Product Description

All the features of the iPod nano now come in an even more compact form ? with video functions to boot!Apple proudly presents the new and improved version of its nano player: the iPod nano, with a bold new design and a larger, brighter colour screen.The iPod nano has a video function for viewing your favourite films in exceptional quality thanks to its incredible pixel count, at 204 dpi instead of 163 dpi for earlier Apple models. And the iPod nano continues to push the envelope for multimedia entertainment, with the ability to play video Podcasts!Even the interface has been modified to make it even more user-friendly and intuitive. The Cover Flow function, for example, displays the album cover of all the music tracks stored in the player?s memory, so you can flip through your music library and find your favourite songs quickly and easily. You?ll even be able to download games onto your iPod nano to serve as a distraction during those long commutes. It has a range of functional features, including a calendar, international clock and a stopwatch, too!But more astounding than all these features is the fact that the iPod nano is even more compact than its predecessors! Its anodised aluminium and stainless steel body reflects the same stylish design that Apple iPods are known for, and the sound quality is still as amazing as ever! Let yourself go, with the iPod nano!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Apple
• Model: MB249ZO/A
• Released on: 2007-09-11
• Dimensions: 27.56" h x 20.47" w x 2.76" l, .11 pounds

Features

• Digital player - flash based
• Blue
• 5.2 cm x 0.7 cm x 7 cm
• 49 g
• Stereo

Manufacturer's Description

It’s the small iPod with one very big idea: Video. Now the world’s most popular music player lets you enjoy TV shows, movies, video podcasts, and more. The larger, brighter display means amazing picture quality. In five eye-catching colours, iPod nano is stunning all around.

Overview

An anodized aluminum top and polished stainless steel back. Five eye-catching colours. A larger, brighter display with the most pixels per inch of any Apple display, ever. iPod nano stirs up visual effects from the outside in.

And it’ll wow you for hours. Play up to 5 hours of video or up to 24 hours of audio on a single charge (1). All that staying power and a wafer-thin, 6.5-mm profile makes iPod nano one small big attraction.

Cover Flow

If a picture says a thousand words, think of what all the album art in your collection might say. With Cover Flow on iPod nano, you can flip through your music to find the album you want to hear. Use the Click Wheel to browse music by album cover, then select an album to flip it over and see the track list.

Music

Use the Click Wheel to adjust volume, navigate songs, browse in Cover Flow, or explore the Music menu by playlist, artist, album, song, genre, composer, and more. Want to mix things up? Click Shuffle Songs. iPod nano makes your music look as good as it sounds, thanks to its bright colour display.

Movies

Buy movies from the iTunes Store and you can sync them to your iPod nano to watch anywhere, anytime. Up to 5 hours of video playback means you can watch two movies back to back.1 And for your viewing pleasure, the 320-by-240-pixel display — with a whopping 204 pixels per inch — is 65 percent brighter than before.

TV Shows

There’s always something good on iPod nano. Browse thousands of episodes of your favorite TV shows on the iTunes Store, then sync them to your iPod nano. Watch last night’s episodes this morning, or buy a whole TV series and play a pocket-size marathon.

Podcasts

The iTunes Store features thousands of free video and audio podcasts, including indie favorites and offerings from such big names as ABC News, Comedy Central, ESPN, PBS, NPR, and many more. Browse and subscribe to podcasts, then sync them to your iPod nano. You can even play video podcasts on TV using an optional Apple component or composite AV cable.

Audiobooks

The digital shelves of the iTunes Store are stocked with thousands of audiobooks — including exclusives like the entire Harry Potter series — so you can catch up on your reading wherever iPod nano takes you. iPod nano even recognizes where you left off reading and bookmarks your place.

Games

Put hours of fun at your fingertips. iPod nano comes with three games — Vortex, iQuiz, and Klondike — and you can download more from the iTunes Store. All iPod games are designed specifically for the iPod interface. And all of them look great on the 2-inch colour display.

