Apple announces iPod nano

MacRumors · 02:46 PM

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Apple announced a replacement to the iPod mini line today. The iPod nano. The iPod nano comes in 2GB and 4GB flavors and offers a smaller/sleeker package:

- 1000 songs in your pocket
- Color display, can support photos
- Click wheel navigation
- 80% smaller in volume than the original iPod. 1.5 ounces
- 1/2 the thickness of the iPod mini
- Supports the dock connector
- 14 hour rechargeable battery
- Flash memory instead of a hard drive
- New graphical clock, games, stopwatch, lap timer, screen lock
- White and Black models available.
- $199 and $249 for 2GB and 4GB models

polyesterlester · Sep 7, 2005, 02:12 PM

Wow, I can't believe they actually did it.

Lacero · Sep 7, 2005, 02:12 PM

Gorgeous!!!

This will kill the shuffle.

AoWolf · Sep 7, 2005, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacero

Gorgeous!!!

This will kill the shuffle.

Its beutifull the one thing that bugs me in the location of the headphone jack.

sushi · Sep 7, 2005, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacero

Gorgeous!!!

This will kill the shuffle.

Agree that it will have an effect on the shuffle market.

I bet we will see reduced prices on the Shuffle soon. Maybe something like $70(512MB) and $120(1GB).

Sushi

Eidorian · Sep 7, 2005, 02:18 PM

*pets 2nd Gen Mini*

I still need my 6 GB. <.<

Brandon Sharitt · Sep 7, 2005, 02:20 PM

Stupid name, they should have just used teh mini name since they are doing away with it.

BRLawyer · Sep 7, 2005, 02:18 PM

Damn, SJ's RDF works again...the Nano is SIMPLY GORGEOUS, almost PERFECT! What can I do now?? Buy one and retain my Silver Mini????????? DAMNN!!!

****ING BEAUTIFUL! EVEN THE HIGHER PRICE/MB IS NOT A PROBLEM!

GO APPLE! RULE THEM ALL!! INCREDIBLE!

MacRy · Sep 7, 2005, 02:18 PM

Very very nice. Love the black one. Super sleek design. Better than the awful phone that Motorola came up with.

Jovian9 · Sep 7, 2005, 02:19 PM

The Nano's look great. But I'm very disappointed that they've d/c'ed the Minis. The Minis are awesome with the aluminum and coloring.

IJ Reilly · Sep 7, 2005, 02:22 PM

The nano is cool, but note it's more expensive than the mini.

EGT · Sep 7, 2005, 02:24 PM

I said I was bored with iPods ... but i take it back! me wants one!

hyperpasta · Sep 7, 2005, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jovian9

The Nano's look great. But I'm very disappointed that they've d/c'ed the Minis. The Minis are awesome with the aluminum and coloring.

Bad. Not that I care, but every girl in my school prefers the color of a mini to the sleekness of a full iPod. I'm not sure it's a good idea to kill the "iconic" mini. Other than that it's awesome, albeit stretched. Hopefully we see this in more colors at some point.

amateurmacfreak · Sep 8, 2005, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jovian9

The Nano's look great. But I'm very disappointed that they've d/c'ed the Minis. The Minis are awesome with the aluminum and coloring.

I'm really bummed the mini's are gone..... They were so awesome .... But I love the nano notheless. I just wish they could have kept the mini or trashed the shuffle instead of cutting the mini. The mini has a look no other iPod has. Gosh, now my old blue color 4GB mini is going to be really obsolete. Might have to go for the white 4GB nano. Gosh, I have a 2 year-old eMac (running on Panther) and an old mini. I feel so in the 1700's.

javiercr · Sep 8, 2005, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sushi

Agree that it will have an effect on the shuffle market.

I bet we will see reduced prices on the Shuffle soon. Maybe something like $70(512MB) and $120(1GB).

Sushi

who cares about the shuttle anymore?

sushi · Sep 8, 2005, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by javiercr

who cares about the shuttle anymore?

