| Using the iPod to gain knowledge quickly and | | | | and marketing, electronics, fashion to many other |
| effectively!There is no doubt that the Apple iPod has | | | | interesting niche areas.They then put up these audio |
| become a common item amongst today's youth as a | | | | files in certain podcast stations on the internet.Most |
| great music player. But is the iPod more than just a | | | | podcast are free and you can download and treat |
| music player?In fact, the iPod is more than a music | | | | them just like audio books. Similarly, you can subscribe |
| player. It is also a great teaching and learning tool as | | | | and organize these podcast on your computer iTunes |
| well. And it is guaranteed to help you learn fast.Audio | | | | and then synchronize them to your iPod. It's also a |
| BooksBesides music, the iPod also plays audio books. | | | | great way to gain knowledge while driving or taking |
| These are essentially books that has been converted | | | | transport to school or work.What is gaining fast |
| into a audio format and saved as a MP3 file. From a | | | | popularity today is video podcast. Video podcast are |
| technical angle, there is no difference in the file format | | | | essentially video files that can be downloaded and |
| between a music or a book and you can download | | | | again, it covers a great genre of subject. (As a matter |
| and play the same audio book off your computer or | | | | of fact, I am learning about designing my own podcast |
| your iPod.This opens you to a whole library of 'books' | | | | by watching a video podcast of this subject.)However, |
| for your iPod. These can include many great books | | | | you can only watch a video podcast on your |
| found in public domains and downloaded for free. | | | | computer or on the latest iPod video model. All earlier |
| There are also many good commercial 'books' that | | | | models of iPod will not be capable of playing video. |
| you can purchase for a small price. These audio books | | | | With the iPod video, you can also output the video |
| are great as you can play them over and over again | | | | signal to a normal TV and watch the entire podcast on |
| in the car, on the train or even on the plane. It's a good | | | | TV as well.What's more, you can watch them, stop |
| way to kill time and gain knowledge at the same | | | | them, rewind them or repeat these audio or video |
| time.The best thing about audio books is that you do | | | | podcasts as often as you like. What better way to |
| not need to read. Let the book read to you and this | | | | learn?So who says that iPods are meant for music |
| can be a great enhancement for learning while driving | | | | only?Katherine Xie has 4 iPods starting from the 2G |
| or while sitting in a shaky bus or train.PodcastingHave | | | | model. She runs a popular website, that gives tips on |
| you also heard of podcasting? If you have not, these | | | | iPods as well as showcase quality iPod accessories |
| are simply audio files published by individuals or | | | | from Japan. Please feel free to distribute this article as |
| companies covering interest topics ranging from music, | | | | long as credit and reference is made to her website. |
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