First Look: iPod Nano

"There’s a new iPod on the scene—the iPod nano—and we’ve got one. What follows are our first impressions of this very impressive little player.

As you’ve undoubtedly heard, the iPod nano comes in two colors (white and black) and two configurations ($199 for 2GB, and $249 for 4GB). Each model stores music on a memory card rather than a hard drive, bears a crisp color display, and—like current full-sized iPods and the now-defunct iPod mini—sports a click wheel."



Wow, really. For athletes or people that are more active outside, this is a very good thing. The 20GB+ ipods are too bulky and are hard drive based - making them subject to a short life span because of jarring or constant vibration. On the other hand, my brother has an iPod Shuffle which is light and has flash-based memory, but is pretty skimpy in features and storage and doesn't have a display. He loves it though, so it's all about what's important to you and what suits your lifestyle. Click the topic title for an early first look at this new member to the ipod family.