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