iPod and iTunes: The Missing Manual, Third Edition

Stands

You can put your iPod on a pedestal at your desk or in your car with a specially designed stand. A good solid stand not only keeps your iPod in full view and above the desk clutter, but also makes the control panel easily accessible, so you can input figures into a spreadsheet with one hand while cranking up the volume on your Budget Report Hot Jam playlist with the other.

Desk Stands

Here are a few stands that prop up your Pod with style.

PodHolder

The clear plastic PodHolder sports an uncluttered design and holds your iPod up at an easy-viewing angle. Small rubber pads keep the iPod from slipping out of the stand. The PodHolder sells for $10 at http://www.PodShop.com.

Mod Pod iPod Stand

This laser-cut acrylic easel for the iPod brings to mind Apple’s own approach to industrial design, as the Mod Pod props up the player in graceful Lucite curves. It comes in four colors and sells for $15 at http://www.macskinz.com.

PodStand

This modern-looking Pod platform comes in white or clear acrylic with a wide base to keep the iPod steady. Four rubber feet keep the PodStand from scooting across the desk, and the $15 price makes it an inexpensive way to keep your iPod from drowning in paperwork. It’s available at http://www.marware.com/stand.html.

PodPerch

For those who think Apple’s white charging dock is a bit too boxy, there’s the PodPerch, a clear acrylic cradle for the 2003 iPods. Nestled in the perch, the iPod reclines at a sloping angle, and there’s even space at the bottom for the ...