| The large accessories market that has built up around | | | | in your car in order to listen to your music; now |
| the iPod is sometimes described as the iPod | | | | thousands of songs are at your fingertips. |
| ecosystem. A host of different companies produce | | | | These transmitter/power combinations can be the |
| accessories that are designed to work with the iPod. | | | | perfect iPod accessory for long commutes or |
| Companies such as JBL, Bose, Altec Lansing, and | | | | cross-country road trips. |
| Kensington all make speakers that are designed | | | | Once you make it back to your home or apartment |
| specifically to work with the iPod, using the iPod's thirty | | | | you can drop you iPod into a speaker set and listen to |
| pin dock connector. | | | | your music at home too. Many speaker combos are |
| Other companies, such as Griffin Technology and | | | | compatible with the iPod base station, which charges |
| Monster Cable, make add-ons that allow the iPod to | | | | your iPod and allowsyou to connect it to your home |
| record sound, recharge "on the go," play music over | | | | stereo or television. |
| the radio, or be used wirelessly with a remote. | | | | Of course, the new iPods with video and photo |
| One of the most useful iPod accessories is a | | | | capabilities allow for a wholenew host of iPod |
| protective case which protects your iPod's screen and | | | | accessories. A/V cables allow you to share photos |
| back from scratches and scuffs. Cases come either in | | | | directly from your digital camera to your iPod, and |
| clear or in a number of colors to match your style and | | | | allow you to connect your iPod to your television to |
| personality. | | | | transport your movies and show them on the big |
| With Apple's release of the iPod Nano and the iPod | | | | screen. |
| Video, iPods are becoming more and more popular. | | | | You can even get a wireless remote to incorporate |
| They're wonderful little gadgets, but they become | | | | your iPod into your home stereo or theatre, putting |
| even more useful with one of many iPod accessories | | | | thousands of songs, videos, and photos at your |
| that can personalize your mp3 player and tailor it to | | | | fingertips. |
| your needs. | | | | Other iPod accessories expand the boundaries of |
| Another way to protect and carry your iPod is with an | | | | what you thought your iPod could do. The Griffin iTalk |
| arm band, which makes it easy to rock out to your | | | | allows you to take voice and audio recordingsleaving |
| music while working out at the gym. | | | | yourself audio with your iPod, making it a handy tool |
| On the way home, instead of sitting through the | | | | for tasks from reminders to dictating letters and |
| chatter of radio DJs in traffic, you can listen to your | | | | documents directly to mp3 files. |
| iPod in your car. Various FM transmitters can allow | | | | With the hundreds of iPod accessories on the market, |
| you to listen to your iPod on your car stereo, and | | | | you can quickly turn any iPod into your iPod and have |
| power adapters let you plug in for the long haul. | | | | a customized mp3 player to fit all of your needs. |
| No more screwing around with racks of tapes or CDs | | | | |