Apple announces iPod nano

where is the rest of it?

Ok so my 4GB mini is jam packed, and now my only option is to go for the brick pods... way to move backwards apple!!?!! And more money for less size?? HELLO!!!

I really hope apple now addresses the HUGE gap in space between the nano and the brick.
 
I was looking at the lanyard headphones and I like how it looks! The only thing, it looks like it's connected to the bottom of the iPod. Isn't this a bad idea? It looks like it can eventually damage the connector of the iPod, especially if the user exercises with the iPod. I hope they have a sport case with lanyard similar to the one available for the Shuffle. :(
 
Aeronautical said:
Exactly, what the heck has happened to firewire these days? No doubt it will creep out that nano is compatible. But it would be great if on the specs Apple just said 'supports firewire' or 'does not support firewire' instead of it being a guessing game. Just like they should say 'suports USB 1.1 but at slower rate of data transfer'. Or something like that...
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I agree why no firewire... my shuffle takes an age to update sometimes with usb.. still it does look ubercool!

I should think the 4G ipod should shrink a bit too, as it will look huge in comparison! Also why did they drop the Ipod mini brand - it was HUGE and must have cost a fortune to build up over the last few years..it seems silly to start from scratch .. i cannot imaging the name nano really taking off like the name mini.. it just doesnt roll off the tounge very easily.. (my mum even knows what an ipod mini is... i bet if i asked her what an ipod nano was in 2 years time she wont have a clue...)
 
Aeronautical said:
Exactly, what the heck has happened to firewire these days? No doubt it will creep out that nano is compatible. But it would be great if on the specs Apple just said 'supports firewire' or 'does not support firewire' instead of it being a guessing game. Just like they should say 'suports USB 1.1 but at slower rate of data transfer'. Or something like that...
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Being Flash based though is there an issue with Firewire? The tech specs say "Stores data via USB flash drive" But I guess the dock connector adapter will fit on a firewire powered dock, so in theory it should work!
 
FireWire, FireWire, FireWire.

Hopefully for next revision.

No FireWire, no way.

Would be nice to boot from it as well.
 
steebu said:
am i the ONLY person that hates it?
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Nope. As I mentioned earlier, I feel it's a step back design-wise (though the new features and color screen would have been sweet on a Mini). And the USB thing is just rediculous. Firewire is so much better and has been on every Mac since the 2nd rev of iMac.
 

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beatle888 said:
really i thought a white ipod = a white ipod?

so they made a black ipod....but according to you they wont make black headphones because thats thought of as an ipod trademark? that doesnt make sence.
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Don't you get it? The white headphones act as a marketing tool for Apple and it's iPods. When you see someone with white headphones you say, "oh he/she has an iPod". If Apple was to use black headphones they would lose that edge. If you really had a problem with the white headphones just sell them and get a pair of black ones.
 
wow! aka its beautiful. i can careless about the headphone jack being at the bottom and all but my only complaint about the introduction of this is apple is stupid. their going to lose their market for the ipod shuffle they took their best selling ipod (currently mini sales were the highest) the ipod mini and replaced it with this. if i were apple i wouldve just replaced the shuffle with this then and kept the mini's. im sure if the mini's were still around while this was too both would still sell amazingly. i see it from the economic stand point since its thinner and has got a nicer design it will catch on better than the mini which means more money and sales than the mini. As much as i said it will kill the ipod shuffle that is later on down the road if anything it will raise the sales of the shuffle or the 30GB ipod because people could say oh this is too expensive ill stick with the shuffle or oh for another couple of dollars i can get a regular ipod with 6X more space than the nano with 4GB. so for all those people who are saying it's going to kill the shuffle, i will say yes it will but not for a long time. for those saying it was stupid aswell to take away the mini line apple thought of time and demand on this one causing them to scrap the mini line. i honestly wouldnt be suprised if nano gets re created again except with a newer design and some of the exclusive ipod mini features.
 
Since it uses the same dock connector, the nano is already compatible with many third-party iPod products.

