iPod gets its game on
MARC Saltzman
11/5/2006

Not content with its 75 percent share of the digital music device market in the United States, Apple Computer Inc. has morphed its wildly popular iPod into a pocket-sized photo album, podcast player and video viewer.
And now the Cupertino, California-based tech company has unveiled its LATEST plan to stay on top: iPod games.
iPod owners with any fifth-generation (video) player -- which sells for $249 (30-gigabyte version) or $349 (80-gigabyte version) -- can now download nine games from the iTunes store for $4.99 apiece, which can then be synched to the iPod to take on the go. You must first download and install the latest iTunes 7 software for Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh computers.
Titles INCLUDE some well-known classics and some not-so-familiar games: "Tetris," "Zuma," "Texas Hold'em," "Mahjong," "Mini Golf," "Pac-Man," "Cubis 2," "Bejeweled" and "Vortex."
Many games let you pause your progress and offer the option to SEE the time and battery level in the top corners of the 2.5-inch screen.
The following is a look at three of the new offerings to see how they stack on up on the iPod:
'Pac-Man'
Already one of the most popular cellphone downloads of the year, "Pac-Man" has chomped its way to the iPod.
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**glad i got my DAUGHTER this one!"