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UNIT 4
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE OF IT
READING
1 Read the text and the headings given below (A-G). Choose the most
suitable heading for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you
don’t need to use.
A Can an iPod really hold my whole CD collection?
B What else can they do?
C What's so good about digital music players?
D What is an iPod?
E Is my current computer up to the job?
F Can an iPods store our photos?
G Can you do with an iPod a few other things?
1
An iPod is like a cross between a Walkman and the hard drive used to store files in a
computer. Instead of playing from cassettes, CDs or other media, an iPod holds
music internally as digital data, in just the same way as a computer stores word-
processing documents and other files. iPods aren't unique in this respect: many
devices do roughly the same. They're collectively known as digital music players or
MP3 players, but the iPod - produced by Apple, best known for their Mac range of
computers is currently by far the most popular of the numerous brands on the
market.
2
There are numerous attractions in putting your music on an iPod or other high-
spec digital music player. Compared to other types of personal stereo, they win
hands down. For one thing, they can store a huge quantity of music - thousands of
albums in some cases - so you can listen to whatever you want, wherever you are.
Secondly, since there are no CDs or tapes to carry about, all you have to take with
you is a small, self-contained device. Furthermore, digital music players (like other
personal stereos) can be hooked up to home hi-fis or car stereos, which means
you can have your entire music collection instantly accessible at home, at friend
houses, when you're driving - even on holiday.
3
Besides being a record collection on the go, digital music players allow you to do
numerous useful and interesting things. You can play tracks downloaded from the
Internet, for example, without the hassle of burning a CD. You can instantly compile
playlists of selected songs or albums: a four-hour upbeat selection for a party, say,
or a shorter selection for a walk to work. Or have your player select your music for
you, picking tracks randomly from across your whole collection or just from
albums of a particular genre. On top of all that, you can also use digital music
players as portable hard drives to back up quickly or transfer any kind of computer
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