Last year the fifth generation iPod was launched. The best thing about this latest release is its ability to store and play videos. However, the public was disappointed because the iPod�s companion software, iTunes, is unable to convert existing videos to a format that can be read by the iPod.

During that time, a third party software is required to be able to convert video clips for iPods. This is not the case anymore because the newest iTunes 6.0.2 comes with a video conversion tool to be able to transform video clips into an iPod-compatible format. As a typical Apple product, the conversion tool is subtly integrated into iTunes, so not everyone is able to maximize this feature. Here is a little tutorial to help you convert your video clips.

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There are many folks that hate both Apple and Microsoft portable media products. Apple makes iPod and Microsoft makes Zune. Fortunately for the consumer, there are other good portable media players out there now but do not have the same visibility as Apple and Microsoft products. Discussion about these other portable media players like SanDisk�s Sansa series and Creative�s Zen series devices are beyond the scope of this article. This article is about basic iPod and Zune similarities and differences. In addition, sources for purchasing music online for iPod and Zune will be briefly discussed.

The iPod is a portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and released to the public in 2001. Currently, as a digital audio player, the iPod is the best-selling music player in history. Zune is Microsoft's digital audio player, released in 2006, directly competing with Apple�s iPod. Each of these portable media players deliver what it was intended to do which is to play music or audio, display images, and play video. Each has their pros and cons.

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Illuminating earphones that use EL wires, glows according to music beat. Cool gadget that bring users to new level of listening pleasure.

Tude illuminating earphones is the latest electroluminescent (EL) product launched by Helpdezk (Hong Kong) Ltd., a company that has been passionately developing products that applied EL technology for decorative purposes. Equipped with one pair of EL wires, !Tude will illuminate when users listen to music. These EL wires are protected by flexible nylon nets, making !Tude very durable for frequent use. !Tude can be used with different types of portable music devices such as MP3 players, CD players, etc.

!Tude will bring listeners to new level of listening pleasure, by sharing such pleasure visually with people nearby. !Tude is powered by two AAA batteries and can operate for more than 10 hours of non-stop glowing. !Tude has three modes of operation, 'On Steady', 'Beat to Music' and 'Off'. Just plug-in the !Tude jumper wire into the mini-headphone jack of the portable music device, it is then ready to use. !Tude can still function even without a battery. It then works like an ordinary earphone wire.

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