You also get those iconic see-what-I’ve-got white earphones. The iPod comes with everything you need to hook it up to your Windows PC or Macintosh: a USB 2.0 cable. The screen also makes it a delight to catch up on that episode of The Daily Show you missed, or play a few rounds of solitaire while listening to your favorite music or podcast. In fact, you can have up to 25,000 pictures on your ‘Pod. Capable of displaying more than 65,000 colors at a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels (translation: high-quality), the iPod’s a great place to store and show off your latest vacation photos. Unlike earlier iPods that sported hard glossy plastic on the front, Apple’s latest version comes outfitted in a full metal jacket-anodized aluminum on the front and shiny stainless steel on the back.Īlong with the click wheel-think of it as the iPod’s mouse-the 2.5-inch color screen is the player’s other main element. Battery life lasts up to 30 hours for audio and 5 hours for video.īoth iPod Classic models come in either black or silver. You can still store up to 20,000 songs or 100 hours of video, which is plenty for most people. Ready?īut if 160 gigabytes is too much for your needs, you can get the 80 GB model that does everything the big Podzilla does, but with a smaller hard drive. If you want more information on in-depth iPodding or getting the most out of iTunes, you can find that stuff in chapters farther down the road.īut for now, it’s time to get rolling with your new iPod. You’ll learn a bit about your particular iPod model and how to get it whistling sweet tunes in your ear in a minimal amount of time. You won’t get bogged down in oceans of print here. This book-especially this chapter-can help you out. You want more help than a few line drawings and some haiku-like instructions. But you may find that it doesn’t go far enough.
It’s nicely designed as far as pamphlets go. Sure, Apple thoughtfully tucks a little pamphlet of starter info in with every iPod it sells. Oh, and you’d like some color pictures, too.
You probably don’t want to wade through anything longer than a couple of paragraphs. If you’re like most people, you don’t want to waste time getting your spiffy new iPod up and running. Chapter 1. Meet the iPod: Out of the Box and into Your Ears in 15 Minutes
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