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Word Count: 636 Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 7:38 PM

Extend Your Ipod For New Amusements

iPod has revolutionized the trend of listening music. The chic device is a must-have for the new era music lovers and hence, has created a special space for itself in the hearts of people.

Every owner knows listening music from an iPod and downloading new music files to it. But iPods have several more functions. With the right tricks and right software or peripherals, it can deliver awesome performances. It can perform the task of a video game player, address book, calendar and much more.

Games:

Besides music, you can play games in your iPod. The new Classic and Nano iPods come with games like iQuiz, Vortex and Klondike. However, there are certain games that are specifically developed for some versions of the players and are not compatible with other models, not even with computers. Apple games meant for iPod are available from the iTunes stores. You can preview the games in the stores before purchasing.

iPod Arcade has a full range of of trivia quiz, adventure text games and many others. Games like Grab Tetris, Pac-Man and Sudoku puzzles are among the most popular games. You simply have to download and sync the games, once you buy them, through iTunes. Some of the games require video iPod. Hence, it is wise to check your device model before purchasing any game.

iPod Sync:

Interestingly, you can now turn your iPod into a PDA. For the users of Windows, there is a tool, iPod Sync, to keep the Microsoft Outlook Calendar. With the help of this you can synchronize your emails, tasks, notes and contacts between your PC and iPod. You can even use your iPod Syncs to synchronise weather forecast, news and movies from the web.

At the top of it, the iPodSync can transfer Outlook contacts, notes, emails, appointments and task to your device. Isn`t it interesting? You just need to specify the information you need to sync and let the iPod do the rest of the job for you. The iCal Calendar program of Apple enables you hold your address book and calendar with you.

iPod Disk:

Want to get music off your iPod? Well, think of iPodDisk. It is a useful tool to copy music from it. If you set your device in disk mode, the iPodDisk allows copying all the music and transferring them. You can store a lot more that just music in it. And if the device is in iPodDisk mode you can transfer large file from it. Introducing your iPod to Disk mode gives you better facilities to extract music and files from it.

Added applications:

You can add numerous applications from Apple to your iPod. They include Apple consumer software, Image Editing Software, Educational Software, etc. The peripherals and add-ons to your iPod can make it easy-to-use, faster and more feasible.

Others:

There are some other ways though which you can add more functions and features to your iPod. Use of iPDA software from ZappTek allows you sync the documents created in Word, Acrobate, Pages and some other programs with your iPod. It literally increases the productivity of it. Now, you can prolong the life of your iPod battery. However, it requires deleting all your music files and start afresh. Hence, before attempting it, make sure that you have back up of the music files. The new programs added to it enhance its fun and functionality.

No doubt why there is a booming popularity of iPod. There are lots of fun and entertainment associated with it. You just need to discover the hidden features of it and see the changes that your iPod can bring with it.

About the Author

You can have access to portuguese articles about iPod players from page iPod

Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for Polomercantil




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