Apple iPod - 3rd Gen. Mac/PC

With its 7,500-song capacity, 8-hour battery, 6.2-ounce weight and industry-leading skip protection, iPod significantly improves the quality of the digital lifestyle. Small though it is - just 6.2 ounces and the size of a deck of cards - iPod has a hefty 30GB hard disk drive. The number of songs it holds depends on the compression rate you choose for your songs. At a 128Kbps compression rate in AAC format, 30GB equals approximately 7,500 songs, or about 750 CDs. Who knows, you might also find yourself storing documents, files and applications on your iPod in FireWire disk mode. With up to 25 minutes of skip protection, iPod keeps playing without missing a beat. iPod skip protection works by continually preloading up to 25 minutes of music into the cache. iPod's rechargeable lithium-ion battery gives you 8 hours of continuous playback, so your music keeps going and going and going. You can fast-charge the battery to 80% of capacity in an hour, and get it fully recharged in three hours. Best of all, FireWire charges your iPod battery whenever it's connected to your computer so iPod automatically charges while you're transferring your music. iPod supports 14 languages on its 2" 160 x 128 LCD display. The Contacts feature lets you view names and addresses downloaded from applications like Microsoft Entourage, Palm Desktop and Mac OS X Address Book for easy access to your personal information, wherever you happen to be. It can play MP3s with up to 320Kbps or Variable Bit Rate encoding and also supports WAV and AIFF. iTunes 2 software for the Mac or MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus 7.5 software for a PC (included) synchronizes your playlists automatically when you connect iPod your your computer, so your music is always ready. It comes with Earbud headphones, with Neodymium transducer magnets, AC adapter, dock connector to FireWire cable and 4-pin-to-6-pin FireWire adapter minimize