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The New Apple iPod Nano - Nano Chromatic is here. The previous version of iPod Nano looked like a smaller version of iPod Video. It was great but this one looks even more beautiful. For people who enjoy watching video in their iPod and the previous iPod Nano, the screen size featured in the iPod Nano Chromatic is a bit bigger than the previous version of iPod Nano (third gen) and has a wide screen display. The iPod Nano Chromatic comes with a larger size storage capacity than its predecessors. iPod Nano Chromatic boasts an 8GB and 16GB versions with many many colors to choose from.

iPod Nano Chromatic comes with a new aluminum body. A brand new feature has been added to the new iPod Nano, it now has an accelerometer and detects when you are watching movies and videos in landscape mode just like in iPod Touch and iPhone. Another brand new features added to iPod Nano is called “Shake to Shuffle” and with this feature you can change to shuffle mode without pressing any buttons, just shake your iPod Nano as the feature name is called and it turns to shuffle mode. The last new feature you can see in iPod Nano Chromatic is called “Genius”. This feature will try to analyze your musical taste and propose songs accordingly. I haven’t tried it yet so, don’t know if its effective or not. See all the features of iPod Nano Chromatic here. The battery life has improved and now it supports 24 hours of audio playback and 4 hours of video playback.

You can get an Apple iPod Nano Chromatic 8GB version for $149 and an Apple iPod Nano Chromatic 16GB version for $199. iPod Nano Chromatic is available in nine colors. All other technical specifications are the same as the iPod Nano Third Gen except for the features I wrote above. You can buy an iPod Nano Chromatic right here on Apple’s online store for  the above price or Buy an Apple iPod Nano Chromatic 8 GB Black Version for $134.99. You can choose from all nine colors available plus an Apples Exlusive Product Red version which should satisfy everyone now, in terms or color.

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When I first bought my iPod, I found it quite hard to load videos and even some audio on it. Lots of video formats and some audio formats is not supported by iTunes (the software used to load music, videos and pictures into iPod). Apple has to look into this system and find a new way to sync music and videos from PC to iPod. Well, I had some problems but with a little bit of search on google, I found some softwares that would convert videos, MP3’s to the proper iPod format. You can easily convert iPod Classic video with just some clicks. It is that easy. After you have converted the files to iPod suitable format, just add it to your iTunes library and the next time you plug-in your iPod, it will be loaded to it.

Even converting dvd to ipod classic is not that difficult, it may take some time to convert but other than that it is all easy. iPod is one of the best piece of technology made by Apple. Specially the click, which is magnificent to use is one of the technology that I like in 5th Generation iPod video and 2nd Generation iPod Nano. If you want to convert movies and musics to iPod compatible format you might want to take a look at the Avex DVD to iPod converter software. Someone at Apple needs to revamp the way iTunes behave, sometimes some songs magically vanish from my iPod without me even deleting it from my iTunes library. Well, iTunes can and will handle some file converting for you but it won’t be able to convert all the media files out there like DVD and some other formats so you will need to use a third party software to do so. There are some great softwares out there to convert DVD and other video format to iPod compatible format. Don’t forget to do some research as there are a huge collection of Video converting software for iPod’s.

Having an iPod is great but sometimes you want to share and listen to the music on your iPod with your friends and family. Well you can connect it to a usual speaker or any audio device that has a line-in socket and cable. Well, this is not a very portable option and iPod is made for portability. Speaker systems from Bose costs a fortune and it is better get speakers from other manufacturers. One thing that is good about the Bose speaker system is it’s great designs. Bose speaker systems for iPod is not that portable so you won’t be able to carry that around with you either.

Here is a great opportunity to get your own portable speaker system for your iPod. The price is really low and everyone should be able to afford it. You can buy the Kensington FX 300 Portable iPod Speaker System for $10 at Buy.com. The original price of the Kensington FX 300 Portable iPod Speaker System $30 but Buy.com has sliced the price down to $10. There is no shipping and handling cost so you don’t have to pay anything other than the $10 for this iPod Portable Speaker System.

