The Apple iPod mini has a platform of MAC or Windows OS. Some original Apple iPod users have already seen the Apple iPod mini with a new four gigabytes harddrive space for a US$ 249 price tag. It is not a secret that an additional of US$ 50 will get you a fifteen gigabytes iPod that would store somewhere around 2,700 more music files. That is a lot more than the Apple ipod mini.

This is because harddrive space is so much important for Apple iPod users, the original Apple iPod have so much space available to the user of about forty gigabytes. This amount of space can store more than five thousand songs. Aside from this, the original Apple iPod also has a longer battery life.

However, criticizers should consider the frame of the Apple iPod mini. It is slender and is more styled, that which made it seem more functional and more attractive to the eyes and has a more ergonomic feel to the fingers. To most people, it would not be the ideal music player, but to the 99,000 or so Apple iPod mini users, they beg to disagree.

The Too Sexy Apple iPod Mini

The Apple iPod mini is compared to a US$ 1,200 purse from Chanel. This is because the US$ 249 Apple iPod mini, with its variety of five colors, brings out class and posh.

It has an anodized body made of aluminum and weighs about 3.6 ounces. It measures about 2 inches in width, 3.6 inches in height, and only about half an inch in thickness. It does not look like it at first glance, but the Apple ipod mini is almost like a featherweight than the original Apple iPod.

It is also silky to the touch and smooth. It also fits wonderfully in your palm. This is the reason for the premium price tag.

The Apple iPod mini also has no external moving parts. You will notice that underneath the smaller 1.67-inch LCD screen lie the light touch-sensitive and highly ergonomic Click Wheel. This Click Wheel is the one which incorporates the Apple iPod mini’s other controls. The control’s buttons are located on the pad itself. This is much different than the original Apple iPod’s four function buttons that is located above the scroll pad.

Anyone who is familiar with the software for the iPod knows about the seamless integration of iPod with iTunes. In no time, you would be cruising with the tunes.

The Apple iPod mini behaves just like exactly as other newer generation Apple iPods. It now even packs a battery life of 8 hours. The original Apple iPods have a longer battery life.

Besides the smaller physical dimensions and the new warm minimalist choices of color, which can be gold, silver, pink, green and blue. A major difference observed between the original Apple iPod and the Apple iPod mini is the harddrive space capacity.

The Apple iPod mini has a tiny Hitachi harddrive that can hold about four gigabytes of music. Music files include AAC, Audible, MP3, WAV and AIFF. This is enough storage for a number of Apple iPod mini users.

Apple iPod users usually prefer to carry an entire library of music any time of the day. Rather than manually selecting and transferring specific songs to the Apple iPod mini. The Apple iPod mini can only hold as much as a fraction of the forty gigabytes music collection.

The Apple iPod mini also has accessories that include the earbuds, a USB 2.0 cable and a FireWire dock connector, an AC adaptor, a belt clip, and the Apple iPod mini software.

The Apple iPod mini could have been more lenient by adding a dock or armband to teh package.

The US$ 29 armband is a great help for joggers who want to listen to good music while jogging and carrying the very lightweight and effectively skip-free Apple iPod mini.

Conclusion

To summarize, the Apple iPod mini has a sleek styling, it is a small size and has an excellent integrated Click wheel. It has a possible disadvantage to the user, though, that is the price per megabyte which is much higher as compared to the original Apple iPod.

Clive Harman – has been training people to achieve their ambitions for 38 years off-line and for the last two years on-line. He is the author of several various training manuals edits Salmagundi News and Training Journal that can be found here http://www.cliveharman.com/sign_up.html and his guide to iPods can be found here http://www.how2b.info/ipods.html

What do people love about an Apple ipod? These are the cold hard facts people say they love about Apple ipod:

1. The original ipod can hold about five thousand songs.
2. The original ipod can give the user up to forty gigabytes of harddrive space.
3. The original ipod comes with an easy to use wheel.
4. The original ipod also has a battery with a life that lasts up to about 12 hours.
5. The original ipod can also provide you with the ability to set-up a play list.
6. And last but not the least, the original ipod has a shuffle function.

Even with a minimum layout of the features of ipod, users have agreed that the original ipod gives one an exhilarating experience of music.

