In only six years, the small, plastic device that can hold your entire record collection has revolutionised the way we listen to music, changed society and turned the ailing Apple computer company into the dominant force in the download music industry. But researchers are so concerned about new evidence of potential effects of MP3 players on heart pacemakers that a major clinical investigation is to start this month.

The trial comes in the wake of a report earlier this year that iPods may cause pacemaker interference in up to half of patients. A study in Michigan in the US found that when an iPod was held 2 inches from a patient's chest for five to 10 seconds it interfered with pacemakers in half the 100 patients, whose average age was 77.

It is official: we think the iPod is the best invention in recent times and 13pc of us want an iPhone for Christmas despite the fact that there is not even a release date announced here yet.

With 20pc of those questioned citing the iPod as the most popular invention, the mobile phone came in second with the internet third, voted for by a mere 7pc.

It's official: Apple's iPod is the greatest gadget ever, according to Digital Life readers....

The diminutive MP3 player scooped the prize at Stuff magazine's Cool List Awards 2007, held in London last week.

We'd asked you to vote for your favourite gadget from a shortlist of ten, and competition was fierce. But Apple's music device, which launched in 2001, managed to hold off a strong challenge from the TomTom GO 300 satnav to secure the top spot.

Top ten Cool Awards gadgets, as voted for by Digital Life readers:
1 Apple iPod
2 TomTom GO 300
3 Sky+
4 NES 5 Fender Stratocaster
6 Macintosh Classic
7 Motorola RAZR 8 Leica M3
9 BlackBerry
10 Tag Heuer Monaco

"The 3rd generation iPod nano is one of the most enticing iPods Apple has ever produced.."

Apple recently released its third generation iPod nano. Unlike the standard iPod (now callediPod Classic), the nano has been subject to major revisions and design improvements since it was first released in 2005. The most recent iteration reveals a new, tighter shape and size, a bigger LCD screen, video playback and more. The 8GB version sells for $199 USD while the 4GB can be had for just $149 USD. All the iPod hype and iconic status aside, any media player has to produce excellent sound, render quality video and it must remain easy to use. We gave the iPod nano a thorough drubbing to see how it stood up to our scrutiny. Check out our review to find out if the new nano is right for you or for someone on your gift list.

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