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