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I kind of miss the clickwheel nanos. Never owned one (just the regular clickwheel iPod) but they looked good.
I kind of miss the clickwheel nanos. Never owned one (just the regular clickwheel iPod) but they looked good.
I feel like the only way to redeem this nano is to make it a Bluetooth watch. Even then, I like the watch I use now.
A camera on a nano is just pointless.
I have a 5th gen which is the one before before they changed to this design that had a camera (the 5th gen was the best imo, and still is), but I have never once used the camera. I just don't see any use for it really.
I have a 5th gen which is the one before before they changed to this design that had a camera (the 5th gen was the best imo, and still is), but I have never once used the camera. I just don't see any use for it really.
All clickwheel-based iPods are basically gone anyway... The classic is only there for the niche market of people who really need that much music on the go and don't care about size/weight.
I think it's a waste as well. The clickwheel nano was so much better to control with one hand. The new one is just too tiny and finnicky. Too small a form factor to easily hold on to, awkward finger placement. I find it a massive step backwards.
I agree that the 5G was the best nano ever. (and my 4G comes second, I love the non-glossy coating they still used on that one). But I missed the radio there, the radio remote was a bit annoying.
I don't think nano will have a camera... Ever. Whatever you clip that thing onto will be pinched between the clip and the camera in that spot... Simply bad design. And who needs a camera like that?
If anything at all, just to make it like a spy device, the cam should come out the top of the thing so as you wear it like a watch, you could take a picture of what's in front of you while holding your arm as if looking at your watch.
Still that's a bit overkill even for Apple.
If anything at all, just to make it like a spy device, the cam should come out the top of the thing so as you wear it like a watch, you could take a picture of what's in front of you while holding your arm as if looking at your watch.
Still that's a bit overkill even for Apple.
I love my 6th gen Nano! But I wish they'd put Bluetooth and GPS tracking in it. The accelerometer & even the Nike+ shoe sensor are just not accurate enough for running. Yea, there are GPS aps on the phone, but I hate carrying my phone on a run. No cords & GPS would just make this the ultimate exercise companion.
Ditto. Still use my Purple one and love it. I've never really used the camera as IMO a camera on a 'dumb' iPod (i.e not iOS) is 100% pointless.
The entire Nano idea went sideways when it went down to a Shuffle-Nano type thing. That last Nano with the camera and the ability to watch movies was excellent as an entry-level device (sans apps). Even worse: apple asked the same price for LESS. Big wtf? moment.
The Nano-cam on the clip is ridiculous. It was like they wanted to shoehorn in ideas and worth to something becoming too small to be worthy of such hardware. Apple has gone too far again, like with the shuffle a couple years ago, and needs to enlarge the device if they want to ask that price.
Spend the $70 more and get 100x more value with an iPT. If working out, you don't need a screen: get a shuffle, save bux.
The Nano-cam on the clip is ridiculous. It was like they wanted to shoehorn in ideas and worth to something becoming too small to be worthy of such hardware. Apple has gone too far again, like with the shuffle a couple years ago, and needs to enlarge the device if they want to ask that price.
Spend the $70 more and get 100x more value with an iPT. If working out, you don't need a screen: get a shuffle, save bux.
You know, as I'm reading these comments, all the ads on the page are for the I'm Watch, which is basically an iPod Nano watch on Android, which connects to a smartphone so you can access info like appointments, contacts, etc and initial phone calls. If that idea takes off, which I'm sure Apple is watching, then the future of the Nano could very well be a N iPhone remote surrogate. That would
of course be totally rad.
of course be totally rad.
I really wish they would release a Nano that will support the new Nike+ GPS. release one of those and Ill drop the money on it. Its not really practical to run with the iP4 strapped to ya. Too big IMO.
bluetooth
Why don't these things have Bluetooth yet??
As some have said above, I would totally buy a Nano as a watch if it had bluetooth. The whole idea of plugging in wired headphones is a big turnoff for a watch device.
Is it too expensive or complicated? Or just the standard holdout of little features that can be implemented over time?
Why don't these things have Bluetooth yet??
As some have said above, I would totally buy a Nano as a watch if it had bluetooth. The whole idea of plugging in wired headphones is a big turnoff for a watch device.
Is it too expensive or complicated? Or just the standard holdout of little features that can be implemented over time?
The size of the tech in these things is amazing. My request would be for a bluetooth antenna inside though. Then I can listen to stuff in my car!
I like this one and the 5G best. I would have thought the new nano would have been a better shuffle replacement, but I am not an iPod customer anyway...
They should have put the camera on the the top of the nano because then you could have it clipped on the wrist and be able to take photos. Like this --> http://cl.ly/Donr
This could be crazy, but I see a huge opportunity for Apple to turn the wearable nano into a GoPro competitor: a waterproof, versatile, mountable, iPod with HD, wide-angle video recording capabilities. We don't have small enough HD sensors to fit into the iPod nano yet, but surely this tech isn't too far away?
Frontfacing camera instead would be cool
I think Apple should have rather build a front facing camera in and WiFi. I think it would be pretty cool having the Nano as wrist watch and being able to chat over facetime on a wifi spot.
no 3G plan needed just for Wifi, for the first version of it. Picture you friends Facetime calling you from iPad, iPhone, Mac, Ipod touch .. and you sit in BK or Starbucks or walk through a store that have Wifi connect and you can talk to them...
of course only over the headphone ... for the verson1 of it....
I think Apple should have rather build a front facing camera in and WiFi. I think it would be pretty cool having the Nano as wrist watch and being able to chat over facetime on a wifi spot.
no 3G plan needed just for Wifi, for the first version of it. Picture you friends Facetime calling you from iPad, iPhone, Mac, Ipod touch .. and you sit in BK or Starbucks or walk through a store that have Wifi connect and you can talk to them...
of course only over the headphone ... for the verson1 of it....
This whole incarnation of the Nano is just stupid. The fifth generation was great but they were taking away sales of the touch and that's where the money is at. The 6th gen is just too small to have a useable touch screen, putting a camera on it just makes it even a bigger fail.
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Camera? meh...
I'd be much more interested if there was a speaker. All sorts of applications for this device open up with a speaker.
I'd be much more interested if there was a speaker. All sorts of applications for this device open up with a speaker.
Yes, but the touch is just too bulky for the gym. Many people use it because well it's a great product, but the 4th and 5th gen Nano nailed the size and function for the gym, running, working out. Bad move on Apples part to eliminate it. The used market is still very strong for those generations for a reason-it worked.
I'm sure it would be tough to fit it, but how cool would it be to have an HD video camera on the Nano? It could serve as your GoPro camera replacement for filming skiing, bike rides and other activities, oh yeah and also an MP3 player