are offering their entire album collection to be purchases from retailers like I Tunes or Yahoo Music. Some even provide preview albums before you can buy them in stores and others, like U2, allow some of their oddball songs to be purchased. U2 recently gave Rhapsody the right to sell the song they performed on Monday night football and all the proceeds from the sale of the song will go toward helping to rebuild New Orleans. So while you get the benefit of great music, great causes are being helped, too!
So as you can see, this is only a brief description of mp3 players and the I-Pod. For music lovers, they are the ultimate gift. Their design makes them easy to pack up and take anyplace. You have a wide variety of songs to listen to and different ways to select your listening choices. Many retailers such as I Tunes offer thousands of songs and videos to download. Everything a music lover could ever want or need is all in the palm of your hand now!
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