If you’re in the dark when it comes to the iPod Nano, you are not alone. The first music nanosystems emerged in September of 2005, bringing 1-4 gigabytes of space, black or white casings, Mac or Windows 2000 compatibility, 14 hours of audio battery life, a 176 x 132 size screen, 32 MB of onboard RAM and 1.5 oz. weight. The second generation Apple device held 4 or 8 GB of storage and came with new colors (silver, pink, green, red and blue) in an attractive anodized aluminum casing, with 10 more hours of battery life in fall 2006. The third generation nanotechnology products were released in September 2007, providing 4 or 8 GB of space, a variety of colors (silver, light blue, light green, black, red, pink), double the RAM (64 MB) and worked with XP and Vista — not to mention, it was able to play videos (rather than just photo slide shows). The Generation 4 Nano of September 2008 offered all the usual colors (as well as yellow, orange and purple), 8 or 16 MB of space and included voice and “shake to shuffle” features.
When it comes to screen-size, the newest iPod Nano (Generation 5) is slightly larger than the first Nano on the market; although, real video lovers might want to go with the colossal screen of the Ipod Touch instead. The new design is a little more rounded, with more vivid colors and a polished aluminum finish that looks very much like a Christmas tree ornament! All the best features about nanotechnology in the Generation 4 Nano have returned, such as music/video functions and podcast playback. This year, you can add more photos, calendar appointments, play games, set alarms or stop watches, save contacts, write notes, look at clocks, create play-lists with Genius Mix software, listen to FM radio, record your own voice, rock out to your tunes with built-in speakers, record things with a video camera and track your steps with a pedometer. All in all, these latest iPod Nanos seem to be a great buy!
As with anything, there are some drawbacks to the iPod Nano fifth generation. While these iPod Nanos come with FM radio access (as well as the ability to rewind/pause live radio for up to 15 minutes), users say the ability to save songs and purchase from iTunes later on “are superfluous” and that the radio sometimes is plagued by static. The video camera — though novel and fun — isn’t a professional caliber recording device by any stretch of the imagination and will likely be improved upon in subsequent models. Even so, the new Nano is a great little device for the price.
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