I see the Shuffle having these benefits over the nano:

- Can use as a Flash drive --- no extra cables to carry.

- Sports applications -- easier to hold in your hand while jogging.

- Considerably cheaper -- especially the 512MB model. Which is all you need for exercising.

- Easier to use controls -- can use without looking. Also, easier to hold and use at the same time due to the control positioning.

However, I do realize that the iPod nano will cut into the Shuffle's market somewhat so that is why I expect a discount in the near future.

I am sure Apple will be monitoring the sales figures closely.

Sushi

thequicksilver · Sep 7, 2005, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacero

Gorgeous!!!

This will kill the shuffle.

Completely. The shuffle looks like a complete panic move by Apple now - was the shuffle released purely because they couldn't do anything better before MWSF in January?

Anyway, Apple now have the high end flash market nailed. Love it.

Doga · Sep 7, 2005, 02:32 PM

Ordered mine a minute ago. Tee hee.

sishaw · Sep 7, 2005, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thequicksilver

The shuffle looks like a complete panic move by Apple now

I disagree. I happily take my Shuffle to the gym, where it gets bounced around, sweated on, etc. I'm not sure I'd be willing to do the same with the Nano. They're for different markets, but the Shuffle certainly still has a place.

skullsplitter · Sep 8, 2005, 12:06 AM

Just read a few of you not happy with the headphone jack. Well, take your iPod in the control grip, and put it in your pocket without adjusting your grip and be careful of the headphone jack....you don't want to damage it....because your jack is on the top! Now put it on the bottom and problem solves.

wordmunger · Sep 7, 2005, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacero

Gorgeous!!!

This will kill the shuffle.

Nah. I would never spend $200 on an iPod. That's why I have a shuffle. I only use it once or twice a week, so I couldn't justify that kind of expense. I imagine there are a lot of people like me.

Southernlad · Sep 7, 2005, 02:55 PM

Scrap the popular and many coloured min for this!! I have a 20gb bought for £190 only £20 more than the 4GB nano. What a joke!!! May look nice but applae need urgent updates to their higher end line......without video capability PSP (£179) and creative video players will eat into apple. The ipod phone is ugly but will quickly catch up market share as many people would be happy with 10 albums on the go at any time.....i have a feeling in time motarola phone will infact shift more units as part subsidised by phone networks......

Mac_Freak · Sep 7, 2005, 02:59 PM

This thing looks hot. Other can just cry, because they know he is the winner. Nice to see that Apple is moving away from the brushed metal design with iTunes 5.
It is a bit of topic, but I say Leopard will be sans brushed metal.

meathane · Sep 7, 2005, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Southernlad

Scrap the popular and many coloured min for this!! I have a 20gb bought for £190 only £20 more than the 4GB nano. What a joke!!! May look nice but applae need urgent updates to their higher end line......without video capability PSP (£179) and creative video players will eat into apple. The ipod phone is ugly but will quickly catch up market share as many people would be happy with 10 albums on the go at any time.....i have a feeling in time motarola phone will infact shift more units as part subsidised by phone networks......

psp is **** for audio. it comes with 32MB for £180? thats a joke, a 1gig card is about £100. plus its bulky nd not as cool as any iPod

Doctor Q · Sep 7, 2005, 03:07 PM

Like other handheld devices, iPods now face the tradeoff between the convenience of smaller and smaller sizes, but with the associated small viewing areas.

If any size and form factor was technically possible to manufacture, just how small would we want an iPod with a screen to be?

