Eight tracks, casette tapes, and LP’s are all a distant memory of the past for how music used to be distributed. Many folks still agree that their old 45’s sound better than any MP3 out there now. So what if you could preserve your classic Frampton and Beatle LP’s before they become completely unplayable. SmithGear has The LP to iPod Converter. What is this you say? Well it has the ability to play 33 1/3 and 45 records on a turntable which can then be transfered directly to to an iPod. 5th generation iPod’s are supported and 2nd Generation iPod Nano’s. You also have the ability to output to a stereo with a CD. Software is included to fix different pop, hisses, and scratch sounds. But if you remove all of that, what was the point, you might as well have bought the MP3 from iTunes. The LP to iPod converter costs $229.95. Not a cheap price but certainly well worth it if preserving the memories of your youth matters.