Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description--Posted September 9, 2008:With eight amazing colors, a new curved design, and great new features, iPod nano rocks like never before. The Genius Playlist feature finds the songs in your music library that go great together and makes a playlist for you. With its built-in accelerometer, iPod nano is made to move. Give it a shake, and it shuffles to a different song in your library. Turn it on its side to flip through your album art in Cover Flow. And tilt, move, and play accelerometer-inspired games (games available separately). Watching movies, TV shows, and video is even more fun on the sharp 2-inch screen. And your photos (up to 7,000 of them) look great in portrait or landscape view. Available in 8 GB and 16 GB models, the 8 GB iPod nano puts up to 2,000 songs or 8 hours of video in your pocket.
 With a new curved design and great new features, iPod nano rocks like never before. Click to enlarge. |
 Up to 2,000 songs, 8 hours of video, or 7,000 photos in your pocket. Click to enlarge. |
 Just under a quarter-inch deep. Click to enlarge. |
 Available in nine amazing colors; the (PRODUCT)RED nano is available exclusively through Apple. Click to enlarge. |
 Enjoy album art in Cover Flow, games, videos, and photos in landscape mode. (Green nano shown here.) |
A Musical Genius
Say you're listening to a song you really like and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. The Genius Playlist feature finds the songs in your music library that go great together and makes a Genius Playlist for you. It's like having your own highly intelligent, personal DJ.
Find Your Music Faster
It's even easier to find the song you want to hear. Now you can view your album art in Cover Flow. Or just press and hold the Center button to browse by album or artist. When you find the right song, press the Center button to add it to your on-the-go playlist.
Rock and Roll Over
Tilt or turn iPod nano on its side, and you'll listen, watch, and play in new ways. You can flip through your album art with Cover Flow. Or, vertically speaking, see more albums and artists on the screen at one time.
Shake Your Groove Thing
Sometimes, we could all use a little unpredictability. And now you can shake to change your music. Just give iPod nano a shake, and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. You'll always be surprised by what you'll hear.
Let the Games Begin
Now you can get in on games made especially for iPod nano and the accelerometer. They respond to the way you move, so they're immersive, addictive, and a blast. The iPod nano comes with Maze, which lets you work your way through vast mazes by tilting and moving. You can find even more games on the iTunes Store.
Even Your Photos Rock
Pull hundreds of photos from your pocket and share them wherever you go. Hold iPod nano upright and see your photos in portrait view. Turn the player on its side to see them in landscape. Your photos look beautiful in their proper aspect ratio on the vibrant, 320-by-240-resolution display.
The World's Biggest Small Screen
Watching movies, TV shows, and videos is big fun on iPod nano. And the high-resolution picture looks crisp and vivid on the 2-inch widescreen display. So you can always have a little video with you.
Reduced Environmental Impact
The iPod nano embodies Apple's continuing environmental progress. It is designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:
- Arsenic-free glass
- Brominated flame retardant-free
- Mercury-free
- PVC-free
- Highly recyclable aluminum enclosure
What's in the Box
iPod nano, earphones, USB 2.0 cable, dock adapter, quick start guide
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Like a rollercoaster, November 7, 2009
By
Oswald TrumanLet me begin by saying, I love my iPod. It's been a good friend and highly used device since I got it last Christmas. Now then... in the past ten months, it has ceased to work six times. The first time, Apple fixed the problem over the phone. (Thumbs up to Sean at customer service.) Since then, the only thing that will fix it's freeze ups is to let the battery go completely dead and start all over. I still love this little jewel, but it's incredibly unreliable. For the money, I'd recommend trying a cheaper device... at least when a cheap one drives you to smashing it, you'll only be out a few bucks. No, I haven't smashed mine. I'm waiting for four days so someone from Apple will call and attempt to fix it. Again. I just want a player that actually works and doesn't freeze up whenever it decides. Aggrivating to no end.
But... when it works, it's great. So buyer beware.
ipod nano 4th gen., November 4, 2009
By
dori (KCMO)
I had an ipod shuffle that I really liked but it didn't work with my new car's radio system, so I needed to upgrade to a nano. I chose a 4th generation nano because I don't need the video element in the car. I'm not used to using the wheel, so it annoys me a little, but it does make it nice and compact with no buttons sticking out. I like the way my shuffle clamped on to me rather than me needing to buy something else to be able to wear the nano. I've really only used it in the car, and I love the sound and clarity of the music on ipod, and it works wonderfully. I've had it maybe a month and I've only had to restore it once but then I'm older, and technology doesn't come as easily to me as it seems to come to these young things. ^_^
Wish I hadn't sold the older model..., November 3, 2009
By
Samson PennI hate the new model, essentially because of two things: the extremely short battery life, compared to the previous iPod Nano, and the compatibility issues with the charging.
The short battery life is something I expected of this generation, since they included video and a larger screen, which are both great pros for this iPod, and make the short battery life livable with.
However, taking away the compatibility to charge with non-Apple products is unnecessary and disrespectful to clients. I rarely plug in my iPod to the computer - I only do so when I have to add new music. I use my iPod mostly with other devices which have charging capabilities - like the Griffin RoadTrip, the JBL speakers and the iHome - none of which can charge my iPod, making it very inconvenient for me to recharge it, specially when the iPod dies in my car because RoadTrip can't charge it and I'm forced to listen to the crappy radio. We already buy your damn ipods, which are essentially the same as every other goddamned mp3 player out there, but you force us to get rid of our now obsolete systems so we can buy your crap. Damn I do hope your market share goes way down.
Love it, November 3, 2009
By
J. MarsThis is my first Ipod and I was not dissapointed with it at all. Actually I take that back. The first Ipod they sent me had a dead battery and would not charge, but they were good enough to send me a new Ipod free of charge. I have had it for about 2 weeks now and am loving every minute of it. I will never go back to a regular MP3 player again.
liquid sensor, November 3, 2009
By
L. B. Epstein (USA)
Unfortunately you cannot run or exercise with this product. Perspiration will activate the liquid sensor. If you have any thing go wrong with the nano it will not be covered under warranty no matter what the problem. They will offer a replacement product at a reduced cost of $99. Throwing good money after bad. Bad business.
