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Everybody is aware of everything that the iPod can do. Of course, one is able to download, store and play an almost infinite number of songs on just about any version of the iPod Nano. There are also iPods that can play movies, videos and show pictures and photographs as well. Indeed, the iPod is a fantastic item for someone to bring all of their favorite songs and singers with them wherever they go. The iPod is really a super-cool product.

Why would you want to use such a great tool and device to listen to songs that you've heard a million times already?

Now, there are always favorite songs that you have to have with you each and every minute of each and every day. So, go for it and place those certain songs onto your Apple iPod Nano. Although that's a nice thing to use your iPod for, it's also a very boring and lame thing to do. It's like going to a high-end car dealer to test drive a Porsche, but you pout with your arms folded because you want to drive a Tempo. Exactly what do you have to lose?

You can translate the same principle to the usage of the iPod. The Apple iPod Nano is made to hold and playback songs download onto it via a computer. So, take advantage of that and download and listen to every song and artist that you've heard of and wanted to hear. Depending on how you download music, it'll cost you nothing, or it'll cost you about a buck a song. If you're paying for your downloads (good for you), set aside some money for new chances and discoveries.

In the old days of buying tapes or CD's, you're choices were limited in terms of listening before you buy. Usually, one had to buy the whole album to be able to really check it out. And, if you found that the artist or album wasn't to your liking - or just plain sucked - well, too bad for you, because most record stores wouldn't take the album back. Many people complained that this wasn't particularly fair, but, hey, that's the way it was. Then, the Apple iPod Nano arrived.

The opportunity is now here to check out just about every song and artist on the planet. So, what do most people do? Most people, though, only download the popular song of the time onto their Apple iPod Nano. Now, there's nothing wrong with that at all - it's your iPod, do what you want with it. But, the opportunity now presents itself where you can take a chance and discover something you've always wanted to hear, without any risk to you.

Another great aspect of the Apple iPod Nano is its portability factor. If you want to really get to know and understand a particular artist that you're interested in, you can download the songs onto your iPod and listen to them wherever you want, whenever you want. So, you don't have to listen to small sample in a crowded record store, or listen on your computer while you're doing seven other things at the same time. You can get the tracks on your iPod, go for a walk or sit quietly and really immerse yourself and decide if you really like the songs and singers or not.

The iPod is a tremendously convenient and fun device to have. That being said, some people aren't really exploring the limits of their iPod because they don't realize that the iPod is designed to play music - all kinds and forms of music.