With basic ergonomics, the Apple ipod has captured the heart of millions of music lovers all over the world.

The Apple Ipod Nano

With the list of facts regarding the original ipod enumerated above, the characteristics of the new Apple ipod nano would reveal a measure of smaller comparison:

1. The Apple ipod nano can hold about one thousand 1,000 songs. That is with the 4 gigabytes version, the one with the full color album art.

2. Another version of the Apple ipod nano can hold about five hundred songs in a smaller four megabytes of space.

3. The Apple ipod nano has a medium sized Click Wheel and a full color screen. With the click Wheel, you can fast forward, rewind, pause, play or access the menus. The full color screen is about 1.5 inches of display.

4. The Apple ipod nano has a battery life that would last to about fourteen hours. Fourteen hours is about a day without charging.

5. The Apple ipod nano also has a shuffle function like the original ipod.

6. The Apple ipod nano is available to make use of the armband accessory. All that is needed is a USB external cord that would also charge the Apple ipod nano.

7. The Apple ipod nano has a skin that acts as a sort of protection for the ipod.

8. The Apple ipod nano also has the iTrip. The iTrip lets you play the music you want via any radio. This accessory is very much in demand when buying an Appled ipod nano.

9. The Apple ipod nano has about the following statistical measurement: 3.5 x 1.6 x 0.27 inches and about 1.5 ounces in weight.

10. The Apple ipod nano also boasts of a perfectly skip-free playback and works well on either a Mac OS X or a Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

11. The Apple ipod nano, just like any other Apple ipod can play music, podcasts and audiobooks.

12. The Apple ipod nano can also hold up to about twenty five thousand photos.

13. The Apple ipod nano can also be used to synchronize contacts and calendars and to do lists.

As you can observe from the available features, what you love about the original ipod, take all of it and try to shrink it a bit and you got the Apple ipod nano. Not yet a believer? Put on the headphones and try to volume up the music. Everything now becomes clear — it is an ipod.

This pencil thin ipod packs into your ears the entire original ipod experience. What makes it unbelievable is despite its small frame, it can still hold a 3 days worth of music and can play for 14 hours straight.

Accessories of the Apple iPod nano includes a leather case, an in-ear Lanyard headphone, armbands, dock where the iPod takes its rest, a radio remote, a USB power adaptor, an AV connection kit and Tubes, the iPod skins.

Integration of the ipod Nano in Cars

Users can take the ipod music experience on the road by seamless integration of the ipod and the car. Top automakers like Audi, Chrysler, Dodge, Ferrari, BMW, Acura, Honda, Infiniti, Mercedez Benz and others have designed elegant solutions to both their new and prior year car models.

Top automakers call this strategy as part of their After-Market Solutions. They have available options to the car user of iPod integration products for use. Available options vary from iPod-ready head units to self installation options as wells as professional interface installation. People now can customize their ride with iPod music.

You can also opt to have iPod integration options from car stereo accessory stores and manufacturers available within your area. They can outfit any car to play well with the iPod nano.

Clive Harman – has been training people to achieve their ambitions for 38 years off-line and for the last two years on-line. He is the author of several various training manuals edits Salmagundi News and Training Journal that can be found here http://www.cliveharman.com/sign_up.html and his guide to iPods can be found here http://www.how2b.info/ipods.html

Apple made this device feature some of the most popular services and functions today. Apple also decided to get rid of the annoying key pad, stylus, and tiny keys and instead make the display larger. Apple made the screen a touch screen with virtual key boards and key pads that appear depending on the function you are using. The main issue with most of todays cell phones is the size of the display, as well as the size of the key pad and key board. If you are trying to make a phone call then a key pad will appear and if you are trying to surf online, Email, text message, or write a document then a virtual key board will appear.

Text messaging has become increasingly popular over the past two or three years. If you are one of the millions of text message senders then you will be thrilled with the SMS application with predictive QWERTY soft keyboards which prevents and correct your spelling mistakes.

The iPhone comes Internet ready with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ready. The operating system on the iPhone also makes it stand out in the crowd. Apple used their MAC OS X operating system, allowing you to view the Internet the way it was supposed to be seen. With the iPhone you are able to enjoy the convenient touch screen while using the Safari web browser, address book, note taking applications, and calendar. This phone is so advanced that it can correct and even prevent spelling errors.

