With the recent advent of the iPod, many people use portable MP3 players to their entire music collection around with them. This just a few years ago, you would have had to lug a suitcase full of CDs around, now can fit in the palm of your hand. Some iPods can carry up to 60 GB of songs (and now video) on a single miniature hard drive. The iPod even the cool air and light as a luminous magic. Besides Apple, many companies make portable MP3 players

It does not even begin to enter the phenomenon of podcasting. Podcasting is a simple concept with a utility to the average consumer. Imagine if you could take an audio Webcast of any kind (a teleseminar podcasting comes to mind) in the plane with you on your next business trip.

1) You do not have to be there when the teleseminar is held.

2) You can pause, rewind, fast forward the teleseminar at any point that you feel is important.

3) You can listen to repeatedly.

4) You can send the podcast to friends and family members who may also take the audio content with them on their merry way.

I do it all the time. It works very well. Download and go. This is bigger than you think. Overall, the ubiquity of portable MP3 players is a cultural revolution to the extent of information transfer goes. Why should I wait for a show when I can be in another time zone and play it at my leisure.

When you take your MP3 player on the road with you, you are basically pass the time. More than sit around waiting for video or audio presentation of departure. You can download onto your portable MP3 player and start whenever you want.

MP3 portables seem to be here to stay. Find out why and what are the most recent trends are: you will be surprised to see how you ever lived without one. I was!