"Some questions, I see the iPod folks w/little ear buds.
I use a walkman, have a long bus commute, and am subject to a lot of bus noise. I bought high end earphones (big suckers) to drown out some of the outside noise so I wouldn't go deaf turning up the volume on the walkman.
1. Can I use other earphones w/it? I've never seen anyone w/anything other than the little white earplugs.
2. I listen to a lot of talk radio (hence the FReepername). I don't suppose they make an iPod w/a radio? I haven't seen one, but the young people I know who have iPods don't listen to talkradio, so they wouldn't be looking for this function.
I wear my walkman all the time, but until I can get something small, like a walkman, that has radio, I don't see me switching over to an iPod. I don't even use a portable cd player cause they don't fit in a pocket."
You can use any kind of earphones. On airplanes I use sony noise cancelling ones, most days i use some soft gel ones that fit in my ear and are very comfortable.
You can record talk radio from the internet using software, I use "Replay Radio", and listen to it the next day. It will automatically sych with your iPod if you want.
also a big audible fan, have dozens of full length audio books. Love it.
Thanks. I'll look into that service. I suppose that would work on the days I miss Rush (I have his 27/7), but I really want to keep up w/the current news. I'm also not sure how much time I want to give over to another device - recording stuff for the next day just sounds like a another technology chore, and I've got enough of them.