Is USB 2 a software thing or a hardware thing?

hello,
I like to make iMovies, but they take up alot of space on my computer. So, I want to store them on my 60 GB iPod. But, the playback is terrible and it's impossible to edit the movie like that.
So, how can I get USB 2 speed capabilities on my computer? I don't quite understand it. Is it posible to just download it for free, or do I have to by some kind of hardware and have it built in to the computer?
btw, I use an iBook, OSX 10.3.9
thanks!

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You need a FireWire connection (..the early iPods had that, instead of USB..) and an external FireWire hard disc. The teeny hard disc inside an iPod, though, isn't robust enough.
Buy any external FireWire hard disc, and format it as Mac OS Extended, using the 'Erase' tab in Disk Utility, which you'll find in the 'Utilities' folder in 'Applications'.

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