2006-09-02 15:59:13 · 5 answers · asked by goat 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
The iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Computer. Devices in the iPod family are designed around a central scroll wheel (except for the iPod shuffle) and provide a simple user interface. Apple chose to focus its development on the iPod's user experience, rather than on its technical capability. The full-sized model stores media on a built-in hard drive, while the smaller iPod nano and iPod shuffle use flash memory. Like many digital audio players, iPods can serve as external data storage devices when connected to a computer.
As of 2006, the lineup consists of the 5th generation iPod with a video player; the iPod nano with a color screen; and the iPod shuffle. All three models were released in 2005. Discontinued versions include two generations of the iPod mini and four generations of the full-sized iPod, all of which had monochrome screens (except for the iPod photo).
The bundled software used for transferring music, photos and videos is called iTunes. As a music jukebox application, iTunes stores a comprehensive library of music on the user's computer and can play, burn, and rip music from a CD. The most recent version of iTunes has photo and video synchronization features.
The iPod is currently the world's best-selling digital audio player, and its worldwide mainstream adoption makes it one of the most popular consumer brands. Some of Apple's design choices and proprietary actions have, however, led to criticism and legal battles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod
2006-09-05 16:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by danielpsw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A family of extremely popular digital music players from Apple introduced in 2001 for the Mac and in 2002 for Windows. iPods are noted for their user interface, originally featuring a circular scroll wheel that later became touch sensitive and clickable. For downloading and battery charging, connection is made to the computer via FireWire or USB.
AAC, Apple's featured audio format, is known to offer better sound than MP3. The combination of sound quality, sleek design and unique user interface made the iPod a hit, causing an entire industry of accessories to emerge in a very short time.
The hard disk iPod is a multimedia device, which plays audio and video and displays photos (see supported formats below). It also includes an address book and calendar, and vendors have developed games and many other applications for it.
2006-09-06 02:41:54 · answer #2 · answered by srihari_reddy_s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The iPod is just a type of MP3 Player. The term "MP3 Player" is simply any device that can play the file format .mp3
2006-09-02 23:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by PurpleMonkey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, an i pod is a type of mp3 player.
2006-09-02 23:03:20 · answer #4 · answered by zacharychiaro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-02 23:02:38 · answer #5 · answered by CHELSEA B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