▁indust ries ▁are ▁modifying ▁their ▁products ▁to ▁work ▁better ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁i Pod ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁A AC ▁audio ▁format . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁CD ▁copy - prote ction ▁schemes , ▁and ▁mobile ▁ph ones , ▁such ▁as ▁ph ones ▁from ▁Sony ▁Eric sson ▁and ▁N ok ia , ▁which ▁play ▁A AC ▁files ▁rather ▁than ▁W MA . ▁ ▁Besides ▁ear ning ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁respect ed ▁entertain ment ▁device , ▁the ▁i Pod ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁business ▁device . ▁Government ▁depart ments , ▁major ▁institutions , ▁and ▁international ▁organizations ▁have ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁i Pod ▁line ▁as ▁a ▁delivery ▁mechanism ▁for ▁business ▁communication ▁and ▁training , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁and ▁Western ▁Inf ir mar ies ▁in ▁Glasgow , ▁Scotland , ▁where ▁i P ods ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁train ▁new ▁staff . ▁ ▁i P ods ▁have ▁also ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁education . ▁Apple ▁offers ▁more ▁information ▁on ▁educational ▁uses ▁for ▁i P ods ▁on ▁their ▁website , ▁including ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁less on ▁plans . ▁There ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁academic ▁research ▁done ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁in ▁n urs ing ▁education ▁and ▁more ▁general ▁K - 1 6 ▁education . ▁Duke ▁University ▁provided ▁i P ods ▁to ▁all ▁incoming ▁fresh men ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁i Pod ▁program ▁continues ▁today ▁with ▁modifications . ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁put ▁it ▁on ▁its ▁end - of - the - de cade , ▁" best - of " ▁list