I ’m constantly astounded at the right-down sack - sized superpower that is theiPod . I mean , even when the first - generation arrive out , was n’t the idea that you could obligate 5 GB in a gadget that was just about the sizing of your hand totally awesome ? And the fact that it ’s also a bootable FireWire driving force too ? That ’s sweet .

One workweek ago , a great new app for the iPod Photo was released : iPod Subway Maps . The iPod Subway Maps is just what it sounds like . It take photograph files of subway map and divides them into individual chunks to be viewed on the iPod screen . There are mathematical function for New York , San Francisco , London , Los Angeles , Melbourne , Montreal , and many others . I ’m sure more will trace soon .

iPod Subway Maps sportswoman full - color maps of each of these cities . I ’m so in love with this idea , that I ’m very tempted to sell my 10 GB third - coevals iPod for fund the purchase of a 20 GB iPod with color screen door .

Of of course , the iPod Subway Map is n’t the first iPod - based program out there . There ’s thepiPod , thePodtender , theWiPod , and the new one for the color screen iPods , Clickwheel , which allows you to take in vane - found strip as a slideshow .

The iPod can do so much , including integration with Apple ’s Address Book and iCal , but beyond WiFi for the iPod ( a man can woolgather , ca n’t he ? ) , what I would really like to see someone develop is something along the lines ofAvantGofor the iPod .

Yes , I know there are RSS referee out there , but I want something that I can readThe New York Timeson during my commute to work . Currently , the Gray Lady only extend headlines and tormentor for the articles in RSS , sending you to the site for the real deal . I desire to be capable to record the top five floor on my iPod . Is that so much to demand ?