As for the iPOD. I never really liked the one one. But this new one rocks!

I really like it and I'm not just saying that. I like it enough to buy it! The backlighting, and the solidstate controls instead of push button are all great. The only problem I potentially see is the battery life, which is shorter than the older one but still pretty good at 8hrs.

I don't really care about the other features, such as calender and games but I might use it in place of my Palm V.