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Popular iPOD features include a calendar, address book, to-do list, alarm clock with sleep timer, games, and text reader. The 15GB and 30GB models come with a docking station that can also be hooked up to a stereo system or powered speakers. iPOD's digital audio player is platform dependent. If you purchase iPOD for Windows, the audio player is called MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus. For Mac, it's called iTunes. Using either platform, it's possible to load an entire CD onto an iPOD in as little as ten seconds. iPOD supports most audio file formats including MP3, wav, and Apple's proprietary format, AAC. 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