On a side note...Once you have boiled the person who invented the term "fanboy" in honey, there will be no need to "stake" him to the ant hill. You can just lay him on the ant hill, he's not going anywhere... he is dead.
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Reviews of the Fifth-Generation iPod Touch and Seventh-Generation iPod Nano
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On a side note...Once you have boiled the person who invented the term "fanboy" in honey, there will be no need to "stake" him to the ant hill. You can just lay him on the ant hill, he's not going anywhere... he is dead.
Mm, basically a small ugly iPod Touch, with a crippled version of iOS dubbed "nano OS" (maybe someone will jailbreak it so it can run full iOS apps heh)
I see it as an example of where Apple has lost their edge. I'm not going to blame the death of Jobs as they were kind of starting to lose it while he was still around, although that will obviously go down in the history books as the reason. A shame.
I mean, it's not bad. As the review says, it's a good 2010 device, and when you think about it there's nothing else on the market like what we had in mind (a nano sized music player with cloud support) anyway. But it's Apple not really trying, and just plodding on with the same old same old - like they've been doing with their Macs since the Intel transition in 2006. They crowdsource the biggest things that people want (thus the retina iPad) but seem to have stopped innovating. They're certainly not making bad products at all, it's just that rightly the reviews and the fans expected more, and seem to be ending up disappointed.
I see it as an example of where Apple has lost their edge. I'm not going to blame the death of Jobs as they were kind of starting to lose it while he was still around, although that will obviously go down in the history books as the reason. A shame.
I mean, it's not bad. As the review says, it's a good 2010 device, and when you think about it there's nothing else on the market like what we had in mind (a nano sized music player with cloud support) anyway. But it's Apple not really trying, and just plodding on with the same old same old - like they've been doing with their Macs since the Intel transition in 2006. They crowdsource the biggest things that people want (thus the retina iPad) but seem to have stopped innovating. They're certainly not making bad products at all, it's just that rightly the reviews and the fans expected more, and seem to be ending up disappointed.
I expected the iPod Nano to remain small and get wifi/Bluetooth/microphone/loudspeaker so I can use it as a remote for the TV and take calls when my iPhone is not within reach. Imagine lying in the hammock or sofa, wearing the Nano like a wristband watch and answering the phone with it or see incoming text messages/email titles/reminders/etc. THAT would be the next "must have" to me.
HELL yes!! I imagined the next nano to run iOS in the same form albeit smaller. Able to connect via bluetooth to your iPhone, or computer via wifi. I imagined having a nano on your wrist for pertinent info from an iPhone in your pocket, bag, etc. Call? hit the nano to answer through a bluetooth headset leaving your hands free.
Apple, go back and make it better like you did with the shuffle.
Agreed. The price is just not appealing at all. I was getting my step daughter an ipod (she is 5), so went with a refurb 4th GEN because the price of the new ones is insane. $199 or like you said, $229 would sell like hot cakes.
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I just wanted to throw something out there regarding the iPod Touch.
So many people see this as "just" an "iPod". I also read a review saying that the iPod Touch is for kids old enough to play iOS games, or kids too young to have a cell phone. Thus the reviewer claimed it's target market was a very narrow age range for kids.
I am a grad student, and all of my friends right now are either law, medical, or dental students. There are tons of us who own iPod Touches. Remember the days of PDAs? PalmPilots, Handsprings, Compaqs? An iPod touch is a PDA. I have never played a game on mine, and I rarely use it for music. I use it to schedule appointments and meetings, keep track of schoolwork, email, web, etc. It's indispensable.
An iPhone can end up costing you around $2700 in two years. My iPod + cell plan costs me $1000 in two years (and I have access to WiFi about 95% of my day). Pretty major savings there. Especially when everything is paid for with student loans.
$300 is about the price point I always paid for my PDAs back in the day. Seems perfectly reasonable to me.
I love the iPod Touch...
I agree with what you said, but the market is the bolded part. paying $300 is just not appealing.
I agree for $199 the Kindle Fire HD is a nice device, the screen is excellent, it gives you direct access to books, prime,music etc, and it has most of the popular apps and Games that any kid would want, its a better buy than the touch right now
Don't think Apple is no longer trying.
mp players of any kind are dinosaurs for those who have iPhones Androids or such and the category is just matured to the point where it will disappear.
Why would I schlepp around 2 devices?
This is now clearly an entry product into the Apple ecosystem as stated.
I do agree with another posters point that this nano should have been left small in size like a wristwatch or so. No need for a screen like they had with the chewing gum stick nano at the time.
Make that a 64GB player as small as possible at a price under $ 100 and we have something. Or 16GB so it can be cheap and a removable SD card
Other than that it's that products last stance.
This is about the 6 year old not the 10 lol
Stop trolling
Great for the 10 though! Keep up the good work
Believe it not, in Indonesia they can still be found new.
If I remember well it was in the Carrefour, more than $100, so I am pretty sure they are the real ones, Carrefour does not sell copies AFAIK.
Believe it not, in Indonesia they can still be found new.
If I remember well it was in the Carrefour, more than $100, so I am pretty sure they are the real ones, Carrefour does not sell copies AFAIK.
