The iPod Nano

Permalink: 9/07/2005 05:00:00 PM | << Back Home

Although I expected to see the iPod Nano announcement today, I was shocked to find out that it's replaced the iPod Mini. I think that was a huge mistake! They had such a short life-span on the shelves and came in all of those colors... what's Apple thinking? It was probably a difficult business decision... the Nano must be cheaper to produce and expand... as the tiny hard-drives utilized by the Mini have their limits. There's clearly something that we don't know about that.

My review of the Nano is that I initially thought it looked cool, but girly. When I saw that it came in black, I changed my mind... but only for that color. Overall, I'm not a huge fan of only taking certain songs with me on the road, though, since I've been spoiled by a full-size iPod with my entire library on it... so this isn't for me. Neither is the Motorola iTunes Phone.

What's a shame is that the Shuffle still needs a screen... it's not an expensive addition and would look great... even an OLED screen or even one from a classic iPod. The shape wouldn't have to change, as there's plenty of space.

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