A musical dream come true, the fourth-generation iPod offers voluminous capacity, letting you easily slip up to 15,000 songs or enough photos (as many as 25,000) to fill nearly 200 slide trays or cover nearly 5,000 square feet of wall space. And enjoy them wherever you go. In the car. On the treadmill. At the office. Around the house.
. A Click in the Right Direction
iPod photo displays 25 full-color thumbnails at a time. And you can scroll through them the same way you scroll through song titles--quickly. Just spin the wheel to see more. Though ease of use has always been the hallmark of iPod, we believe in constantly moving perfection forward. So iPod now incorporates the same touch-sensitive Apple Click Wheel that debuted on iPod mini. Without lifting that trusty thumb of yours from the wheel, you can easily select playlists, scroll through thousands of songs and start the music playing. Want that song to play from the beginning again? A single click will do the trick.
. Do the iPod Shuffle
You can put the Apple Click Wheel to use the next time you want to set your music to shuffle. Right there on the main menu — where it’s very easy to find — you’ll spot a new option — Shuffle Songs. Everyone’s favorite option for mixing things up, Shuffle Songs randomly plays the songs in your music library. You’ll never guess what’s coming up next, so you’re always surprised by startling juxtapositions — like a melodic Coldplay song hot on the heels of a Caballé aria.
. Play Your Music for Hours…and Hours
And you can shuffle your way through a lot of songs now that iPod lets you play your music for up to 12 hours on a single battery charge.
Imagine: you could fly from New York to Paris and still have hours of listening time left over as you stroll the Champs Elysées.
While you’re on the move, iPod keeps you aware of its charge level and when it’s time, iPod’s quick to recharge. Plug it into your computer or a handy wall socket (via the included power adapter) and you can fast-charge iPod in as little as 2 hours.
. A Music Store at Your Fingertips
The perfect companion to iPod, iTunes lets you easily build and manage your digital music collection. Since the iTunes Music Store is built right in, you can browse through over 1 million songs and more than 8,000 audiobooks until you find just what you’re looking for. Jazz, Reggae, Pop, Electronica, Hip Hop — the iTunes Music Store has it all. And it’s open 24/7. All year long. In the US and most European countries. And on both the Mac and Windows PCs.
As for all of those CDs you already own, iTunes makes it easy to quickly transfer your favorite songs and albums. Just pop a CD into your Mac or PC and click the Import button. You can import music in a variety of formats, such as MP3 or AAC, and at whatever quality level you’d prefer. You can even choose the new Apple Lossless encoder. Music encoded with that option offers sound quality indistinguishable from the original CDs at about half the file size of the original. And with FireWire and USB 2.0 support, you can transfer the music from an entire CD to iPod in just 5 seconds or less.
. iPod Features
Keep up to 15,000 songs in your pocket
Use it with Mac OS X or Windows 2000/XP
Take it everywhere — it’s only 5.6 ounces
Save multiple On-the-Go Playlists
Adjust speed for Audiobooks
Enjoy seamless integration with iTunes
Sync and charge via included FireWire or USB 2.0 cables
Use as a portable hard drive — take your files with you
Remind yourself with Text Notes
Find songs fast with the Apple Click Wheel
Play games on-the-go
Keep appointments using the Alarm Clock/Sleep Timer
Stay organized with contacts/calendars/to-do lists
Benefit from more language support
Record voice notes (with accessory)
Store photos (with accessory)
Listen longer with up to 12 hours of battery life
Shuffle songs in the main menu
Play MP3, AAC and Apple Lossless
Jog without fear — 25 minutes of skip protection
Choose from hundreds of cool accessories designed just for iPod