Gapless playback is probably the next most innovative feature in a digital audio player, after the dawn of the player itself. While still being no match for a full keypad or even a T9-enabled numeric keypad, the search is still a good step forward. This is similar to entering your name in games on the PlayStation or the Xbox without using the keyboard. It let's you search by letters instead of just scrolling through the never-ending list of music on your iPod. Instant search is useful for iPods with larger capacities like 30gb and upwards which can store a lot of music. It comes with a bunch of new features, but the most interesting are the new search and gapless playback features. The new iPod isn't called Photo or Video anymore-it's just called the iPod. They'd like a regular plug they can charge their iPod with (which was filled with music from a friend's computer), so this can be a small negative.
While you would agree that anyone who has an iPod has a PC or a Mac, there is an alarming number of users in our city who have an iPod but no computer, and some of those who have a computer have no idea how to transfer stuff to the iPod. They all have smaller, streamlined packings because they skipped the charger in favor of a USB cable that can be used to transfer as well as charge the iPod.
On the other hand, all the new iPods lack an AC charger being a part of the standard package.