Check out the new toy from apple. If you don't have an ipod already, check it out. There is a pic on on the website Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it. Now shrink it again. With 2GB (500 songs) and 4GB (1,000 songs) models starting at $199, the pencil-thin iPod nano packs the entire iPod experience into an impossibly small design. So small, it will take your music places you never dreamed of. iPod nano comparison Believe Your Ears Call it astonishing. Unbelievable. Impossible, even. Then pick it up and hold it in your hand. Take in the brilliant color display. Run your thumb around the Click Wheel. Put on the earbuds and turn up your music. That’s when everything becomes clear: It’s an iPod. It holds up to three days’ worth of music. It plays for up to 14 hours between battery charges.(1) It displays the color album art for the song you’re listening to right now. It carries your photos, podcasts and audiobooks. It syncs seamlessly with iTunes. It connects to a host of iPod accessories. Simply put, iPod nano is 100-percent iPod. And then some. Touch and Go Apple Click Wheel iPod nano’s Click Wheel puts music under your thumb. Click to fast-forward, rewind, play, pause or access menus. Use the touch-sensitive surface to control volume or browse music. You can do it all without looking. But with an iPod this beautiful, who’d want to? iPod Dock Connector Song Stylings Add accessories to your iPod nano via the Dock connector and headphone jack and your music will always keep up with you — at home, on the go, even in your car. Of course, in either signature white or sleek black, iPod nano itself makes the ultimate accessory. iPod nano Armband Up to 4GB(2) of skip-free storage on a featherweight iPod means you can wear almost three days’ worth of music around your neck. Or jog with 1,000 songs on your arm. Now that you can take your music everywhere, there’s no limit to where it will take you. topcap Buy Now Buy online now direct from Apple, 24 hours a day. iPod nano package Call 1-800-MY-APPLE. Visit an Apple Store. Find Your Local Resellers: iPod nano Features * Holds up to 1,000 songs and full-color album art * Only 3.5 x 1.6 x 0.27 inches and 1.5 ounces * Bright 1.5-inch color LCD display * Up to 14 hours of battery life(1) * Apple Click Wheel * Charges and syncs via USB * Accessory-compatible Dock connector * Completely skip-free playback * Works with Mac OS X or Windows 2000/XP * Plays music, podcasts and audiobooks * Holds up to 25,000 photos * Syncs contacts, calendars and to-do lists More Features... See More of iPod nano QuickTime VR QuickTime VR Gallery Gallery iTunes 5 iTunes Music Store
It's one of a couple of things that Apple announced today, I think. Here's another : http://www.marketwatch.com/news/new...&guid={DF5D385F-C87E-44D3-ABA0-4996CBBD3C3E}& Apple's iPod integration to be avail in '06 vehicle models (AAPL, HMC, DE:766400) By Carolyn Pritchard SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) on Wednesday said it has teamed up with Honda Motor Co. (HMC) and its Acura division, as well as Volkswagen AG (DE:766400) and its Audi division, to deliver iPod integration with their car stereos for 2006 model lines. Acura and Honda will feature iPod integration in the majority of their line-up beginning later this year, Apple said, and starting in November, Audi will feature iPod integration in the A3, A4 and TT models and Volkswagen will offer iPod integration for the majority of their 2006 U.S. line-up.
I'm glad Walmart is starting to get thier foot in the door of the MP3 player mrkt also.. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3756866 I'm going to buy one of these to knock around with while outside running, cutting the lawn and riding the off road.. Gotta love the competition making better products and lower prices..
It has no hard drive. It uses flash memory -- no moving parts. This is what I was hoping for when they released the Shuffle. This is the perfect iPod for me. I've been buying my songs from iTunes, burning them to CD, then ripping them to MP3 so that I can use them with my Rio Nitrus (1.5 GB). But this is what I've been waiting for.
Why not just hold your computer microphone to the PC speaker while playing the music you purchased (the kids and the dog have to keep quiet, though), record as WAV, convert to MP3, then put them on your RIO Nitrus? It's just as easy. Seriously, though... you're the one who chose to buy the music through iTunes... nothing wrong with that, but you can't put them onto your RIO... I hear you... In the meantime, I have a used 17gb iPod I am trying to get rid of... any takers?