With the iPhone you can also check your voice mail as if they were Emails, basically eliminating being forced to listen to all of your messages when you are only trying to find one specific message.

The iPhone’s touch screen is not only easier to use, but it is more advanced and has the ability to tell the difference between a human finger and the side of a human face when talking, or a large surface when in a pocket or bag. With the iPhone you can also zoom in and out of objects on web pages or photos by pinching them and un-pinching them. Pinching is when you draw apart or close together two fingers as if you were stretching or squeezing the image.

The Apple iPhone is set to be released in June of 2007. You will only be able to purchase an iPhone exclusively through AT&T, the new Cingular. You will also be required to sign a two year service agreement. Apple is going to release two different sized versions, 4GB and 8GB. The 4GB will cost you $499 and for double the memory the 8GB will cost you only $100 more at $599. Look online for information regarding iPhone wallpaper.

Michael is a writer for Everything iPhone where he writes iPhone reviews and covers the daily news surrounding the iPhone.

Can you believe the buzz and the rage going on about the Apple iPhone? It looks like Apple has done it again folks. This iPhone is going to be hot. You think so? We will see. I am a believer.

This pricey high end gadget is a product we consumers want. Customers will invest in a product that solves a problem. Music, video and a cell phone all in one? Oh yes. We consumers love the all in one device.

This ultra thin device is controlled by touch sensor that plays music, will surf the Internet and even has a Macintosh computer operating system.

As I heard so far, there will not be any insurance on the Apple iPhone. You may be offered an extended warranty through Apple Care. Ask about this when you purchase your phone. This situation could be changeable once the Apple iPhone is released. We will all have to wait and see.

Get the best desktop email services, google maps, google and yahoo search and web browsing with your iPhone. With the widescreen iPod on your iPhone you can watch movies, TV shows, and video. You can also read all of the web pages you want while surfing.

It is more than likely in the future that the Apple iPhone price will go down from the $499 and $599 price it is now. I am quite sure if Apple decides to go down this price, it will not be that low. Apple does want to keep the ambiance of selling a classy high priced phone.

Apple is having a great effect on the market place already. When the iPhone does arrive, the competition will be watching as Apple will set the marketplace on it’s ear. I really do believe this. However, I may be wrong. We will all see. That’s for sure. Looking forward to it. And loving it. The Apple iPhone Hype. What a rush……

Author: Carmen Vj has a few tips available when it comes to buying a apple iphone. Many more resources about the Apple iPhone and alway keeping you informed right here.

Why DVD?

DVD is the latest craze in technology breakthroughs. Since the advent of the timetable discs in the 50’s, technology has reached new heights almost every decade with the release of the Betamax tapoes, VHS tapes, audio cds, laser discs, video cds, mini discs and all sorts of data storing accessories. The DVD is the latest of these data-storing acessories. Carrying Dolby Stereo sound and high end picture image, viewers and listeners can be assured of the best quality possible in movies and music records.

The Features of Apple iPod

The Apple iPod has always been a stand out not only in design but also in its features. Below are some of the features people love most about the Apple iPod:

1. The Apple ipod users can store and record about five thousand songs.

2. The Apple ipod users can store data on a forty gigabytes of harddrive space. The storage of the five thousand songs is not the end of it.

3. The Apple ipod users can easily manuever their way with the iPod controls because of the Click Wheel.

4. The Apple iPod users can expect to have a longer period of music and videos because of the long battery life of the Apple iPod. The battery life of an Apple iPod usually last about 12 hours.

5. The Apple ipod users can expect a more easier tuning to music due to the ability of the iPod for an easy set up of a music playlist.

6. The Apple iPod users can also expect to be happy with the shufle function providing them with random feel to the playlist.

With these basic features, the iPod have increased its sales and is now number one among the MP3 playin devices. Apple, however did not stop there, they started introducing more accessories, more add-ons that eventually gave the Apple iPod an edge over other multimedia players. A feature, however, that was missed by iPod is the DVD to iPod software.

The iPod Media Studio 2.0

iPod Hacks

For sometime, Apple techies and fanatics have introduced many modifications to the Apple iPod. These modifications aims to help the Apple iPod user to personalize their iPods. Apple iPods has been modified by techies by using iPod hacks. Techies are bent on giving more power to the user in terms of customization and personalization of their Apple iPod.

