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Apple Reinvents iPod nano With Multi-Touch Interface |
tranced
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SAN FRANCISCO—September 1, 2010—Apple® today unveiled a completely redesigned iPod nano® featuring Apple’s Multi-Touch™ interface that lets users navigate their music collection by simply tapping or swiping a finger on the display. Nearly half the size and weight of the previous generation, the new iPod nano features a polished aluminum and glass enclosure with a built-in clip, making it instantly wearable. The new iPod nano features Genius Mixes, the ability to create and edit playlists, a built-in FM radio with live pause and up to 24 hours of music playback on a single battery charge.*
“This is the biggest reinvention of the iPod nano since its debut in 2005, and we think users are going to love it,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Replacing the click wheel with our Multi-Touch interface has enabled us to shrink the iPod nano into an amazingly small design that is instantly wearable with its built-in clip.”
The new iPod nano with Apple’s Multi-Touch interface allows users to access their songs, artists, albums and playlists with a tap or swipe of their finger on the display. Holding down a finger returns the user to the Home screen, and users can easily use two fingers to rotate the screen if it is clipped onto their clothing upside down. Users can also customize their Home screen by simply dragging icons from other screens onto the Home screen.
iPod nano also features Shake® to Shuffle™, giving music lovers the ability to shake their iPod nano to shuffle to a new song in their music library. With its built-in FM radio, iPod nano lets you listen to your favorite radio stations, and live pause lets you pause and resume playing your favorite FM radio shows without missing a beat.
With an amazing new design that is nearly half the size and weight of its predecessor, the new ultra-portable iPod nano is a natural workout companion. Clip iPod nano onto your workout clothing, touch your music and start your workout. iPod nano features a built-in pedometer that makes it easy to track your steps and also supports Nike + iPod®, giving users the ability to track runs and workouts.
iPod is the world’s most popular family of digital music players with over a quarter billion sold. Apple’s new holiday lineup includes a brand new iPod shuffle® for just $49; the remarkable new iPod nano with Multi-Touch starting at $149; the incredible new iPod touch® with Retina™ display, Apple’s A4 chip, FaceTime®, HD video recording and Game Center starting at just $229; and iPod classic® in a 160GB model for $249.
Pricing & Availability
The new iPod nano will be available next week for a suggested price of $149 (US) for the 8GB model and $179 (US) for the 16GB model. Both models are available in silver, graphite, blue, green, orange and pink through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The 8GB and 16GB iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED is available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com) and Apple’s retail stores. iPod nano requires a Mac® with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.5.8 or later and iTunes® 10 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 10 or later.
*Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/09/01ipodnano.html
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Bonovox
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Wow their cute 
Phone?? What phone?? |
hihihans
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Small!! Lovely!! 
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carkitter
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Have yet to see one in the flesh, but it looks to me like quite a big design mistake from Apple.
The 5th Generation iPod Nano was a stunning piece of design - impossibly slim, extremely well built, impressive feature list including HD video and a good fit in the hand. This one appears to add a too-small touch screen for no real benefit to the user while dropping the video camera which has found it's way into the iPod Touch. This leaves a sizable spec gap between the two products and makes the Nano much less appealing IMO. I fail to understand why the Shuffle exists now since the Nano is basically doing it's job.
Apple design seems to be going off the boil at present - first iPhone 4, then this.
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Bonovox
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Multi touch might be a problem on such a tiny screen 
Phone?? What phone?? |
hihihans
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It was not in the apple store this morning.
It's strange policy indeed, these sizes. Is there an iPod touch-mini on it's way?
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boy.in.PINK
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yay! cute pinkie! 
yet, i still have to agree with carkitter...
i wish there's a Sony like this (but that will be hell expensive as Sony always get their prices overpriced)...
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dude_se
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On 2010-09-04 17:04:20, boy.in.PINK wrote:
yay! cute pinkie!
yet, i still have to agree with carkitter...
i wish there's a Sony like this (but that will be hell expensive as Sony always get their prices overpriced)...
im not being funny but apple are just as bad. the 1gb shuffles are still very expensive, when you can get cheap mp3 players for under a tenner, that have built in usb, a screen, and much more, and work just as well.
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carkitter
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iPod Nano has a clock screensaver. Connect it to a watch strap and you have a somewhat bulky but stylish wristwatch. Nano might have something going for it after all. 
http://i.engadget.com/2010/09[....]-ipods-into-oversized-watches/
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