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Specifications:

Colors: Silver, Pink, Blue, Green, Black, Red

Size: Width: 2.06 in, Height: 2.75 in, Depth: 0.26 in, Weight: 1.74 ounces

Memory: 4GB holds 1,000 songs, 3,500 pictures, or 4 hours of video

8GB holds 2,000 songs, 7,000 pictures, or 8 hours of video

Screen: 2-inch LCD screen with backlight, 320 x 240 resolution

Syncing: Connects through USB cord to computer

Controls: Navigate with the clickwheel located on the front

Formats: audio: AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, AIFF, WAV, M4V, MP4, MOV

video: H.264 video, MPEG-4 video

Software: iTunes

Battery Life: 24 hours of music playback, 5 hours of video playback, 3 hour charge time

Ports: 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack, Dock connector

Languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish

Included in box: earphones, USB 2.0 connector cable, Dock adapter, Quick Start guide

PROS:

-New anodized aluminum front of the nano does not scratch as easily as previous models.

-The 2 inch screen provides a clear, bright picture with sharp, vivid colors, great for videos and photographs.

-Video performance is fantastic. The action scenes play smoothly, and the audio remains synced with the picture at all times.

-Provides a reasonably full sound absent from previous nano models

-The new feature ‘cover flow’ gives the user a new, interesting method to browse through albums. This way, the user is able to view the album artwork as they search. It reminds me of perusing though an old time jukebox.

-Uses flash memory, so there are no hard disk lag problems seen with the Classic iPod.

-The battery life comes close to apple’s playing life claims. (I got 22 hrs of audio and 3.5 hrs of video)

-The nano feels very lightweight and fits well in your hand.

-Comes with 3 games: Solitare, Vortex, and iQuiz

-Easy to shuffle songs with new on-the-fly shuffling command.

CONS:

-Clickwheel can become frustrating until you get used to this smaller, seemingly more sensitive wheel.

-Still no FM Radio or Voice recorder.

-Many previous ipod nano accessories do not function correctly with the new nano.

-The chrome back is easily scratched.

-No video output port

-No SD memory expansion

-‘Cover Flow’ tends to take a second or two to load all the album covers.

-Although it has been enlarged, the screen is still rather small to view videos.