But Can Your iPod Do This?

By Wilson Rothman

Using your portable jukebox just to listen to music is so five minutes ago. Two new accessories from Belkin let iPod owners linked to Mac or Windows systems use their music player to record voice memos and store digital photos. Snap the Voice Recorder ($50) onto your iPod, and the software (included in iPod's free 2.1 update) automatically launches, letting you make voice recordings that you can play back through the tiny speaker. The Media Reader ($99) is a lifesaver for photo buffs who travel light. Plug it into the iPod, slide in your camera's memory card and dump your pics onto the iPod's huge hard disc. When you get home, your "rolls" of film are ready for offloading. --W.R.