Audible.com This is a subscription based business model. For 14.95 a month (7.49 for the first three months), you get to download one audiobook. For 22.95 a month, you get to download 2 audiobooks. There are also options to buy to books with out the subscription. For example, James Patterson's The 6th Target can be purchased for 27.99. But if you had the subscription, it would only cost $14.95. I was once a subscriber and listen to audiobooks while commuting to work. I canceled because my work commute change to a couple of minutes. I was very happy with the service.
iTunes Store: No subscription, acts more like a book store. Prices range from 2.95 for Dr. Suess books to 49.95 for Harry Potter. The James Patterson books range from 14.95 to 25.95.
libriviox.org Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain. These are free audio books from the public domain. This is not just limited to books, you will also find short stories, poems, and historial documents.
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Podiobooks.com Free audio books delivered as podcasts. Subscribe for free to any book and start from chapter one. These books are from independent writers. You won't find NY Times bestsellers.
A podcast is a digitla media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. Please check out the podcast section of the iTunes store to find out what is available.
Radio
I bought an iPod so I don't have to listen to the radio and especially the commercials.
Radio Shark 2 A "Tivo" for AM/FM and internet radio.
Apple FM Radio Remote A small remote than allows your iPod to tune to FM radio stations. $49.00 in the Apple Store.
Old Time Radio. Old Time Radio shows can be downloaded from the following sites.
Video Podcasts can be downloaded from the iTunes Store for free.
TV Shows and Movies can be purchase fromt the iTunes Store. TV Shows are $1.99 and movies range from $9.99 to $14.95
Tivo 2 Go If you own a Tvio DVR it is possible to move recordings from your tivo to your iPod. I do not have a Tivo, so I don't know how well this works.
Slysoft.com Slysoft sells software that will remove a DVD's encyrption and region on any DVD. They have three seperate pieces of software. AnyDVD will run in the background and removed the encryption. CloneDVD will make and burn a copy of a DVD. Clone DVD Moble will convert a DVD to an iPod conpatable format. The three pieces of software run about $95.00. You can also find free ways to do this, just use Google. The free ways maybe a little more difficult. This software allows you to break the DMCA law, so you have been warned.
Extras
Calendar: Sync your calendar on your Nano or iPod with MS Outlook Express, Outlook, or iCal.
Contacts: Sync your contacts on your Nano or iPod with MS Outlook Express, Outlook, or Address Book.
Notes: Drop any text file into the note folders on your Nano or iPod and it will show up.
Photos: Sync your favorite photos to your Nano or iPod and display them as a slide show.
Games: Download brand-new and classic games — including Bejeweled, Texas Hold ’Em, Vortex, Mahjong, Mini Golf, PAC-MAN, Ms. PAC-MAN, Tetris, and Zuma — for just $4.99 each, then sync them to your iPod and play along with your music. These are for the 5th generation iPods only.
World Clock: Check out the extra menu option on your Nano or iPod
Stop Watch: Check out the extra menu option on your Nano or iPod
There are tons of speakers you can dock your iPod. You can see them at BestBuy, Target, Circuit City, and various other stores. You can also check them out at amazon.com. The cheapest way to hook your iPod up to speakers is to simply plug in some old computers speakers to the head phone port. I personally have the iHome Clock Radio and the iHome Under Cabinet iPod Player.
Running
Nike + iPod With a sensor in your shoe and a receiver on your iPod nano, your run takes on a whole new dimension. See the minutes tick by. Watch the miles unfold. Hear real-time feedback. All to your favorite music — including the one song that always gets you through the home stretch.
Check out the CNBC video on the Nike+ iPod. This is a YouTube video, so it will not show up at work.
Don't worry about buying Nike shoes. Check out this guide to see how to attach the sensor to any shoe.
On TV
If you have a 5th generation iPod you can display the video on a TV. You just need to change a setting on the iPod need, an eighth inch to RCA Cable, and this little hack. Instead of matching the yellow/red/white on the RCA cable to the yellow/red/white on your TV, you need...
Plug the red RCA plug into your TV's yellow RCA jack.
Plug the yellow RCA plug into your TV's white RCA jack.
Plug the white RCA plug into your TV's red RCA jack.
A cassette adapter and the FM Transmitter can be picked up at Target.
Protecting Your Ipod
There are a ton of cases. Just Google iPod case. You can find lots at BestBuy or Target. Online, I like to check amazon.com and the Apple Store. Both are good places to find reviews. Once person asked about water proof cases. Yes you can find those too. Check out otterbox.com and h2oaudio.com.
The Future iPod
Check out the iPhone for a glimse at what the iPod may be like in the future. Apple is very secretive about announcing new products. The buyers guide at macrumors.com does a pretty good job recommending when to buy products. As of June 15, they recommend not buying Nano or the iPod. They say updates are coming soon. I think will we see an updated Nano in the next couple of weeks/months. The iPod may be updated in time for the holiday season.
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