In this chapter, you learn how to use the iPod and Video apps to play music and watch video.
The iPad handles playing music as well as any iPod or iPhone ever has, plus it has a big screen for you to use to browse your collection.
So let’s start by simply selecting and playing a song with the iPod app.
You can create playlists on your Mac or PC in iTunes, but you can also build actual playlists on your iPad.
You have lots of options when it comes to adding more music to your iPad. You can simply add more music to your iTunes collection on your computer and then sync those songs to your iPad. In that case, you can buy them from iTunes, from another online source, or import them from music CDs.
How Else Can I Get Music?
You can purchase music on your iPad only through the iTunes app. But you can sync music from your computer that you get from any source that doesn’t use special copy protection. So you can buy online from places such as Amazon.com, eMusic.com, AmieStreet.com, or even directly from the websites of some artists.
In addition to syncing music to your iPad from your computer, you can purchase music, movies, TV shows, and audio books directly on your iPad using the iTunes app using the same account that you use in iTunes on your computer.
Podcasts are episodic shows, either audio of video, produced by major networks, small companies, and single individuals. You’ll find news, information, tutorials, music, comedy, drama, talk shows, and more. There is something covering almost any topic you can think of.
After you have movies, TV shows, and Podcast videos on your iPad, you need to play them using the Videos app.
It isn’t all about professionally produced movies and TV shows anymore. You might also want to use your iPad to watch poor-quality videos of cats playing pianos and kids lip-syncing to pop songs.
Fortunately, the YouTube app comes with your iPad. You can browse and play most, if not all, of the video at the most popular video site on the web.
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