Is there anywhere i can order online?
Yes I would give my child an iPod touch. Just because my niece has a Touch doesn't mean that she is isolated from the outside. She has tons of friends, and she'll listen to music on the touch with her friends and she can take pictures. For most kids now its not a privilege to have a computer in the house or a game console. Just because you couldn't play games all day doesn't mean that someone else with less strict rules does. Same goes with the touch just because you didn't have a touch growing up,doesn't mean that someone in the time of technology shouldn't have one either. Times have changed stuff is different now.
Good grief! I came here to read about the ipod not some silly argument about some privileged kid getting a toy that many struggling adults can't afford. I know... it makes some jealous but GET OVER IT! They have money and they are spending it on their kid!! Okay, now MOVE ON!!!!
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Back to the topic... I like the nano in theory but it NEEDS at least 32GB to stay relevant and desirable... preferably 64 GB. And the ipod classic needs to have either a 128 GB SSD upgrade and some new software or at least a 320+ GB HDD upgrade.
Oh yes and many people actually just want to listen to music on these devices and don't care about playing with apps. I have an HTPC for movies and games. Tiny screens suck for gaming and movie watching. MP3 players can plug into car/headphones/home stereo so they benefit most from greater storage capacity/less hassle. Unless you can have HDMI out on the thing then I don't care for movies on the ipod line. Gaming... like I said... that's what PCs/Xboxs are for.
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Back to the topic... I like the nano in theory but it NEEDS at least 32GB to stay relevant and desirable... preferably 64 GB. And the ipod classic needs to have either a 128 GB SSD upgrade and some new software or at least a 320+ GB HDD upgrade.
Oh yes and many people actually just want to listen to music on these devices and don't care about playing with apps. I have an HTPC for movies and games. Tiny screens suck for gaming and movie watching. MP3 players can plug into car/headphones/home stereo so they benefit most from greater storage capacity/less hassle. Unless you can have HDMI out on the thing then I don't care for movies on the ipod line. Gaming... like I said... that's what PCs/Xboxs are for.
Right there with you on the 32gb nano wish list. And a friend of mine so wanted the classic to get a bump to a 250gb drive. Guess it wasn't in the plans.
I lost my Classic 120GB and was going to replace but there's no way I am paying $250 again for the older tech. It should be around $100 max to me. I'm also tired of worrying about the HDD getting corrupted when transporting and such.
So today I bought a refurbished 16gb Nano 4th gen. just to have something for the car and such until Apple decides to quit milking the current classic line or introduce higher storage capacities in the current Nano. The whole Touch line just has me very disappointed with the $400 price for a low 64GB that I am waiting for something else not released before I buy a brand new Apple device... I can go without having my whole collection with me if it means saving my money for something much more worthwhile. So I'd either like a decent Nano that can hold most of my favorite stuff or a reasonably priced newer device that can hold my whole collection. Then there could be the Touch and Ipad for whenever I win the lottery and want lots of "extra" toys.
So today I bought a refurbished 16gb Nano 4th gen. just to have something for the car and such until Apple decides to quit milking the current classic line or introduce higher storage capacities in the current Nano. The whole Touch line just has me very disappointed with the $400 price for a low 64GB that I am waiting for something else not released before I buy a brand new Apple device... I can go without having my whole collection with me if it means saving my money for something much more worthwhile. So I'd either like a decent Nano that can hold most of my favorite stuff or a reasonably priced newer device that can hold my whole collection. Then there could be the Touch and Ipad for whenever I win the lottery and want lots of "extra" toys.
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I love my 6th gen Nano. It's the perfect size for working out, running etc. Clip it on and go. And with my small bluetooth transmitter and Motorola bluetooth stereo headphones, it just doesn't get any better. It plays music and does it well. That's what iPods do. They don't need to do anything else, the touch being the exception.
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don't agree with this article....
The article fails to mention the main reason for the cost of Apples products.... QUALITY! I still own an iPhone 3gs and a first generation iPod touch. Both still have great battery life and work flawlessly. I've tried Android devices, and they are all flimsy. That's the only way they can get 15 new products a year out, and the technology they claim to have barely ever works.
The article fails to mention the main reason for the cost of Apples products.... QUALITY! I still own an iPhone 3gs and a first generation iPod touch. Both still have great battery life and work flawlessly. I've tried Android devices, and they are all flimsy. That's the only way they can get 15 new products a year out, and the technology they claim to have barely ever works.
Sadly, No, don't think so.
Erm, I just searched Ebay, there still seem to be new ones out there.
Ebay iPod Search.
iPod Nano
I wasn't sure what to expect exactly when I ordered the iPod Nano - but it arrived today and I love it. I know that I can play music through my iPhone, but there is just something about having a dedicated music player for the times I don't want to carry the phone due to the size. For what it's worth, I'm very glad I made the purchase.
I wasn't sure what to expect exactly when I ordered the iPod Nano - but it arrived today and I love it. I know that I can play music through my iPhone, but there is just something about having a dedicated music player for the times I don't want to carry the phone due to the size. For what it's worth, I'm very glad I made the purchase.
iPod touch with cellular data is an iPhone
If that's the case, I think that $450 is a bit too much of a price difference.