THIS week the hundred millionth iPod was sold - that's one for every 65 people on the planet.

But if you thought all you could do with your iPod was listen to your tunes, think again. Here, Stuff magazine editor FRASER McDONALD tells London Lite how much more there is to the iPod.

Whether it's watching top quality high-definition video, or a spot of karaoke that you want, your iPod can deliver. With just a few extras and bit of know-how you can make it do just about anything - except make a cup of tea. So here are 10 good reasons to make more of the iPod in your pocket.

DIY iPhone

APPLE'S latest gadget, the iPhone, won't be with us until the end of the year at the earliest. But why wait when you can make your own iPod phone? The Gear4 BluEye is a clever gizmo that sits between your iPod and headphones and connects to your phone via bluetooth, allowing calls to be made or received from your player.

Pounds 45, gear4.com

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Project your iPod

WATCHING movies on an iPod screen can be disappointing. But imagine if you could project them onto a big screen. Well, you can, with the Viewsonic PJ258. It's similar to the projector you'd use with a PC, but it also has a docking station for your iPod , and anything on your iPod screen can be projected onto a white surface. A bit pricey, but you could always get it on expenses and use it to show clients presentations.

Pounds 600, viewsonic.com

HD from your iPod

Blow up low-res video and you'll get a load of pixels doing a fuzzy impression of a movie. Dock your iPod to the Meridian MV-D1, though, and clever upscaling magically transforms your pixellated picture into hi-def video ready to view on your HD telly.

Pounds 200, meridianaudio.com

Nike iPod = get fit

WHEN you aren't as fit as you'd like to be, then going for a run isn't much fun. But you can boost your motivation by plugging a Nike receiver into your iPod. This will deliver a menu of workouts based on distance, time or calories, and as you run you'll get regular progress updates.

Pounds 20, apple.com/uk

Get YouTube on your iPod

Want to have a laugh at that hilarious YouTube movie with your mates down the pub? You need to download iTube, a clever piece of software.

You just give it the web address for the YouTube video you want and it converts it into an MP4 file in your iTunes library, ready to put on a video iPod. Get it from tinyurl.com/27fpx3

Start a sing-along

YOU'RE a few tequilas down and suddenly a karaoke party seems like a good idea... step up the Griffin iKaraoke. This nifty device has a microphone and a processor that will temporarily erase the lyrics from all your songs on your iPod, so you do the honours instead. A lineout connects it to your stereo or radio.

Pounds 30, firebox.com

Use your iPod as a recording studio

YOU'RE in a band and you want to record your latest tracks direct to your iPod. This autumn, you'll be able to get yourself a Belkin TuneStudio, a fourtrack deck that records straight to your iPod. It has mic, instrument and phono stereo inputs with equaliser controls.

About Pounds 170, belkin.com/uk

Catch up on your viewing

IF YOU want to catch up Brass Brooch on your favourite shows then you should soon be able to download the latest episodes from the iTunes store. US customers can already pay to watch shows like Lost on their video iPods, while in the UK we can get music videos to playback for Pounds 1.79 a pop.

Make a wi-fi iPod hi-fi

THE Creative Xdock Wireless will stream music wirelessly from your iPod to any set of speakers in your home. All you need to do is plug the system's wireless receiver into your stereo, then plug your iPod into the provided Xdock.

Available from July for around Pounds 199, uk.europe.

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Upgrade your listening experience

THOSE white headphones that come with the iPod are an absolute magnet for street muggers, and for just over a fiver Sennheiser's MX50 headphones will deliver a substantially more detailed sound.

Really push the boat out and the Shure E500PTH soundisolatingheadphones are nothing short of a revelatory musical experience.

Sennheiser MX50, Pounds 5.85, Shure E500PTH, Pounds 329.99; both amazon.co.uk . The May issue of Stuff magazine is on sale now, or go to Stuff.tv for more gadget news