Ipod Nano Review
The Ipod Nano
Apple iPod Nano - Revolutionizing the Mp3 Player World by
Gregory Nirshberg
I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the advent of
the Apple iPod revolutionized mp3 players. The look, the style,
the sound quality, the navigation, the features, the seamless
integration with iTunes and other services, all these separate
components added up to a spectacular and revolutionary mp3
player. Each new mp3 player that Apple has released has pushed
the envelope for design and all around use. First they
miniaturized the iPod with the iPod Mini. Then they miniaturized
that, and by getting rid of the LCD screen were able to offer
the Shuffle for unheard of low prices for an iPod. Now they've
gone to the next level. The Apple nano.
But will it really revolutionize mp3 players? Yes. And here's
why:
Size and Storage
Take the iPod, shrink it, shrink it again, and then shrink it
one more time and you have the Nano! It's no thicker than a
pencil and slides right into your back pocket without even
noticing, literally! The nano is smaller than most other flash
mp3 players, but has something that none of them do: 2GB and 4GB
file capacities. No flash mp3 player has the kind of file
capacity that the nano has. And what this means is that you can
store a previously unheard amount of music on an mp3 player with
no moving internal parts, i.e.- a completely skip free player.
Signature iPod Quality
Remember that this is an iPod, so you have unmatched usability
and sound quality. The player comes with the Apple signature
click wheel and navigation system. It hooks up seamlessly with
iTunes and other standard Apple software. The sound quality, as
with all iPods, is excellent.
Brand New Features
The Nano comes with a full color screen which can display
multiple image file formats in a crisp high quality format. It
also now syncs up directly with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook
Express for contacts and colander functions and to-do lists. One
of the coolest and most useful new features the nano comes with
is a stopwatch and lap timer. Because it's small and flash
based, the nano already is great for working out, but the
stopwatch can record many lap times and then give you shortest,
longest, and average lap, as well as your overall time and
individual lap times.
The Cool Factor
What can I say? The iPod nano just oozes cool from every angle.
It's small and sleek. The colors are hot. The navigation is
excellent. It can play music or audio books, display pictures,
or even do both at once!
Conclusion
So what's the nano done to push the envelope and revolutionize
mp3 players? It's made the largest file capacity flash mp3
player ever. It's added a brilliant color screen to display
images. And it's added tons of neat new features previously
unavailable on iPods. And it's done all this while not giving up
what we have come to know and love about the iPod: superb sound,
navigation, and usability. There isn't much negative to say
about the nano. At $200 and $250 respectively, the 2GB and 4GB
iPod nano sure isn't cheap, but it is unmatched as a flash mp3
player and worth every penny if you want the coolest ipod around.
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