Apple 40 GB iPod
Features: A musical dream come true, the fourth-generation iPod offers huge capacity, letting you easily slip up to 10, 000 songs into your pocket. And enjoy it wherever you go. In the car. On the treadmill. At the office. Around the house. In fact, the new fourth-generation iPod includes features that make it even easier to access -- and have fun with -- your music
Music and More: But, guess what -- iPod lets you do more than listen to music. Much more. iPod provides you with up to 40 GB of storage. True, youre likely to use a good portion of that storage capacity for your music and audio books, but youre bound to have a little space left over. You can use the FireWire or USB 2.0 cable that comes with iPod to connect the iPod to your computer and copy files. Word documents. Keynote presentations. Excel spreadsheets. Photoshop files. You name it.
Where am I at 2 p.m. Tuesday?
If youve ever forgotten a dental appointment, youll be pleased to hear that iPod also lets you take your calendar with you. Many applications -- iCal, Microsoft Entourage and Palm Desktop, to name a few -- export calendar files in vCalendar or iCalender formats, both of which iPod supports.
Sorry, Wrong Number: Little black address books are so last millennium. Thanks to its support for industry-standard vCard files, iPod lets you store and access all your important contact information -- names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses -- with the spin of a Click Wheel.
Play Games: You know what they say about all work and no play. Navigate to Extras and youll find Games: Music Quiz, Solitaire, Brick and Parachute, four popular games you can play anywhere (like when youre waiting for the movie to start at the multiplex).
Store Text Notes: Youve got playlists. Youve got To-do Lists. And you can carry both with you on iPod. iPods Notes Reader lets you take text-based information such as news downloaded off the web, stock tips, your workout regimen, restaurant reviews, directions, your shopping list with you on your travels. Just transfer it via FireWire or USB 2.0 to iPod from your computer (Mac or PC).
Rise and Shine: Did you know that iPod has a sleep timer that lets you fall asleep to music? Its true. And if you like to wake up to music or to the sound of an alarm clock, iPod is just as accommodating. Youll find settings for the Alarm Clock and Sleep Timer in the Extras menu. Both features work very well, by the way, when you connect iPod to a pair of portable speakers.
Technical data

• Model: M9245LL/A
• Storage: 40 GB
• Battery life: Over 8 hours
• Skip protection: Up to 25 minutes
• Display: 2-inch (diagonal) grayscale LCD with LED backlight
• Ports: Dock connector, remote connector, stereo minijack
• Charge time: 3 hours (1-hour fast charge to 80% capacity)
• Audio support for Mac: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible(6), AIFF, WAV
• Audio support for Windows: MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible(6), WAV
• Size: 4.1 by 2.4 by 0.73 inches
• Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Included accessories: Dock, remote, carrying case, earbud headphones, AC adapter, dock connector to FireWire cable and 4-pin-to-6-pin FireWire adapter.
• Mac requirements and software: Apple computer with built-in FireWire port: Mac OS X v10.1.5 or later (Mac OS X 10.2 or later recommended): CD includes iTunes(7) for Mac OS X
• Windows requirements and software: PC with built-in FireWire or USB 2.04, or Windows-certified FireWire or USB 2.0 card: Windows 2000 or Windows XP Home or Professional: CD includes MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus 7.5 software
• Documentation and support: Electronic documentation and getting started guide