iPod Nano
The iPod nano is Apple's fourth digital audio player, combining features of the iPod shuffle and iPod. Introduced on September 7 2005, the iPod nano combines the flash memory storage of the iPod shuffle with the color screen, click wheel and support for photos of the iPod. The iPod nano is designed to work with iTunes on Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows, and connects through the same proprietary connector as the third generation iPod, the fourth generation iPod and the iPod mini, using a USB 2.0 port on the user's computer. The iPod nano is also the first in the iPod family to sport a stop watch and a multiple time zone clock. The iPod nano's main feature is its extremely small size: it is 0.27 inches (0.7 cm) thick, 1.6 inches (4 cm) wide, and 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) long.
It launched in two colors (white and black) with two available sizes: 2GB for $199 USD and 4GB for $249 USD. Accessories are available, including armbands and silicon "tubes" ("iPod nano Tube" being a play on nanotube) which give iPod nano some of the color appeal that the iPod mini had.
The iPod nano is intended to replace the iPod mini which, although still available from the Apple Store, is no longer advertised on their site.
Good points
- The iPod nano uses flash memory, meaning it is completely skip free.
Bad points
- Early reviewers have noted the iPod nano to have a sound quality similar to that of the previous iPods, citing a lack of bass and tonal clarity when compared to competing music players.
- The earphones jack is placed on the bottom of the player, which would inconvenience those who do not wear their player on a lanyard. This is supposedly because there is not enough space to put the jack on the top of the player, which is occupied by the screen.
- Lack of firewire connectivity. The iPod nano supports only the USB interface.
Advertising slogans
- 1,000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again.
- 1,000 songs. Impossibly small. iPod Nano.
- Believe your ears.
External links
- Apple: iPod nano
- Apple Introduces iPod nano - press release
- First Look: iPod nano - review by Christopher Breen for playlistmag.com