The main function of an MP3 player or iPod is to
store music and video in a convenient, portable piece of high tech hardware.
It’s technology that most people own, says David Taillon,
sales manager at East Hamilton Radio and one that keeps expanding. What began
as a way to take our music with us anywhere, now accommodates movies, newscasts
and radio programs. Commuters can watch a program they missed the night before
on their way to work, he suggests.
This tiny piece of hardware can store thousands of songs and
play them back with quality limited only by the type of speakers or headphones used.
Dock your device at home or simply plug it into the back of
your stereo and listen to tunes using your existing sound system. Taillon
advises that you can get big sound out of small speakers and there’s a lot of
variety available in speakers.
In the car, the player can interface with the factory radio
or after-market radio.
“You can put your iPod in your glove box all the information
shows up on your deck,” he says of the metadata, or information associated with
the musical selections. With up to 32 gigs of storage space, you can scan
through thousands of songs.
He describes the variety of iPods available as “huge”
ranging from 2 gigs up to 32 gigs. Some have Wi-Fi capability so music can be
downloaded and searched on the device. While the iPod comes with inexpensive
headphones, many users opt for better headphones that deliver higher quality
sound. A BlueTooth earpiece can be incorporated and there’s even an iPod that
is built into running shoes.
Taillon has this advice for those considering a purchase; “Try
to future-proof yourself as much as you can. With today’s technology it’s
moving quite fast so I would get ample storage.” He suggests that if you want to
store 2000 songs buy one with capacity for 4000 so you can build upon it.
To find out more about products and services at East
Hamilton Radio, go to the website at
www.easthamiltonradio.on.ca.