Photos

iPod nano holds up to 7,000 photos you can sync from your Mac or PC via iTunes. Use the Click Wheel to scroll through photo thumbnails. To see a photo full screen, click the center button. You can even view your photo slideshows — complete with music and transitions — on a TV using an optional Apple component or composite AV cable.

Extras

Calendars, contacts, and a screen lock appear in the Extras menu, along with a few more handy items. Take the world clock, for example. Spin the Click Wheel to choose different clocks for cities all over the world. For workouts, use the built-in stopwatch to log your best times.

1. Testing conducted by Apple in August 2007 using preproduction hardware and software. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced

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Customer Reviews

Freeze again and again.
Whne i recently purchased an i-pod it worked up untill about a week before freezing twice both within th same week or so.Then not so later after this is went completely black and unfortunately hasnt been working since.

Might be small, but it's not exactly mighty.
When my sister got one of these babies for christmas I thought, whilst it cost nearly 4 times as much as my mp3 player, it also had 4 times the memory, and it also was compatible with itunes and syncs with the computer to allow teh same playlists on the player and teh computer itself, so after 4 months I got one myself, and having never use my sister's, I was quite unimpressed. The headphones, whilst having good sound quality, are far to small for my ears, so they are not held in place very well, and they don't rest close enough to my inner ear, meaning it has to be turned up to full volume, which means not only I am listening to it, but everyone in a a 10 feet radius is aswell. Also it doesn't adjust all tracks to be teh same volume, like my computer does, menaing whenever certain songs cme on, I'm deafened. The final moan is that the only way the cover flow can be viewed is by album, which is not good for me because I list my songs by artist. So alot of moans, but the 3 stars are for it's size, it's fair price, and the sync-ability with itunes.

A great gadget and very useful for long journeys
This Ipod Nano is the third generation from Apple. Once again they've made it much smaller and thinner. However, as it's made to play videos this time you get a far wider screen than the previous Nano's.

The 3G Nano is an example of very sleek design. One look at the Nano in the flesh and you can tell you own something that will end up in the history of this decade. Much like when the Sony cassette Walkman came out in the 80's, the Ipod will be forever linked to the 2000's. As previously mentioned the new design of a wider screened Nano is to display video content. Originally however ITunes didn't seem to offer much but as time has gone on there is a descent selection of BBC, Channel 4 and American programmes available. Episodes and whole series are good value for money and the picture quality is excellent. It's also easy to watch and enjoy even though it's on a tiny screen. As time moves on Apple and ITunes will hopefully introduce films to download as well, which will make the Nano even more useful for those long boring train/plane journeys.

Music once again is very easy to put on and play on your Nano and with the new artwork scroll feature you can whiz through your collection and easily pick out the album your after. Its not a terribly useful feature but it is fun to use. Again all your music is catalogued and you can even search for artists using the Nano's search engine. Games are much improved with better longevity (the music quiz game is particularly developed and better for it). You can also download more advanced games such as Sonic The Hedgehog or Brain Training.

The Nano has is certainly iconic but for all it's flash it still is not the fool proof gadget it should be. Mine broke on first use and had to have the latest drivers re-installed to kick start it again. It can also jam up and stop working with certain commands and needs to be either re-started or clicked back a command. In terms of "hardiness" the Nano is as flimsy as ever, the screen is better than the old Nano's, but you feel if you dropped it you'd be in danger of completely breaking it. Too this I would urge you to buy a quality case for it.

The Ipod Nano 3G is an excellent gadget and for all its little faults its actually very useful. Remember all those times in the airport and the bus or train with nothing but a book or a newspaper to read. Well now you can enjoy an episode or two of your favourite TV show. It's such a great idea and really helps pass the time. To this end I would say it's a great improvement on the old Nano's, not perfect, but I would certainly recommend this to anyone who is looking for an upgrade or their first Ipod.