What are iPod hacks?

iPod hacks are either softwares or hardwares that improves the appearance, capabilities or features of an Apple iPod. Summing it up, iPod Hacks is anything that provides modifications to the Apple iPod. One such avaialable iPod hack is a software that provides DVD to iPod capability to the usual Apple iPod. Various firmwares on the Internet offer free softwares of DVD to iPod technology.

DVD to iPod Software

DVD to iPod, this is the feature that everyone wishes to have, but unfortunately, the Apple iPod did not provide. The iPOdMedia provides DVD to iPod capabilities to the Apple iPod. It is the fastest software available for DVD to Ipod transfers or to move DVD’s directly into your video Apple iPod. By using this DVD to iPod software, you can enjoy watching DVD movies on the beautiful 2.5 inches LCD monitor of the Apple iPod. It is currently 400 percent faster than any other DVD to iPod products on the market.

Imagine this, anyone can convert any movie from DVD (DVD to iPod), and not only that; any recorded material from the television, or even movies that you recorded from home using a DV-camcorder, even a movie record from a digital still camera is possible for conversion.

With 2 mouse clicks using the DVD to iPod software, convert the movies into a file that is optimized for playback. It must be optimized with the Apple iPod’s built-in video player.

Anyone can now enjoy movies with a surprisingly sharp and clear picture with additional quality stereo CD sound. Also, new Cyberspeed technology will allow a user of up to 400 percent faster conversion from DVD to iPod. In fact, in a span of less than 45 minutes, a user can put a complete DVD movie on the iPod.

The DVD to iPod technology is the ideal solution for all frequent travellers or just to manage the kids while driving the car.

Apple iPod users can store up to 100 video hours (if the Apple iPod is a 60 Gb model) or 50 video hours (if the Apple iPod is a 30 Gb model). Any video of either feature films or TV and movie content.

Do not worry if the DVD is sourced from abroad, all subtitles, foreign languages, and even the quality of Dolby surround sound are supported. Users have no need for the Quicktime Pro. The DVD to iPod software would run on any PC with Windows NT, XP or Windows 2000 Operating System.

This DVD to iPod software can also automatically zoom or widescreen movies with the ratio 16:9 to be able to fit on the 4:3 iPod screen. The user can even have a manual option to turn this feature off.

The iPodMedia Studio is about US$ 32.95 and has a lifetime support.

Clive Harman – has been training people to achieve their ambitions for 38 years off-line and for the last two years on-line. He is the author of several various training manuals edits Salmagundi News and Training Journal that can be found here http://www.cliveharman.com/sign_up.html and his guide to iPods can be found here http://www.how2b.info/ipods.html

The Apple zones will offer over 75 Apple products and related accessories in the lead up to Christmas – with everything from Apple Macs, iTunes cards, speakers and the full range of iPods on sale.

Trained Apple staff, and specially trained Tesco staff, will be on hand to help and advise customers who are able to interact with products and accessories in the dedicated Apple zones, which are within the existing electrical areas.

Matt Leeser, consumer electronics buyer for Tesco, said: “Customers have responded really well to our Kingston Apple Area. They have enjoyed the shopping experience and the support of trained staff on hand. Rolling out these zones in further stores, Tesco is leading the way in this arena, offering a concept which allows customers to interact with the latest technology with fabulous service and all at great value of money.

“Partnering with key electronic brands such as Apple reflects our increasing presence and credibility in the electrical market.”

Examples of Apple products being sold at Tesco stores include:

- A full range of iPods including the iPod Nano 2GB Silver for £98.97

- i-Pod accessories including FM transmitters, iPod speakers, cases and power products

- Range of the latest Apple Macs, including the Mac Mini and the iMac.

The announcement is just the latest in a list of innovative initiatives that Tesco has recently introduced to ensure that it is meeting customers’ growing home entertainment and technological requirements.

Tesco has recently refreshed the home entertainment section in store, ensuring a distinctive and contemporary feel, while offering customers a better range and new fixtures.

New interactive units are being introduced to stores allowing customers to sit and experience the latest in the home theatre market, alongside CD / DVD preview stations and interactive gaming demonstration pods.

