iPod Accessories can run the gamut of the imagination, but there are a few essential iPod accessories you every iPod owner should have to maximize their multimedia experience.
Accessory Bundles
Purchasing an accessory bundle is a great way to get all of the extras you need for your iPod in one purchase. Most accessory bundles include additional headphones, protector screens, auxiliary cables and a carrying case or iPod cover. For example, the 15-piece iPod Class Accessory Bundle (pictured left) comes with: a Black Rubber Silicone Skin, a white Rubber Silicone Skin with Elastic Armband, Transparent Clear Snap On Crystal Hard Cover Case, a Black Leather Flip Premium Case, a Clear Reusable LCD Screen Protector, white 3.5mm Stereo Earphone Headset, Earbud Earphone Splitter, Car Audio 3.5mm Jack AUX Auxiliary Cable, USB Home Travel Charger Power Adapter, USB Car Charger Power Adapter, USB Dock Connector Data Cable, Retractable USB Data Sync Cable, Fishbone Cord Organizer, and a Mesh Travel Bag.
This Premium Accessory Kit (pictured left) for the 3rd Generation iPod Touch comes with a Black Silicone Skin Case Cover Protection, USB Car Auto DC Charger, USB Travel Home AC Charger, USB Retractable Cable, and a full body screen protector.
Speakers
Speakers are an important accessory because they expand your iPod experience beyond mere headphones. The Cyber Acoustics Portable Digital Docking Speaker for iPod (pictured left) are compatible with the iPod mini, Pod nano (Generations 1-4), and iPod classic (Generations 3-6) provides a portable solution for charging and playing your docked iPod using its included power adapter or being powered by 4 AA batteries.
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Car/Travel Kit
A Car/Travel Kit is essential to take your iPod on the road with you. The Universal Apple iPod USB Charger Kit (pictured left) is compatible with dock enabled iPods (e.g. iPod 3G/4G, iPod Mini, iPod Photo, iPod nano, iPod Video) and has a USB Retractable Hotsync Cable, USB Home Travel Charger, and a USB 12V Cigarette Lighter Charger.
Memory cards can come in a variety of formats, including SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, and HC MMC Plus Card, ranging in sizes from 64MB to 32GB (Consult your digital camera’s operating manual to determine which type of memory card your camera needs). Increasingly, Secure Digital/Secure Digital High Capacity (SD/SDHC) Cards are becoming a standard memory format for point and shoot digital cameras. Choosing the size of your SD Memory Card should be based on the storage capacity you seek for your photos and video clips. For example, the Kingston 4GB Class 4 SDHC Flash Memory Card SD4/4GB (pictured left) would allow you to take approximately 1100 pictures or 90 minutes of video (if camera supports it) on a 12 MP (megapixel) camera.
Camera cases come in a variety of shapes, colors, and styles, and can be made by your camera’s manufacturer or a third party maker. A good universal case for ultra-compact cameras would be the Caselogic TBC-302 Ultra Compact Camera Case with Storage, which has a compartment to store SD Memory Cards.
