| nvention of the MP3 player, with MP4 player and | | | | The iPod was introduced by Apple Inc. and was |
| iPod following it, has revolutionized the music | | | | launched in October 2001. The varieties of iPod |
| industry. These lightweight, reasonably priced, | | | | available today include video fifth generation iPod, |
| portable music gadgets are almost everywhere | | | | the small iPod nano and the display free iPod |
| you look. Earlier they used to be the obsession of | | | | shuffle. You can use Apple`s iTunes software to |
| the geeks, nerds and the electronic enthusiasts | | | | transfer music of your choice to the devices. An |
| but today these players are a must have | | | | iPod supports and plays MP3, AAC, AIFF, |
| consumer electronic item for almost everyone | | | | Protected AAC, WAV and some other audio file |
| whether it is the stay at house mom, working | | | | formats. The Apple iPod also has some additional |
| business executive, fitness freak joggers, | | | | features like displaying text files, viewing contacts |
| teenagers or even the bored granddad. | | | | and synchronizing it with the host computer, |
| MP3 player has personalized music like never | | | | gaming facilities like the Brick, solitaire, Parachute |
| before. The MP3 craze has reached its peak with | | | | and Music Quiz. A lot of accessories have been |
| people wanting more and more features in their | | | | made for the iPod such as sound recorders, wired |
| players. What they want is to download their | | | | remote control, FM radio tuners, and cables for |
| complete collection of music in their player. You | | | | enabling TV connections.iPods have often been |
| can download and store more than thousands of | | | | criticized due to their short life-span, delicate hard |
| songs inexpensively into your device and listen to | | | | drives.There are also some health risks associated |
| it whenever you want; whether at office or at | | | | with frequent use of these players which can lead |
| home or tolerating a boring lecture or even | | | | to loss in audio capacity and can also lead to |
| struggling past a heavy traffic jam. A music | | | | absent mindedness. |
| player seems to be in every hand nowadays. | | | | All of these music players are portable and use |
| These are wireless, portable, wonders of music | | | | either a semi-permanent rechargeable battery or |
| and entertainment that can store, systematize | | | | conventional batteries that can be disposed or |
| and play music on demand. | | | | recharged. Some MP3 / MP4 players also have |
| The three main types of digital audio players are | | | | additional features like playing FM stations, games, |
| MP3 CD Players that can play both data CDs and | | | | microphone for voice recording, address storage |
| audio CDs with MP3 format files, Flash-based | | | | book and etc. |
| Players that are solid state devices with internal | | | | The MP3 player have created a huge mass |
| media or memory cards type external media and | | | | hysteria amongst some age groups leading to |
| Digital Jukeboxes like the apple iPod and Creative | | | | many companies joining the bandwagon to design |
| Zen which can read digital audio files from a hard | | | | and market different types of MP3, MP4 players |
| drive. These types of players are the most | | | | and iPods. It has also given rise to an entirely new |
| advanced in technology and have high memory | | | | industry of downloading sites. This heavy |
| ranging from 1.5 GigaByte to 100 GigaByte. | | | | competition has forced companies to find new |
| There is a myth regarding MP3 and MP4 player as | | | | and innovative use of these players like |
| Mp4 being a successor of Mp3 player, but these | | | | incorporating features like camera, mobile and etc. |
| two are different things. Fundamentally, Mp3 is a | | | | This article is under GNU FDL license and can be |
| specific category of audio format while Mp4 is | | | | distributed without any previous authorization |
| actually a container format. But an Mp4 player can | | | | from the author. However the author's name and |
| also play Mp3 files besides MP4 format files with | | | | all the URLs (links) mentioned in the article and |
| complete clarity just like the original player. | | | | biography must be kept. |