Even if you don’t own one of those tiny rectangular boxes with a screen and a circular dial on the front, you must have at least seen one. Millions of music lovers on the planet spend time blissfully enjoying their favourite sounds using this wonderful new technology product.

Walkman was a wonder gift to the music lovers much before iPods appeared on the scene but the iPod made this wonder gift seem like a toy in comparison.

What makes iPods score much higher in user ratings than a Walkman? iPods allow for the storage of vast quantities of music. 30 gigabyte pod can hold a whopping 7,500 number of songs. iPods can be used with headphones, making it like a mini high-tech Walkman. They can also be connected to larger speakers, allowing the box to function like a tiny stereo.

Many brilliant pod-related gadgets, such as the JBL On Stage speaker system (seven-inch wide circular device) are also available as accessories for louder sound. For the budget-minded podster a diminutive Shuffle, which can fit in the palm of the hand is also available. It can hold up to 240 songs. iPod Mini, can hold about 1,000 plus songs.

A favourite iPod gadget is the iTrip, a small cylindrical thing that plugs into the top of the iPod and allows you to play wireless music through the car stereo. Music can also be loaded from CD collection via a computer, and can be organized into blocks, such as “Mum’s Music” or “Dad’s Music” or” Kids Toonz.” Etc. Isn’t it wonderful?

A music lover would surely like to be the proud owner of this new technological invention.