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A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

By Mark W. Kaelin September 26, 2007, 5:38 AM PDT

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A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

By Mark Kaelin

Free engraving!

By Mark Kaelin

Free engraving!

The new iPod Nano flash multimedia player from Apple packs a ton of features into a very limited space. A little wider than the original Nano device, this second version has been dubbed “fatty” by many fans. In this first look, TechRepublic shows you what the new iPod Nano looks like on the outside.

In a week or two, we will show what the new iPod Nano looks like on the inside too.

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Does anyone really read the back of the box?

In this case Apple goes to great lengths to let you know that your battery will have to be replaced. Perhaps we can open this thing up after all?

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

Other stuff

Other stuff

In addition to the iPod Nano itself you get a USB cable, ear buds, a plastic stand, and some sparse documentation.

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

Wires

Wires

I have never been able to find a pair of ear buds that fit my tiny ear canals and these were no exception. I’ll take the over the ear headphones any day. The iPod Nano works great with even my expensive headphones.

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

This is documentation?

This is documentation?

The Quick Start instruction booklet was a quick read alright.

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

Common control scheme

Common control scheme

The iPod Nano in all its glory. As you can see it has the familiar circular pad button interface.

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

Fingerprints

Fingerprints

One thing I don’t like about the iPod Nano is how easy it is to get fingerprints all over it. I’m sure there are add ons you can get to protect your Nano.

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

Marked for TechRepublic

Marked for TechRepublic

As you can see — fingerprints. We took advantage of the free engraving for our iPod Nano purchase.

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

Songs and art

Songs and art

If you download album art with your music you can see it on the iPod Nano. With 4 GB in this version, I could get around 1000 songs on the hard drive. But I miss the ability I have with my iPod Shuffle to tell iTunes to put in as many random songs from my library as will fit. With the Nano, you have to actively decide which songs and/or playlists to sync.

A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple

Make it so

Make it so

The iPod Nano can also display movies purchased with the iTunes service. But I find the screen to be too small to actually watch a movie or anything else. Perhaps Version 3.0 will have a larger screen.

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