Apple iPod Photo

The new colorful iPod Photo is stunning, but is it the right iPod for you? If the size of your music collection overwhelms lower-capacity iPods, you care to easily cart tens of thousands of digital pictures with you, you want to display those pictures on a television without having to lug along a computer, or you simply have an appreciation for beautiful design (and can afford to indulge that appreciation), you’ll find its $100 - $200 premium worth the price. Read on for the complete lowdown.

Apple iPod Photo

The iPod photo is Apple's attempt to widen its digital music player's appeal in the face of increasing competition. It comes in 40GB and 60GB capacities and can potentially store up to 15,000 4-megapixel images. At

Apple has announced the iPod Photo, essentially the same as the latest edition of the iPod but with a 2.0" 116,000 pixel 65K color LCD monitor and the software capability to display images as well as play music. The iPod Photo can also be attached to a TV for on-screen display via a special cable or the new dock. The iPod Photo will be available in 40 and 60 GB capacities ($500 or $600 respectively), the biggest nonsense? No built-in Card slot! iTunes is be used to sync photos but appears to downsample them for display on the iPod Photo.

The Apple iPod Photo is an elegant but pricey way to tote around your favorite photos as well as your music.

As of last Thursday, I no longer have that problem.