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Specifications:

Size: Width 11.9 in, Depth 6.5 in, Height 6.7 in, Weight 4.6 lbs.

Colors: Black, White

Power: AC 120/230 V External Power Adapter

Controls: Volume buttons beside dock, the remote, and all the usual controls on the iPod even when in the dock.

Remote: Infrared Remote buttons include off, volume, forward, backward, and play/pause.

Compatibility: Compatible with iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod 4th and 5th generation, all iPod nanos, and iPod mini.

Speakers: Speakers have a shield to protect your computer and TV from interference.

Materials: Made of a plastic frame and a metallic grill.

Watts: Approximately 50-55 watts

Connection: Docking Station

Warranty: 1 year

Awards: 2005 Red Dot Award, 2004 Fortune’s Number 1 Must Have Gadget, 2006 MacUser’s Audio of the Year Award

Included: Power Cord, Remote Control, 3 Dock Inserts

Pros:

-Even when the volume is at its highest, there is no sound distortion.

-Aesthetically pleasing in almost any room.

-Simplicity of operation

-It produces a very rich, full, clear sound at both soft and loud volumes.

-Has great, crisp treble and Bass that really kicks for such a small unit.

-Volume increases/decreases smoothly. There are no noticeable, large steps in volume.

-iPod charges while docked.

-Easily fills a small room with sound. Does a relatively good job in a large room for a small speaker system.

-Bose Customer Service is very helpful and friendly.

Cons:

-This system is not portable. It must be plugged in.

-There are no other input or output ports besides the iPod dock.

-The docking station is too skinny to accommodate the 60 GB iPod and other fatter iPods.

-Sometimes the iPod wobbles and does not seem fully supported in the slightly reclined docking station.

-User is not able to search for a song using the remote.

-The price is very high (approx. $269).

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.

Colors: Pink, Red, Green, Black

Memory: 4GB holds up to 1000 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 12 hours of videos

8GB holds up to 2000 songs, 50,000 pictures, or 25 hours of videos

Screen: 1.8 inch made from glass, 320 x 240 resolution

Controls: You can navigate by pressing or sliding your finger on the pad.

Syncing: You can sync your music, pictures, or videos through the sync cable or sync it through your home’s Wi-Fi network;

Wireless: 802.11 b/g, 30 feet range. Sharing music, and pictures with other Zune owners

FM-Radio: yes, included!

Formats: The Zune supports MP3, AAC, WMA, WMV, MP4, m4a, m4b, mov for songs

WMV, MPEG-4, and H.264-DVD quality Video Formats

JPEG for pictures

Software: Zune

Battery Life: 24 hours of music, 4 hours of Video

Ports: Connector Port (sync cable), AV out (Headphone)

Languages: French, English, Spanish

Included in the box: Earphones, sync Cable, the Zune, User Manual, Three pairs of foam earpiece covers

Pros:

- The 324 x 240 Resolution is very good resolution for a digital media player of this kind and since the screen is made out of glass, the picture quality looks a little bit better.

- The improved Zune’s pad allows you to go through your collection by touch of your finger; you can also scroll up and down, left and right like the first generation of Zunes.

- You can customize the background picture of your Zune player with a picture from you picture collection on the device.

- You can share your music and pictures with other Zune users through the built in Wi-Fi; with the new Zune you can also sync your music through your house Wi-Fi connection. The only thing that you need to do is to setup your Zune with the home router for the first time, and after that the device will automatically connect to it whenever it’s connected to charge.

- Being able to listen to the FM-Radio, Microsoft gaves this option to its users to listen to the radio whenever they want to.

- The Zune plays a lot of different formated music, videos, and JPEG pictures, which is mostly what everyone needs now a days.

- The Zune’s software has gotten improved a lot and it includes podcast.

Cons:

- The battery life could be improved a little bit more. The current battery life is pretty decent but comparing it with iPod’s, it needs to be improved

- No Voice Recorder, No FM-Radio Recorder

- No support for Audible audio books

- No memory expansion slots (e.g. SD cards)

- Not being able to connect to the internet

- Sync music, pictures back to your computer through Wi-Fi