Apple iPod

Apple's new iPod represents the next generation of portable music players that store music on an internal hard drive. It stores up to 1,000 CD-quality songs on its super-thin 5 GB hard drive, and features up to 20 minutes of shock protection for nonstop playback when running, biking or other activities. A built-in FireWire port lets you download an entire CD into iPod in under 10 seconds and 1,000 songs in less than 10 minutes—30 times faster than USB-based players. iPod plays up to 10 hours of continuous music, powered by its rechargeable lithium polymer battery, and recharges automatically whenever it is connected to a Mac, using power supplied over the FireWire cable. The Auto-Sync feature automatically downloads all your iTunes songs and playlists into the iPod. Comes with a compact, FireWire-based power adapter for traveling. Its high-capacity 5GB hard drive doubles as a portable FireWire hard drive for storing presentations, large documents, graphic images and digital movies. $399. www.apple.com