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September 5, 2007

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Beat goes on: Honey, they shrunk the iPod nano

Posted Sep. 5, ’07, 10:35 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | iPod

iPod nanoWorking his way up the line, Jobs has also announced a revamp of the iPod nano. The nano is the most popular music player in history, Steve said—and, of course, the nano itself replaced the previous most popular iPod, the mini. But Apple likes to kill things off at the height of their popularity, so they’ve designed a new version of the nano.

This version is even smaller than the existing nano, and it loses a bit of weight in the thickness and height departments. It’ll be available in five colors: red, black, silver, blue, and green. But the big news is a brand new 2” screen. It’s got a resolution of 320x240, and the highest pixel density that Apple’s ever shipped: 204 pixels per inch.

They’ve also changed up the iPod’s traditional interface a bit, adding a preview of what you’re selecting, and—depending on how you feel—the love-it/hate-it Cover Flow interface. And, the nano has also gained some new abilities previously found in the full iPod: games (three titles come bundled with the nano) and videos. As with previous versions of the nano, this one is also compatible with the Nike + iPod Sports Kit.

Jobs also bragged about the battery life of the new version: twenty-four hours of audio and five hours of video. The new nano will come in two versions, a 4GB, silver-only model, for $149 and a 8GB version of any of the five colors for $199. The nanos are “on planes,” according to Jobs, and should be available this weekend in stores.


1 Comments

Anonymous said:

its ugly

September 5, 2007 6:22 PM

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