Tesco has also recently introduced a Sony Bravia LCD area to over 20 stores.

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The Apple iPhone is available in two versions: a 4-gigabyte model that is available for $499, and a 8-gigabyte model that is available for $599. The iPhone contract requires a two-year arrangement with AT&T service.

Because of this exclusive contract with AT&T the two models are officially only available at Apple Stores, AT&T Stores and online at the Apple website. Not surprisingly though iPhones have shown availability on the eBay online auction site.

The iPhone is especially popular because of the variety of options it offers, such as surfing the web — along with talking on the telephone. The iPhone also benefits from the brand name and reputation of Apple, which has become highly regarded over the past few years because of the iPod.

During the initial product launch many AT&T Retail stores were completely sold out of the phones within hours. Many Apple stores later ran empty as well. So customers began searching for iPhone availability elsewhere.

The iPhone can be ordered online from the Apple website, but there is a two to four week wait for delivery.

According to the iPhone website, they suggest checking availability after 9:00 p.m. the night before you would like to purchase an iPhone. Apple states that iPhones arrive “most days and availability is updated nightly.”

Apple also encourages people to get to the store when it first opens. “Phone sales start at 9:00 a.m.” There is also the Golden Rule of customer service for any store: “First come, first served.”

The best way to see if the store is going to have the iPhone for the day you would like to get one, is to call the night before, after 9:00 p.m.. Once you know the store will have the iPhones in stock then you can make your plans to purchase one.

For some reason, the iPhone appears to be challenging to find on the West Coast, but it is easier to get on the East Coast. The New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania stores have stock. But the California, Oregon and Washington stores appear to be out of stock. Southern states are “mixed”. Texas is sold out of iPhones. Florida does have iPhones available. The online store has a two to four week wait time.

Once customers purchase their new iPhone they will most likely need to dispose of their old one. Cell phone recycling is one way to do this and proceeds can benefit a charitable organization.

Businesses, groups and individuals can provide support to educational and nonprofit organizations without cost by registering for the recycling program and sending old phones in to the cell phone recycling center. New iPhone owners can celebrate while their own phones can go to a good cause.

Abigail Beal writes about issues of interest to community groups and non profit organizations. She is a frequent contributor to the website StepbyStepFundraising.com which provides information about a variety of fundraising options including >cell phone recycling .

Here are some of the summarized iPod reviews available on the Internet:

Pros of iPod

Throughout the years, music lovers have acknowledged the crisp sound produced by the Apple iPod. iPod reviews have always attempted to describe the different music experience is always felt by the listener and every record song seems to be played live. Aside from this, here are the features that people have written in their iPod reviews. Things that they love about Apple iPod:

1. Apple iPod reviews claimed that the hard drive can hold more than five thousand songs. Now, this number of songs is enough that a user would not be able to listen to the same song twice.

2. Apple iPod reviews reveals that the hard drive boasts of a forty gigabytes of storage space.

3. Apple iPod reviews comes with an ergonomic design which is the Click Wheel. Using the Click Wheel, users can easily browse through the controls of either fast forward, play, reverse, pause and stop. Apple iPod users can even access the menus using the Click Wheel.

4. Apple ipod reviews also counted the long battery life of up to 12 hours as very helpful to the image of Apple iPod. What is the use of storing about 5 thousand songs inside teh Apple iPod if the battery would not last until all the songs have been played.

5. Apple iPod reviews also listed the capability of users to set up play lists on the Apple iPod.

6. Apple ipod reviews also lists the shuffle function as one of the most notable function of the iPod. It creates a sense of randomness in the play list avoiding boredom for the user.

7. Apple iPod reviews revealed that the Apple iPOd is an excelent audio player. This is due to four reasons:

a. The menu system of the Apple iPod is super-intuitive.

b. The sound quality is great. Although, other users contend that the Apple iPod would be better sounding through the use of other headphones.

c. The storage size for the Apple iPod relative to its size is a bonus.

d. Lastly, but definitely not the least, they consider this the most important; thousands of accessories of the Apple iPod to choose from.

