Since we are talking about the iPod, we can just as well talk about play lists. With the  enius play lists application on-board the iTunes8, your iPod may soon become even more happening.

The genius play list concept uses one song from your library to create the whole play list. Once installed, the iTunes will automatically equip your play list with the  enius  You simply have to select the genius option from the menu, next, select the song which you wish to be the basis of the list, in a moment, your iPod will build up a play list. While, more than one list could be made, the previous one could be saved (title being the base track).

It took none other than the highly popular educational podcast “Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing” to bail out Apple when it launched iPod touch, with a tagline that goes-“The funnest iPod ever”. Now ‘funnest’? The word has got people talking, incidentally more about this grammar error than the iPod itself! For all we know, it could be just another tacit marketing tactic. But all the same, it’s got the crowd berserk.

Amazingly, Grammar Girl defends the usage, classifying it as an attributive noun, which, she explains, are modified by adding “-er” and “-est” at the end. Thus is her justification of “funnest”! And though she acknowledges the fact that there’s “a much smaller group of people who are willing” to welcome ‘funner’ and ‘funnest’, she is shrewd to predict that the use of “funnest” in this Apple commercial would undoubtedly swing the balance in its favor.

Here comes an application that does away with all your playlist arranging woes. With the new Genius playlist creation feature in the iTunes 8, which works both on iPhone and iPod touch, you get the facility to generate a playlist automatically based on any one song of your choice. You just need to get your iPhone or iPod touch to be compatible with iTunes 8 to display the Genius icon.
 
It provides an easy process to create a playlist. In the ‘Playlists’ section, clicking on the ‘Genius’ tab leads to a collection of songs, from where you can choose the base song. Based on that, Genius automatically generates a playlist, playing the first track meanwhile. The progress bar can be viewed, the playlist could be refreshed to get a new songs’ list, or you could save the current playlist. It surely provides a convenient feature to ease out entertainment, doesn’t it?

Apple may not be the only company in headlines these days. Microsoft is about to refresh its Zune family very soon. The company is expected to also apply a "redesign-storage upgrade-new colors-price cut" formula for this new product generation. It was reported that WalMart’s stocking system indicates that 80GB and 4GB Zunes are discounted. Zune has been experiencing tough time since it arrived on the market.

The 80GB Zune was replaced by a 120GB model which sells for $250. The flash based Zune will be redesigned. The most exciting news is that the 8GB model will be colored in blue. Microsoft will be revealing a software package. It will have “buy from FM features” which will enable users to tag nay songs from the radio station. However the sales report says that Microsoft has sold somewhere between two and three million Zunes, while Apple’s iPod is approaching the 200 million mark.

EA’s Spore Origins has released and is now available for download from the App Store. There are several differences between Spore Origins and the PC game.  The mobile version uses the accelerometer to tilt, turn and twist your way. You can also pinch and pull your creature. Moreover one can create their own creatures with photo of their choice.

Currently there are two game modes for Origins- Evolution and Survival. With 30 levels this game seems to be perfect for iPhone. The game is available for $9.99. However this game is launched only in US so UK people need to wait.

Now you can add and remove songs as to your convenience. Forget about a huge music library wherein you always have to shuffle with songs. Play first and then select the seventh to be next song.

iTunes has got a new feature of rating the songs in your iPod according to your likes and dislikes. Now you don't have to carry your iPod in your hands every time. Rate your songs, add them to your play list and it gets updated automatically. It's good for youngsters since their taste keeps changing from time to time. So now you can check how frequently your taste changes.

People are experiencing hearing loss and iPods are mostly blamed. The effect is so slow that one does not notice till adulthood. Doctors blame people who buy cheap iPods just to save some money. Well, not exactly, if you want to buy cheap iPod you need to be particular about small things. Mel Miller, audiology professor at Idaho State University-Boise, says, “a little protection helps you to keep your ears healthy.” Standard foam plugs are cheap but they work too well. Custom musician plugs are made to protect ears without spoiling the sound. Miller says Rock music is the most dangerous category.

Hearing loss results from a combination of the loudness of sound and the length of time the ears are exposed to it. Prefer going to concerts which are held in open air. Now what if my Rock star performs in an auditorium? Well it seems Miller has answer for this as well. He says that Sound at indoor concerts continually reverberates, which can be exhausting to the ears. So does that mean no more shows? Hey wait! Don’t you think Miller was helping us to protect our ears from cheap iPods? Then why talking about Rock Concerts?

In San Francisco the Apple Store is selling cheap iPods for college students and foreign students. Apple being one of the best companies in the iPod industry will obviously not sell cheap quality. Apple is trying to remove old stock before they get the fresh stock. Hence cheap iPods not only mean poor in quality it can also be good quality in lesser price. Hence when you go for shopping buy a cheap iPod and not a cheap iPod. Oh! I am confused.