iPod PDA: A software company will relase an iPod application that lets you store,retreive and manipulate PIM-type info (addresses, calendar, notes, etc) on your iPod. They store all this stuff as MP3s, filling the ID3 tags with all the info, and leaving the songfile part empty — this idea's been around since the iPod first shipped, but these guys are going a couple steps farther.
Panorama iPod Organizer doesn't require any special software to be installed on the iPod. Instead, the cleverly designed utility simply exports the data as tiny MP3 files that are compatible with iTunes (the audio tracks themselves are silent). The iPod is synced to the Mac, all of the contact info is automatically transferred to the iPod. Worried about Panorama iPod Organizer gobbling up too much storage space on your iPod? Fear not — ProVUE said that 1,000 contacts will use less than 0.1 percent of the space on the iPod's hard disk drive.
