| As always, in the age of "consumer first" | | | | nano-viewable photographs, and stores data |
| economics, Apple leads the way. The iPod | | | | via the USB flash drive. |
| nano is following along behind the footsteps | | | | |
| of the original iPod, as Apple's fourth | | | | The iPod shuffle brought a lower price with |
| digital player. The iPod nano came out the | | | | the ability to listen to favorite music, but |
| same day the iPod mini was discontinued | | | | was lacking in the user-friendly features. |
| – September 7, 2005 – but is | | | | For instance, with the iPod shuffle there was |
| known for having combined features of the | | | | no control over the song that is being played |
| iPod shuffle and the original iPod in its new | | | | – it was completely random. With the |
| development. It only took nine months for the | | | | iPod nano, there is all the control needed |
| design development of the iPod nano to become | | | | like the bigger iPod systems, but without the |
| effective, even though most media were aware | | | | disk space. It is smaller in disk size than |
| it was coming. What they did not know was the | | | | the larger versions, but the iPod nano brings |
| iPod mini was being discontinued on that same | | | | a sleek look and fee, roughly as thick as an |
| day. | | | | ink pen or pencil. It is still slim and |
| | | | manageable like the iPod shuffle, so you can |
| Where the iPod Photo and Video versions | | | | take it running or to the gym. The important |
| capture the deeper pockets, and iPod Shuffle | | | | thing to remember is that a person DOES have |
| takes in the shallow pockets, iPod Nano | | | | control over what they are listening to. The |
| catches those who find themselves in the | | | | disadvantage of the iPod nano is much the |
| middle. Although its disk size isn't | | | | same as that of the larger versions of the |
| comparable to that of the iPod Photo or iPod | | | | iPods – its durability. It can be |
| Video, the iPod Nano does bring the | | | | taken to the gym or to run more than say the |
| tremendous features that makes the Apple iPod | | | | iPod Video or Photo, but does seem to fade |
| the industry leader. Picking up where the | | | | out a little quicker than the iPod Shuffle. |
| iPod Shuffle leaves off, the iPod Nano has a | | | | This is a problem that all electronic devices |
| hard drive of 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB flash drives | | | | seem to have, but the more expensive the |
| which holds up to 500 to 2,000 songs in a | | | | device the less the consumers are willing to |
| 128-Kbps AAC format, up to 25,000 iPod | | | | put up with faults and glitches. |