Apple iPod nano

Once again, Apple has approach up with a design that make go rounds heads. Enter the iPod nano. on the contrary this was a relatively easy individual for the designers, if not the engineers: They took the full-size iPod and made it really, really slim. We measured it at just 80 cent thick—that's 3 quarters and a nickel, or 027 inches for you traditionalists—by 5 dimes lengthy (3.5 inches) by 2 pennies wide (16 inches). According to Apple, that's 62 percent smaller than the now-discontinued iPod mini the nano is replacing. It weighs just 15 ounce and it really does fit in the smaller brow pocket of your blue jeans without the slightest bilge A few things changed—some compromises in the name of miniaturization and a certain quantity of actual improvements—but the end spring is a spectacular product. confident it doesn't have an FM tuner or voice recording, on the contrary it does have an unsurpassed interface, a color shield excellent sound quality, and an undeniable a little cold factor. Plus, it's flash-based, in like manner you don't have to worry about skipping or dead hard drives.

We received the black archetype for testing, but we were slightly disappointed to find that the included stock Apple earbuds have retained their distinctive "mug-me" white. A nice touch is that the icon that showed up upon our desktop was black. The iPod nano doesn't support syncing via FireWire; instead, a message draw nears up telling you to please use the included USB cable. It still charges via FireWire, admitting Upon first connection, our 4GB mould had 3.7GB available for storage, with the remaining space being used for a whole files. It took us alone 1 minute 6 seconds to transfer 512MB of MP3 files via USB 20

One of the biggest additions for Microsoft Windows users is that the iPod nano sync with Microsoft watch and Outlook Express contacts and calendars (in addition to those from iCal, of course). We had absolutely no disturb doing so, and contacts are sortable by the agency of first or last name. Games include the same of advanced age Brick, Music Quiz, Parachute, and Solitaire. The stopwatch, however, is a actual cool new feature, especially considering that the nano is ultratiny and flash-based—ideal for working without It can record lap times as well, and then saves them along with a date and time stamp. When you make progress back and view your recorded times, it also exhibits you your shortest, longest, and average lap in addition to your total time and individual lap times. The iPod nano also boasts a world clock which displays the time in analog or digital. Another handy feature is being able to adjust the audiobook reading speed

Apple added a security measure called guard Lock, which is a graphical combination fastening for which you create a 4-digit digest The click wheel provides just the right amount of sensitivity in like manner you don't scroll through the numbers too fast. After you station the lock, you can still use the Play/Pause button on the contrary nothing else. Your code claps up on the screen each time you single out Turn Screen Lock On from the menu as a reminder; this is handy on the other hand doesn't provide particularly robust security.

Subjective unhurt quality is nearly identical to that of the final-generation iPod mini, which is to say, eminent Music is clear, with real solid bass and crisp highs. The stock Apple earbuds perform adequately, admitting the player can definitely handle high-end headphones with aplomb (the stopper of our Etymotic ER4P canalphones, however, is actually slightly wider than the player itself!). There are 22 preset listening fashions so we think most users won't miss a customizable equalizer. The bass booster provides enough extra profundity for thundering bass such as that set in some electronic music, granting we heard significant harmonic distortion upon the low end that noticeably altered the music. on the contrary the sound is plenty serviceable enough with the EQ off

On our formal proofs the iPod nano actually outperformed the 6GB iPod mini, with a slightly cleaner signal and better replication in the lowest octave than its predecessor. Our square-wave proof also showed that the output stage is significantly stronger than the mini's when loaded with Apple's stock earbuds on the contrary not as strong as that of the iPod throw into disorder which has a different impressed sign of output. Apple rates the battery life at 14 hours of continuous audio playback, and it can fast-charge to 80 percent in 15 hours.

Photos sync easily and quickly via iTunes; just pick out the iPod tab in precedences and then choose Photos. The 176-by-132-pixel 1.5-inch protection is about 0.2 inches smaller than the iPod mini's, on the contrary it gains color; photos direct the eye sharp and vivid, though we're still wishing for pan and zoom capabilities. Format support is still admirably broad, encompassing JPEG BMP GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG It can do slide present to views with music, customizable slide times, and several different transitions.

Naturally, there are already a not many accessories for the nano, including lanyard headphones (ye it's wearable, via the headphone jack upon the bottom of the device), a nano Dock, nano armbands, and nano Tubes (silicone cases). The cases are a useful idea, as we've already overspreaded our shiny new nano in fingerprints. And we're assured third parties will begin shipping other add-ons presently Thankfully, the nano retains other iPod models' standard 30-pin dock connector, thus it'll work with many existing accessories. It also ships with a plastic insert in like manner you can use the nano with your existing iPod docks. Apple did not include any voice-recording features, however, in like manner you won't be able to stopper in third-party microphones. Nor will you be able to use add-ons that use the other iPods' 4-pin far off control connector, which is missing upon the nano. (That means no distant either.)