| Apple has an uncanny ability to keep on | | | | for nothing else, then think about your eyes |
| making great products. Every time you think | | | | and the migraines you will get after hours of |
| it's impossible to make improvements to their | | | | squinting on a tiny display. Also, the device |
| iPod music players, along comes another | | | | is smart enough to skip the unnecessary DVD |
| revamp that raises the bar yet again.And with | | | | chapters and start right off with the video, |
| the design and desirability of the latest | | | | and it also remembers to start the movie at |
| batch, it has excelled itself once again, | | | | the point you stopped it the last time. How |
| especially with the new nano. Unless you've | | | | nice is that! |
| been hiding under a rock for the past week or | | | | |
| so, you'll know roughly what it looks like. | | | | Features:- |
| In order to accommodate the bigger screen, | | | | |
| it's both shorter and wider than the previous | | | | Storage Capacity : 4.0 GB |
| nano - 52 x 70 x 6.5mm (WxHxD) to be precise. | | | | |
| | | | Number of Songs : 1000.0 |
| The newly revamped iPod nano is surprisingly | | | | |
| different from its 1st rev ancestor in that | | | | Family Line : |
| it is much more scratch resistant. The | | | | iPod nano |
| anodized (which means 'coated with a | | | | |
| protective oxide layer') aluminum body is | | | | Video Format : MPEG-4, |
| tough - much like the iPod mini - and does | | | | H.264 |
| not show hairline scratches like the plastic | | | | |
| resin and mirror-like metal of the original | | | | Video Bit-Rate : 2500.0 kbps |
| nano. Of course, any metal can be scratched | | | | |
| if enough force is applied or if the | | | | Max Video Resolution : 640 x 480 |
| scratching object is sharp enough, but in | | | | |
| terms of "normal use", the new nano is far, | | | | Audio Format : MP3, WAV, |
| far tougher than its predecessor. It also | | | | AAC, MP3 VBR, AIFF, Audible |
| looks like the screen on the new nano is made | | | | |
| of a different, more durable material. Well | | | | MP3 Bit-Rate : 16 |
| done, Apple! | | | | kbps - 320 kbps |
| | | | |
| Apple has also overhauled the Nano's user | | | | Frequency Respone : 20 Hz - |
| interface. The most notable improvement is | | | | 20, 000 Hz |
| the addition of the split-screen menu | | | | |
| feature, which lists menu items on the left, | | | | On Screen Display : ID3 Tag |
| along with a visual preview of the menu | | | | Info, Battery Level, USB Connection, |
| selection on the right half of the display. | | | | |
| (If you select "Music" from the top-level | | | | Screen Size : 2.0 |
| menu, for example, floating, rotating album | | | | inch |
| covers from your music collection appear to | | | | |
| the right of the menu list.) It's a nice | | | | Additional Features : |
| touch that makes good use of the white space | | | | Personal Address Book, Games, Sleep Timer, |
| to the right of the menu text and takes | | | | |
| advantage of the Nano's wide display. Apple | | | | Interface : USB |
| also added Cover Flow-the ability to "flip | | | | 2.0 |
| through" your library by album cover. While | | | | |
| browsing with Cover Flow is a bit slow, it's | | | | Outputs : |
| a nice option to have, even though the | | | | Headphone Jack |
| feature is more fun to use on a device with a | | | | |
| touch interface, such as the iPhone or the | | | | Power Source : Rechargeable |
| iPod Touch. | | | | via USB cable, Internal Battery |
| | | | |
| On the UI front, Apple added a plethora of | | | | Battery Type : |
| new functions that look amazing, thanks to | | | | Rechargeable Lithium Battery |
| the wonderfully bright display. One such | | | | |
| feature is the added video capability. It can | | | | Battery Life : |
| play H.264 or MPEG4 in either MOV, MP4 or M4V | | | | 24.0 hrs. |
| formats. Although we didn't expect it to blow | | | | |
| us away with its quality, we were surprised | | | | Width |
| yet again. The video quality is amazing, and | | | | : 2.06 in. |
| if the only video device you own is the iPod | | | | |
| Nano, you could possibly survive with full | | | | Height |
| scale movie watching on a 2-inch display. But | | | | : 2.75 in. |
| hey, don't get too excited and think about | | | | |
| replacing your dedicated portable video | | | | Weight : 1.74 oz. |
| players or notebook computers in lieu of the | | | | |
| Nano. It's excellent, but it's not a | | | | Read about Digital Camera Reviews and Mobile |
| replacement for a dedicated video device. If | | | | Phone Reviews. |