1. Audio Books

You can download audio books in mp3 format from various sites. You can listen to audio books during your commute if you don’t have much time to read up the books.

2. Learning Aid

iPods have been used as learning aids in colleges and universities. iPods can be used to record lectures, interviews and audio data. iPod can also help you learn foreign languages as you can listen and learn how certain words are pronounced correctly.

3. File Storage and Transfer

You can use iPod as temporary file storage or backup file storage. This is useful especially if the files are large multimedia files. You can transfer the files from your iPod to your computer but you have to make sure that the software in your PC is compatible to the ones in your iPod.

4. Mobile Maps and City or Museum Tour

Download maps and subway maps into your iPod. This will help you to get around the city especially if you rely heavily on public transportation. You can download subway maps of 24 major cities around the world. In fact, iPod has also been used to download audio-video tour programmes that will help you to get around some famous tourist attractions or even museums on your own.

5. Store Manuals and Dictionary

You can store thick manuals relating to your job, into an iPod. You can also store a dictionary in your iPod. With the help of an iPod, you can save all the troubles of carrying along with you all the thick manuals, dictionaries, etc.

6. Business Plans

If you are a marketer or involved in promoting your business, you can store your business plans and presentation in your iPod. Whenever there are potential clients or business associates, you can show your business presentation and business plans via your iPod.

7. Personal Planner

iPod can be used as personal planner as it is well equipped with alarm, calendar, notes and contact list. You can also record you own voice on the things that you need to do.

8. Mobile Personal Trainer

For the health enthusiast, iPod can be used to store exercise regime to achieve certain exercise goals. Since the gadget is mobile and you can bring it outdoor, you can exercise anywhere you like by following the regime shown on your iPod.

9. Play Games

You can install certain programmes like Linux onto your iPod and play arcade games like Tetris and Asteroids.

10. Emergency Flashlight

During blackout, you can use the light from your iPod to get around your home. Actually, now you can get a detachable gadget to your iPod and turn it into a flashlight or a laser pointer.