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Now that mp3 players have full-color screens and are compatible with many formats, people are downloading more than just music. So what are people downloading?
Ring in the new year with “Illegal” from Shakira, “This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race” from Fall Out Boy and “Pump It” from the Black Eyed Peas.
Also popular, Fergalicious – Fergie A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me – Fall Out Boy Listen – Beyoncé Show Stopper – Dainty Kane Say It Right – Nelly Furtado Ride For You – Dainty Kane Smack That – Akon
If you don't have TiVo and can't stand to miss your favorite show, you can download them to your portable; you may be surprised how fast you can fill up your 20GB hard drive.
So what is available? Through iTunes you can get:
Network Shows – ABC and NBC
Cable Television Downloads – MTV, ESPN, Sci Fi channel, Comedy Central, Disney, Nickelodeon and Showtime and more.
Short Films – Animated, independent films or just funny stuff.
Through Google Video you can download:
Network Shows – CBS shows and classics like The Brady Bunch, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Survivor.
Cable Television Downloads – Sundance Channel, The Documentary Channel and more.
Short Stuff – Funny clips, commercials, sports highlights, historic clips and all kinds of other stuff.
Many portables can support all kinds of downloads including wmv, mp4, mov, avi, xvid, divx and flash video.
Home Movies – Amateur home movies or movies from family or personal websites.
Funny Stuff – From popular entertainment sites, like youtube.com.
News – Some sites like MSN offer video downloads for portable devices at a per month price. This includes MSNBC as well as Fox Sports
Movies – If you have enough memory, you could download an entire movie onto your portable.
There are many types of downloads available online; you could download new stuff everyday to keep informed and entertained. Suddenly, a 60GB hard drive in your mp3 player seems practical.
Apple Computer, I. (2006). Apple - iTunes - Videos . Apple Computer, Inc. from http://www.apple.com/itunes/videos/
Google. (2006). Google Video . from http://video.google.com/
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