Cons of iPods

1. Apple iPod reviews revealed that post sales services of the Apple iPod are not good. The service warranty of Apple iPods does not cover “abuse,” which by itself is a very general term. Service stores of the Apple iPods sometimes argue that the malfunctioning of the iPods was caused by the abuse of the user.

2. Apple iPod reviews have also revealed posts that after the warranty of the iPod expired, weird things started to happen to the iPod. The Apple iPod is supposed to be skip-free, with enough battery life to last and a robust hard drive.

After the warranty year, however, it was reported that the ipod started skipping, the hard drive usually failed and the battery life suddenly became somewhat shorter.

3. Apple iPod reviews have also revealed that the Apple iPod seem to have a software bug or design flaw. Tracks being played are meant to flow continuously from one track to the next. The Apple iPod, however, sometimes blanks out for a moment between tracks.

4. Apple iPod reviews also revealed that users wish that Apple would make the video player more perfect. Doing so would shatter the competition and make Apple iPod the number one music player.

5. Apple iPod reviews also mentioned that users have an occasional problem with the iTunes. Also, the computer which has a MAC OS sometimes have difficulty recognizing the iPod when plugged. It also occassionally freezes up.

6. Apple iPod reviews also revealed that Apple iPod are easily affected by static inside a coat pocket. This cause the Apple iPod to randomly switch off occassionally.

7. Apple iPod reviews also discussed that the battery life expectancy of the Apple iPod is realistic only if the user would avoid using the back light and the equalizer of the device.

Based from the Apple iPod reviews, the music lovers uses other products simsilar to the Apple iPod such as Creative Jukebox 3, Nuvo MP3 players, Archous Jukebox, Rio, Fist MP3 player, Creative Muvo2. Creative Zen Xtra, Creative Zen Touch, Sony minidisc player, Siemens SL-45 MP3 player, and Sony WM-D6 Pro.

Clive Harman – has been training people to achieve their ambitions for 38 years off-line and for the last two years on-line. He is the author of several various training manuals edits Salmagundi News and Training Journal that can be found here http://www.cliveharman.com/sign_up.html and his guide to iPods can be found here http://www.how2b.info/ipods.html

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If you think of apple pie as having two crusts and a filling of apples combined with sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, some of the regional variations may surprise you. Apple cobbler, apple pandowdy, apple puff, apple crisp, apple brown betty are all variations of apple pie in different regions. The prevailing apple recipes for any region may be affected by the variety of apple that’s hardiest and most popular in that area, as well as the style of cuisine that’s prevalent.

In New England, for instance, most apple recipes call for Pippins, Granny Smith’s or other firm fleshed, sweet varieties of apple that cook up well and lose little moisture when being baked. In Maine, it’s not uncommon to find blueberries in your apple pie. In Massachusetts, cranberry apple pie is a favorite. In Vermont, the apples may be sweetened with honey or maple syrup. And in many restaurants on Cape Cod, rather than vanilla ice cream, your piping hot slice of heaven will be served topped with a slice of melting cheese.

In the Southern states, with their predilection for creamy, lightly spiced foods, the most common apple pie recipes include Apple Cream Pie (made with sour cream) and Apple Bourbon Pie, with raisins soaked in bourbon. Raisins soaked in rum are another popular addition to ‘apple pie’ in the South, especially in New Orleans. Other additions include rhubarb, diced peaches and walnuts.

Midwestern Apple Pie is the classic apple pie – two flaky crusts packed with thick, sweet, juicy apple slices mounded high and vented to let the fragrant steam escape. In Kansas or Missouri, your apple pie will satisfy any purist – served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream that melts into the syrupy filling and adds the perfect touch of creaminess to the mix.

In the South and Southwest you’ll find deep-fried apple pie, a variation that matches melt-in-your-mouth flaky fried crust with sweet, diced apples in a syrupy sauce. And in Pennsylvania, the home of the Pennsylvania Dutch, Apple Crumb Pie and Apple Pandowdy take the place of Apple Pie a la Mode on most restaurant menus.

As American as Apple Pie … from coast to coast, Americans have done what they do best – taken a classic and adapted it to suit the ingredients and tastes that surround them. Whether you top it with a sprinkle of cinnamon, a dollop of whipped cream or a slice of sharp cheddar, there’s no other food that comes close to being the All-American dessert.

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