They should drop the shuffle and keep the 6th gen nano
the new nano is like some kind of bastard child of ipod touch
The new Nano looks really weird. The black glass bezel on the black one looks ok but the white bezel on the other colors looks really imbalanced somehow.
And the round icons...wtf? Why? I guess it's because they don't want people expecting this to be a real mini version of the Touch that could run regular apps or something. But it just looks....not quite Apple.
The whole design just lacks clarity and confidence. I really want to...want this thing, but I can't quite bring myself to.
That small touchscreen on 6th is a joke...and the battery life too unfortunately
I think they're going to re-release it as an actual wrist-watch, possibly with bluetooth to connect with the phone, and nfc for mobile payments. That would actually make nfc a whole lot safer than it is now. It's only a matter of time before hackers figure out how to break into people's phones (and even wallets) via nfc. Having the chip on a seperate device, away from the phone itself would provide at least one more layer of protection. I don't see Apple throwing away all the R&D they spent turning the nano into a watch. I think they're just redfining the nano as what it should be, an ipod, so that they can take what it was becoming, a wrist-watch, and turning it into it's own product for yet another market segment. Genious!!
Just my $0.02.
it's all around the strangest apple device ever. the previous nano was awesome. i expected some kind of wifi radio announcement, but nope
That small touchscreen on 6th is a joke...and the battery life too unfortunately
I don't see Apple throwing away all the R&D they spent turning the nano into a watch.
They didn't. They released an iPod nano. Third parties made the watch strap cases.
You can't do that with a device like that. That is why the LiveView and Smartwatch have issues. How is the NFC and Bluetooth supposed to work if it's at the back of the watch where your wrist is covering them?
Yes, but apple made that suggestion as well as making all the watch-faces for it they obviously pushed it in that direction for a purpose.
Well the good news is, there's still time to go out and buy up a 6th gen or two!
I disagree. I thought the 4th/5th generation was the best size. I got a 6th generation when I sent in my original Nano for that replacement program last year, and I promptly sold it.The 6th gen was the perfect size