Tuesday, February 3, 2009

iPod Nano to Aid for AIDS Charity

Apple is trying to use its successful Nano iPod as a weapon to fight against AIDS. It is to seek the help of activist and rock singer Bono for this.

The program named Project Red is been run successfully by the Global Fund to treat diseases like Malaria and Tuberculosis in Africa. Now it is trying to fight AIDS too. In order to fund this program, Apple officially released the red 4GB iPod nano on the last weekend of January. It can be bought for £129. The device has a capacity to store 1,000 songs, and 25,000 photos. And with a 37mm (1.5-inch) screen, the playtime for its fully charged battery is up to 24 hours.

How is it helpful for fighting AIDS? Well, every red iPod nano you purchase, Apple will donate $10 (£5.40) to the Global Fund. And the Global Fund will use it to fight AIDS in African countries.

Why just in Africa? It is because it is only here where you find around 4,100 people die each day just with AIDS.