ipod nano
 

i have just won one, at work but never used one.

i can handle an ordinary mp3/4 player, but not sure what you do with these

i understand you cannot play mp3s on them is that the case?

someone told me you can covert your normal mp3.s with itunes

is it possible
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yes, I tunes will convert.

Don't see why not, you can play MP3 with other iPODs. Just get a copy of iDUMP (free) to get MP3s back off again in a meaningful manner without having to use the POS that is iTunes.

The iPod Nano supports the following file formats:

Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Thus it *will* handle MP3 files, so whoever told you it cannot is incorrect, and you will not need to convert any existing MP3 files to play on it.