But we can also keep a watch out for new peripherals and accessories that are designed to match the size of the nano and its color scheme too.
 
steebu said:
am i the ONLY person that hates it?
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I don't hate it, I'm just not totally sold on it. I have a blue mini, and I liked having a choice of colors. If they make the nano in other colors, I'll be a lot more pleased with it. But then there's the fact that it looks so fragile! The mini has some heft to it; I don't feel like I'm going to break it very easily. I think I'd be paranoid about damaging a nano.
 
dan-o-mac said:
Don't you get it? The white headphones act as a marketing tool for Apple and it's iPods. When you see someone with white headphones you say, "oh he/she has an iPod". If Apple was to use black headphones they would lose that edge. If you really had a problem with the white headphones just sell them and get a pair of black ones.
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Yeah..and also the thiefs will say "oh he/she has an iPod".... :D
 
I just hope Apple anticipated the demand for this gorgeous new product and we don't have any iPod mini-like shortages!

I'm gonna wait a week or two and then buy. Hopefully the Apple Stores won't be recieving like 5 per day at that time. :eek:

And I guess we know now why Apple was giving away free iPod mini's with that Educational offer. :D
 
Lollypop said:
Ok so my 4GB mini is jam packed, and now my only option is to go for the brick pods... way to move backwards apple!!?!! And more money for less size?? HELLO!!!

I really hope apple now addresses the HUGE gap in space between the nano and the brick.
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You could still buy a 6gig mini, probably even cheaper than what they used to cost.
 
iPod Range Rated on Price, Capacity and Size

I've done an odd, but maybe useful, pricing table for iPods.

It is in UK prices, and the interesting column is the Price/GB/cm^3 one.

512MB Shuffle

Price: £69
Price/GB: £138
Volume: 16.8 cm^3
Price/GB/Volume: £8.26/GB/cm^3
Capacity-Volume Value: **

1GB Shuffle

Price: £89
Price/GB: £89
Volume: 16.8cm^3
P/G/V: £5.29/GB/cm^3
Capacity-Volume Value: ***

2GB Nano

Price: £139
Price/GB: £69.50
Volume: 25.2cm^3
P/G/V: £2.75/GB/cm^3
Capacity-Volume Value: ****

4GB Nano

Price: £179
Price/GB: £44
Volume: 25.2cm^3
P/G/V: £1.74/GB/cm^3
Capacity-Volume Value: *****

20GB iPod

Price: £209
Price/GB: £10.50
Volume: 95.2cm^3
P/G/V: £11/GB/cm^3
Capacity-Volume Value: *



From the above: If capacity is all that matters, then the iPod clearly windos on the Price/GB, being 4x more price efficient than the next closest iPod! However if the volume of the player is most important, the iPod drops to last! The 4GB nano is astoundingly cheap per GB per unit volume. Way more so than the Shuffle, and you get a colour display and style to boot.

The worst buy is the 512MB Shuffle. It sucks on a capacity rating, on the price per capacity rating, and on the price/capacity/volume rating. The 1GB Shuffle is nearly as bad. Clearly, if the choice is between a 1GB Shuffle and a 2GB Nano, the choice would be the Nano, despite being £50 more.
 
• the earphone idea is stupid as hell. (how come there are no pictures of anyone wearing it?)
• uglier clickwheels than regular ipods
• big gaps above and below the ugly clickwheel
• even the sales pitch is weak.

give me a break fanboys. apple could have done better.

btw to solve the firewire problem, get the dock and stick the firewire cord in it.
 
usb2 is faster then firewire 400

To everyone that is complaining that USB is slower then Firewire.

it depends. USB2 is 480 mbit/sec. Firewire400 is slower (400mb/sec)

Only Firewire800 is faster. So you should not complain because you will not notice any difference when transferring small files like mp3's. Because the reason that the transfer seems to be slow is because there are a lot of small files. If you would have one big file, of 2GB, you would notice the difference.
But i am really sure that firewire800 doesnt help you getting your small mp3 files to your ipod any faster, so please stop complaining.

i think it is a pitty that the mini is no more and there are not many color options.

But the iPod nano is a very sleek, beautifull piece of equipment :D
 
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