Recording to Your iPod

While listening to music is nice, sometimes you want to record things, and carrying both an MP3 player and a Dictaphone seems like a bit of a waste of pocket space. That's why Belkin have released a Voice Recorder for the iPod – it plugs into the top part of a docking iPod, and lets you record things directly onto your iPod. It's much easier than having to try to squeeze an entire lecture into the limited memory of your phone or digital camera, and since the recordings will automatically sync with iTunes, it's nice and easy to get them on to your PC for later listening. The quality is pretty good considering the size of the device, and if you're not sure if a recording will come out OK because of background noise or other issues, then you can use the built in speaker to play back something you've just recorded to see how it sounds. You'll need to have the latest firmware on your iPod for it to work, but for anyone who regularly records meetings or lectures, or even just likes to leave verbal memos for themselves, it's very handy.