While I was on the playa, Apple announced a new music-centric iPod nano with a touch screen. I was so intrigued that after returning to civilization I picked up the red 8 GB model. But wait! Let’s start at the beginning… In the summer of 2002, 9 months after Apple launched the original iPod and before iTunes for Windows even existed, I purchased my first Apple product, a 10 GB iPod (2nd generation), together with a FireWire card for my PC. See, despite developing on Macs for most the ’90s, I’d never owned an Apple product before the iPod, and I settled on building my own PCs running DOS, DESQview, Windows & linux at home, while using Macs, RS/6000s, Alphas, Suns & SGIs at work. Music is a huge part of my life (I both listen and play) and I’ve always been an early adopter of formats (from cassette, to CD, to DAT, to MiniDisc), so getting an iPod was the next logical step, especially when faced with traveling for 2 months without my music collection. Yes, my love affair with Apple started with the iPod, soon followed by a 12″ PowerBook G4 rocking OS X. The rest is history: I’ve lost track of the number of Apple products, new and second-hand, that I’ve acquired since! So, back to the iPod nano. After years without upgrading my iPod (which is still working fine on its original battery), and after owning each new iPhone, why would I bother with this iPod nano? 1) It’s extremely cute. I’m a sucker for sexy devices that pack a lot of tech into a tiny package. It’s been a while …
I love this device from and the TV ad for it is also really cool. what do you guys think?
In Part 2, I review the history and design evolution of the entire iPod classic line.
RUMORS ARE making rounds that Apple is all set to unveil its much coveted iphone 4G on January 27 – the event earmarked for the launch of its tablet device in San Francisco, United States.
The company is supposedly touting iPhone 4G as an answer to rival Google’s Nexus One. Apple issued invitations to media outlets on Monday to “join us for an invitation-only event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on January 27 at 10:00a.m.”
The event will be showcased live from San Francisco by Fox network. In September 2009, Apple had surprised everyone by suddenly unveiling the latest generation iPod Touch just before the Fall iPod event – reason why everybody has set eyes on the Jan 27 event which may or may not be the official launch of iPhone 4G.
As per PC World, the iPhone 4G will come with some of the most interesting patents. One of the patents is supposedly a “grid of piezoelectronic actuators” which could mean “the ability to feel virtual buttons or a click wheel and receiving small vibrations from the handset.”
Another Apple patent suggests the “detection of a user’s individual fingerprints as an input method, a security implementation likely to be welcomed by many. It could also mean allowing different parts of the iPhone and any applications to open or locked to different users.”
PC World also reveals that the last Apple patent application places a Radio-frequency identification tag reader in the actual display panel of a device, allowing it to read RFIS tags. “RFID tags are small circuits that can be embedded in objects for identification using a special reader.”
In this video I unbox, demo, and compare the newest iPod nano to it’s predecessors.
This is the new Apple iPod Nano (6th generation) ad from September 1, 2010. See iPod Touch 4G ad here: www.youtube.com Song name: Cake – Comfort Eagle – Short Skirt Long Jacket Boost your iPhone with this great free app: bit.ly
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