Digital Home Thoughts: Apple Introduces iPod Nano

"Apple® today introduced the iPod® nano, a revolutionary full-featured iPod that holds 1,000 songs yet is thinner than a standard #2 pencil and less than half the size of competitive players. The iPod nano features an ultra-portable, lightweight design with a gorgeous color screen, Apple’s patent pending Click Wheel and the ability to hold 1,000 songs or 25,000 photos. iPod nano works seamlessly with the iTunes® Music Store, the world’s number one digital music service. The iPod nano is available immediately in a 4GB model priced at just $249 and a 2GB model priced at just $199, with both models available in stunning white or black designs. “iPod nano is the biggest revolution since the original iPod,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPod nano is a full-featured iPod in an impossibly small size, and it’s going to change the rules for the entire portable music market."



Ok, so it's no video iPod, but this thing is probably the coolest thing to come out of Apple's iPod line in a long time. The nano is everything the shuffle should have been, but wasn't. Color screen, svelte form factor, totally cool. I'm going to pick up the $199 model as a wedding gift for a friend. Heck, if it weren't for the limited storage capacity (compared to my iPod photo) I'd grab one for myself as well.