
Apple's fourth-generation iPod features song shuffling from
the main menu, as well as Calendar, Games, and Alarm
functionality. |
Where am
I at 2 p.m. Tuesday?
If you’ve ever forgotten a dental appointment, you’ll 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 you’ll find Games: Music Quiz, Solitaire,
Brick and Parachute, four popular games you can play
anywhere (like when you’re waiting for the movie to start at
the multiplex).
Store Text Notes
You’ve got playlists. You’ve got To-do Lists. And you can
carry both with you on iPod. iPod’s 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). |