| The invention of the MP3 player, with MP4 | | | | |
| player and iPod following it, has | | | | The iPod was introduced by Apple Inc. and was |
| revolutionized the music industry. These | | | | launched in October 2001. The varieties of |
| lightweight, reasonably priced, portable | | | | iPod available today include video fifth |
| music gadgets are almost everywhere you look. | | | | generation iPod, the small iPod nano and the |
| Earlier they used to be the obsession of the | | | | display free iPod shuffle. You can use |
| geeks, nerds and the electronic enthusiasts | | | | Apple`s iTunes software to transfer music of |
| but today these players are a must have | | | | your choice to the devices. An iPod supports |
| consumer electronic item for almost everyone | | | | and plays MP3, AAC, AIFF, Protected AAC, WAV |
| whether it is the stay at house mom, working | | | | and some other audio file formats. The Apple |
| business executive, fitness freak joggers, | | | | iPod also has some additional features like |
| teenagers or even the bored granddad. | | | | displaying text files, viewing contacts and |
| | | | synchronizing it with the host computer, |
| MP3 player has personalized music like never | | | | gaming facilities like the Brick, solitaire, |
| before. The MP3 craze has reached its peak | | | | Parachute and Music Quiz. A lot of |
| with people wanting more and more features in | | | | accessories have been made for the iPod such |
| their players. What they want is to download | | | | as sound recorders, wired remote control, FM |
| their complete collection of music in their | | | | radio tuners, and cables for enabling TV |
| player. You can download and store more than | | | | connections.iPods have often been criticized |
| thousands of songs inexpensively into your | | | | due to their short life-span, delicate hard |
| device and listen to it whenever you want; | | | | drives.There are also some health risks |
| whether at office or at home or tolerating a | | | | associated with frequent use of these players |
| boring lecture or even struggling past a | | | | which can lead to loss in audio capacity and |
| heavy traffic jam. A music player seems to be | | | | can also lead to absent mindedness. |
| in every hand nowadays. These are wireless, | | | | |
| portable, wonders of music and entertainment | | | | All of these music players are portable and |
| that can store, systematize and play music on | | | | use either a semi-permanent rechargeable |
| demand. | | | | battery or conventional batteries that can be |
| | | | disposed or recharged. Some MP3 / MP4 players |
| The three main types of digital audio players | | | | also have additional features like playing FM |
| are MP3 CD Players that can play both data | | | | stations, games, microphone for voice |
| CDs and audio CDs with MP3 format files, | | | | recording, address storage book and etc. |
| Flash-based Players that are solid state | | | | |
| devices with internal media or memory cards | | | | The MP3 player have created a huge mass |
| type external media and Digital Jukeboxes | | | | hysteria amongst some age groups leading to |
| like the apple iPod and Creative Zen which | | | | many companies joining the bandwagon to |
| can read digital audio files from a hard | | | | design and market different types of MP3, MP4 |
| drive. These types of players are the most | | | | players and iPods. It has also given rise to |
| advanced in technology and have high memory | | | | an entirely new industry of downloading |
| ranging from 1.5 GigaByte to 100 GigaByte. | | | | sites. This heavy competition has forced |
| | | | companies to find new and innovative use of |
| There is a myth regarding MP3 and MP4 player | | | | these players like incorporating features |
| as Mp4 being a successor of Mp3 player, but | | | | like camera, mobile and etc. |
| these two are different things. | | | | |
| Fundamentally, Mp3 is a specific category of | | | | This article is under GNU FDL license and can |
| audio format while Mp4 is actually a | | | | be distributed without any previous |
| container format. But an Mp4 player can also | | | | authorization from the author. However the |
| play Mp3 files besides MP4 format files with | | | | author's name and all the URLs (links) |
| complete clarity just like the original | | | | mentioned in the article and biography must |
| player. | | | | be kept. |