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09.08.05
Apple's
New Fritter: The Nano
 By
John Stith
I don't know if I want this new Apple toy or not because as small as it is, I
would inevitably leave in my jeans and it would get washed but it is cool, no
doubt about it. This tiny little music player holds a ton of tunes and the price
is pretty reasonable.
This lean little fritter is about the size of a credit card and weighs 1.5 ounces.
Pick up your number 2 pencil and you've got an idea of the thickness. Now we know
what Apple is doing with all those NAND Flash cards they're buying from Samsung.
Apple's got two versions of this baby. The first runs for $199, comes in at 2GB
and hold about 500 songs. The higher priced runs $249, comes in at 4GB and holds
about 1000 songs.
According to MACWORLD, the iPod nano also comes with "Auto-Sync" technology, which
allows the nano to any changes you make to the catalog, which could include photos,
songs, podcasts and other recordings. And yes, it's got a color screen so you
might just find those images of Kelly Monaco to put on there. Apple also say you
can get 14 hours out of the battery.
The new nano comes in either white or black and comes with a variety of accessories
including nano "tubes" which are cases that allow you to change the color to pink
or blue or something else.
It also comes with a world clock, a calendar, a contacts list, the ability to
play games and lots of other features. The thing is, this wasn't the only thing
Jobs talked about yesterday.
He also talked about the new Apple/Motorola "MotoROKR" with iTunes. This is also
the gadget many have been waiting for. It will hold up to 100 songs and included
the iTunes software and quality surround sounds speakers (in a cell phone?). This
one's only available through Cingular and comes with all the fixins like a VGA
camera and Bluetooth technology. It runs for $249.99 also.
It seems Apple's really with it on these groovy new toys. Now, if you can just
hold out until Christmas.
About the Author:
John Stith is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. |
