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Apple revolutionised the portable MP3 player industry with the introduction of the Ipod, and today the majority of the people I see listening to music while on the London Underground are using an MP3 player of some sort, with the Ipod being in the majority.

While most mp3 players are probably used to listen to music, a trend that seems to be gaining momentum on the internet at the moment is Podcasting. Due to the large storage capacity of a MP3 player, this could be a very useful tool in distance learning, where lectures can be podcast, and the subscriber downloads them as they become available and listens to them in their own time. The most popular use of podcasts at the moment seems to be audio blogs and individual radio shows,has even been a podcast from space.

I currently don't have a MP3 player as I don't like the thought of isolating myself while travelling on public transport, something I've never been comfortable with long before the London Bombings, however if I do get one, it would probably be used as a portable mass storage device rather than a music player.

If you are thinking of get a MP3 player, then do shop around, and also remember Apple iPods are not the only MP3 player around, other consumer electronic manufactures have their own gadgets as well.

One point that also needs to be noted is that you need a PC to download music to your MP3, so if you are buying it as present, make sure the recipient has a PC or access to one.

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