Looking from the design point of view, the Kensington FX 300 Portable iPod Speaker System is not a great eye candy. It looks like a lunch box but the usability of this piece of iPod accessory is great. There is a compartment inside the box to hold your iPod so you don’t have to carry two pieces. Just place it in the iPod holder that is present inside the Kensington FX 300 Portable iPod Speaker System and plug-in the speaker cord and that’s it, you are ready to go. It also has an external volume control for easy access.

Does anyone want to win and iPod touch?? I do, so for that reason alone, I decided to write this post. It is very easy to enter int his iPod Touch giveaway contest, the only thing you need to do is write a blog post on any of your blogs (PR doesn’t matter). If you don’t have a blog, don’t worry you can still enter in this contest. Just subscribe to Marketing Pilgrim’s blog and you will be entered in their iPod Touch Giveaway Contest (Visit this link to find out more about this iPod Touch contest).

You can win a 16GB version of iPod Touch if you place a link to this contest via Twitter message or include it in a blog post. For a 32GB version of iPod Touch, you will need to do both place a link to this contest via Twitter message or include it in a blog post. If you win this iPod Touch contest, your iPod Touch will be upgraded to a higher version according to how you linked this iPod Touch Contest by Marketing Pilgrim.

• If you link to this contest via a Twitter message OR a blog post AND get picked as the winner, we’ll upgrade you to the 16GB version.
• If you link to this contest via a Twitter message AND a blog post AND get picked as the winner, we’ll upgrade you to the 32GB version.

It is vital that you subscribe to their blog via email subscription or using an RSS reader as they will release a secret message between now and 1st of March. Once you see the secret message, just mail it at contest AT marketingpilgrim DOT com. This iPod Touch is opent to everyone so no limitation due to the country you reside in or anything else. Who knows, you might just win an iPod Touch.

This headphone can be very useful for people who use iPod regularly. Listening to music on a wired headset can sometimes be very uneasy. A wireless headset can solve this problem. Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset is the perfect match for iPod users as you can use Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset on an iPod. This Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset comes with a Bluetooth Adapter for Ipod. There is one downside to Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset if you use it on iPod, it seems to use up your iPod’s battery power much more quickly. Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset can also be used to work with a cell phone that has bluetooth. There are some additional functions in this product, it has a Mute button, volume control and track select buttons. Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset is also water resistant and sweat resistant.

Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset also has a built-in microphone to be used for hands free cell phone calls. The Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset will work for up to 33ft and can be used for up to 6 hours. It also includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for headset. Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset is a bit expensive but it could be worth it. At Amazon.com, you can buy the Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset with Bluetooth Adapter for Ipod for $114. It is also available on dell.com for $120 which includes free shipping.

If you know where to look, there are thousands and thousands of legitimate contests and giveaways found on the web. I was just looking around some blog and found out about this contest courtesy of FileLime. They are fairly new file sharing site similar to rapidshare. The service provided by FileLime is for free, rapidshare is free too but for people to download a file, they need to wait in line if they don’t have an account with rapidshare. Unlike rapidshare, you don’t have to wait for minutes and even hours to download a file. FileLime don’t charge any money to do so, the service is for free.

FileLime is hosting a contest, and the prize for it is a newly released Apple iPod Touch which looks like a clone of iPhone. That’s not a bad thing though. To enter in this contest, you have to write a blog entry and the rules can be found at FileLime’s iPod Touch contest page. This contest will end on 18th of December and the winner will be announced on the contest page the same day. The prize is an 8 GB Apple iPod Touch which costs $299 on the market. If you want to know more about it, visit Apple iPod Touch page. The winner will receive an Apple iPod Touch plus a free engraving. To enter in this contest, write a blog post before 18th of December and submit it at FileLime’s contest page. Hurry up!