I think I like the Ipod Flea a bit more than the Nano -- not sure exactly when the Flea is hitting the market though. Ipod Flea
I bought the Rio before I decided that I wanted to use iTunes. Also, I don't expect it to last much longer. It's my second Rio Nitrus. I returned the first one after it quite working in less than three months. I like flash players better than players with mini hard drives. I've had fewer problems with flash players. I think your suggestion above would result in poorer sound quality than burning a CD and ripping to MP3. If I'm not mistaken, iTunes has to convert AAC files to WAV before burning them to CD anyway, so ripping the CD to MP3 is basically the same (in this instance) as converting a WAV file to MP3. Plus, I don't have to worry about dogs and kids making noise or a less-than-ideal recording environment of some kind (poor quality mic, speakers, or whatever). A better way to do what you suggested is to simply get a program (like Nero, Cakewalk, Audacity, etc.) that will capture audio as its being played through the computer's sound card. But you still have the same problem with all of these methods. You're starting with 128kbps AAC files and then encoding them again in another lossy format. It works fine for me (my ears aren't finely tuned enough, I guess), but I'd rather skip all of that and buy a iPod. I figured Apple would come out with something like the Nano at some point. That's why I started using iTunes. Ripping songs from the burned CDs has always been nothing more than a temporary solution until they did so. I also listen to some non-music audio--books, lectures, etc. I'll still use my Rio for that, so I haven't really lost anything.
if i didn't have my psp w/ a 1 gig memory stick i might be all over this. even though everyone and their momma has one, they do have one for a reason: Ipod, Ipod Mini, and maybe even this one, are the best of the best mp3 player. Shuffle just sucks.
Do you have to download songs through Itunes to transfer them to an Ipod, or could I use something like Limewire? Is it as easy as an explorer view drag/drop to add songs?
Yes, you can use anything to get MP3's and just drag and drop them into iTunes. iTunes is EXTREMELY easy to use.
I personally use XPLAY..i think it is a lot easier to use...basically like drag an drop through folders...much more convient with the same features of Itunes. http://www.mediafour.com/products/xplay/
I know... it's a 20GB on the back. But 17gb is what the capacity says on the About screen. TraJ, I was kidding... ------------------ Ya se... dice 20GB atrás. Pero 17gb es lo que dice de la capacidad en la pantalla "About". TraJ, estaba bromeando...
If you actually skim over the Apple site, it appears that they are going to discontinue the Mini entirely. The University of Delaware has an ad campaign running: 'Get a free Ipod Mini when you buy a Mac'- They already give student discounts, but I'm pretty sure this (and similar runs at other colleges) is where Apple is going to unload alot of their extra Minis. Obviously, they're going to find a way to fit more gb's into that matchbox, it's only a matter of time. Now here's a question... as items of technology (cell phones, mp3 players, digital cameras, laptops) get smaller, they also tend to generate more heat... I would think that the confined space would contribute to insulate the heat and effectually degrade the battery at a very fast rate. In the case of Ipods, with an integrated battery, one must ship their product back to the manufacturer to get a new battery installed (for a fee, quid pro quo). In the case of those who pretty much always listen to them, like I do (working out, walking to class, zoning out while lab partner finally catches up), this seems like such a hassle. Has Apple found a way to prevent or subdue this heat build up, in order to maintain the overall battery life? And isn't this issue going to also occur in the Ipod Nano, as well? Obviously, to keep technology on the small side, integrated batteries are necessary, as it would be difficult to create a player such as the Nano and allow for 'OTC' batteries to be used, while maintaining the small size... If this problem does indeed occur, can we only assume that the Ipod Nano is going to tear through batteries at a faster rate than that of the Ipod Mini? Still looks pretty cool... UDel has student discounts on those, too...
I think I would break that by just looking at it. I have a curse that causes me to break small electronics - especially cell phones. One of the reasons i'm afraid to get a PSP is that it might fly out of my hands,out the window onto the street and get run over by a 18 wheeler that just happens to be going 120 mph in my neighborhood.
