Apple has dropped the price on its line of iPod Shuffles which comes as a welcome (if not overdue) bit of news for many a consumer. the 1GB iPod Shuffle has dropped to $49 where the 2GB iPod Shuffle has dropped to $69.

And now with the price drop, it looks like the iPod Shuffle is once again ready to battle it out with lesser priced and less stylish mp3 players, including the popular line from Sandisk Sansa.

Of course what remains to be seen is if the price drop of the shuffles will change the buying habits of the casual mp3 music listener. Time will tell.

Even though the current season of American Idol is only a few weeks old, the new contestants have already belted out really memorable hits.

(Despite what Simon may have to say to the contrary).

And starting now, if you want to grab that music so you can listen to it any place you go, you can just hop onto Apple iTunes!

Immediately following the weekly FOX broadcasts, you can pre-order your favorites and you’ll receive an email as soon as the performance is available for download. Music performances will be available for $0.99 per song starting with the Top 24 semi-finalists this week, and full video performances of the Top 12 Finalists will be available for $1.99 starting March 11th.

Why don’t you get started by listening to that awesome version of Daydream by Jason Castro?

Sure it’s February, but we know that there are still a lot of you iPod Touch owners out there who forgot to snag the January Software Upgrade from Apple.

If this is you, check out what you’re missing…

• Mail
• Google Maps
• Stocks
• Weather
• Notes and More!

Google Maps might be worth the $19.99 upgrade fee alone, but with Mail supporting Yahoo! Mail, GMail, AOL, and most IMAP or POP3, the whole things like a no brainer. If you’re ready to get these programs, head on over to iTunes!

On the official iTunes website, it is now being said that you can rent movies directly from the iTunes store to be stored and viewed from your personal “i” device such as your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV.

The selection of movies shouldn’t be a problem with the big studios lending their support including but not limited to Fox, LGF, MGM, Miramax, and Disney. Rental prices are pretty similar to what we’ve been used to with other movie lenders at $2.99 for regular releases and $3.99 for new releases. And if you need to watch something in HD on your sweet TV, that’ll set you back $4.99.

Plus, Apple seems to be keeping up with current “no late fees” trend by simply having the rentals “disappear” after their 30 day window. Not only is the “return” effortless, but you shouldn’t have to worry about deleting the movies off your hard drive either.

Welcome to the new place on the web for you to stay in touch with anything and everything Apple iPod related!

We all know how much the iPod has become apart of our daily lives, but not all of us know everything there is to know about this cool little device. So we here at Learn Stuff Online have stepped in with some comprehensive articles to boost your knowledge and get you to a point where you no longer have to find someone just to load some songs or videos onto your iPod…

Since you’ll be able to do it yourself.

What Else to Expect
Here at iPods @ LSO, not only will we give you all the knowledge you to need to get the most out of your iPod, but we’ll also clue you in on the latest news and all the cool accessories that are hitting the streets. After all, this is some cutting edge stuff, so you gotta make sure that always up to date on it all! PLUS we’ll also keep you abreast of new iTunes promotions so that you can keep up with all the best media for your iPod!

All We Ask of You
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