Crude mock-up to illustrate the issue:

Sep 7, 2005, 02:11 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple announces iPod nano http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif Apple announced a replacement to the iPod mini line today. The iPod nano. The iPod nano comes in 2GB and 4GB flavors and offers a smaller/sleeker package: - 1000 songs in your pocket - Color display, can support photos - Click wheel navigation - 80% smaller in volume than the original iPod. 1.5 ounces - 1/2 the thickness of the iPod mini - Supports the dock connector - 14 hour rechargeable battery - Flash memory instead of a hard drive - New graphical clock, games, stopwatch, lap timer, screen lock - White and Black models available. - $199 and $249 for 2GB and 4GB models Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Doctor Q : Sep 7, 2005 at 02:46 PM.

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BRLawyer macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Currently in Switzerland	AWESOME! Damn, SJ's RDF works again...the Nano is SIMPLY GORGEOUS, almost PERFECT! What can I do now?? Buy one and retain my Silver Mini????????? DAMNN!!! ****ING BEAUTIFUL! EVEN THE HIGHER PRICE/MB IS NOT A PROBLEM! GO APPLE! RULE THEM ALL!! INCREDIBLE! __________________ iMac 24" C2D 2.8, 4Gb, 500Gb+1.25Tb, JBL Creature II, Creative XMod, OS X 10.6.2; iBook G3 Dual-USB 500MHz, 384Mb, 15Gb, OS X 10.4.11

Sep 7, 2005, 02:12 PM	#3
Lacero macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005	Gorgeous!!! This will kill the shuffle.

Sep 7, 2005, 02:18 PM	#9
MacRy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: England	Very very nice. Love the black one. Super sleek design. Better than the awful phone that Motorola came up with.

Sep 7, 2005, 02:19 PM	#10
Jovian9 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: "I'm going to make you feel punch drunk!"	The Nano's look great. But I'm very disappointed that they've d/c'ed the Minis. The Minis are awesome with the aluminum and coloring. __________________ Maiava Jovian

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IJ Reilly macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Palookaville	The nano is cool, but note it's more expensive than the mini. __________________ **The season starts too early and finishes too late and there are too many games in between.* Bill Veeck

Sep 7, 2005, 02:24 PM	#12
EGT macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2003	I said I was bored with iPods ... but i take it back! me wants one!

Sep 7, 2005, 02:32 PM	#18
Doga macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Montréal	Ordered mine a minute ago. Tee hee.

Sep 8, 2005, 12:06 AM	#20
skullsplitter macrumors member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Christchurch	Head phone jack is excellent Just read a few of you not happy with the headphone jack. Well, take your iPod in the control grip, and put it in your pocket without adjusting your grip and be careful of the headphone jack....you don't want to damage it....because your jack is on the top! Now put it on the bottom and problem solves.

Sep 7, 2005, 02:55 PM	#22
Southernlad macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2005	NOT GOOD ENOUGH! Scrap the popular and many coloured min for this!! I have a 20gb bought for £190 only £20 more than the 4GB nano. What a joke!!! May look nice but applae need urgent updates to their higher end line......without video capability PSP (£179) and creative video players will eat into apple. The ipod phone is ugly but will quickly catch up market share as many people would be happy with 10 albums on the go at any time.....i have a feeling in time motarola phone will infact shift more units as part subsidised by phone networks......

Sep 7, 2005, 02:59 PM	#23
Mac_Freak macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queens, New York	This thing looks hot. Other can just cry, because they know he is the winner. Nice to see that Apple is moving away from the brushed metal design with iTunes 5. It is a bit of topic, but I say Leopard will be sans brushed metal. __________________ 15.4" Unibody MBP 2.53GHz, 320/7200 17" PB G4 1.33Ghz, Rev. B, ATI MR 9600 64MB, 1GB, BT, AP, 80GB HD, [ For Sale ]

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Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the table with countless relatives	Like other handheld devices, iPods now face the tradeoff between the convenience of smaller and smaller sizes, but with the associated small viewing areas. If any size and form factor was technically possible to manufacture, just how small would we want an iPod with a screen to be? Crude mock-up to illustrate the issue: Attached Thumbnails __________________ "You've just been abducted, of course you need crepes!" -- Walter Bishop

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