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#1 User is offline   chconline 

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Posted 01 September 2010 - 05:00 PM

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From DailyTech: Apple has sold over 275 million iPods since it was first introduced back in 2001. Today, Apple is introducing a new family of iPods to help keep the winning streak alive.

First up is the next generation iPod shuffle. The new iPod shuffle, has the look and buttons of the second generation device and voiceover from the third generation. Battery life is rated at 15 hours. The fourth generation iPod shuffle is a little smaller than the second generation model and comes in five different colors. It will be available for $49 in 2GB capacities.

The new iPad nano, as predicted by case leaks over the past week, is a tiny multi-touch capable device. It has a clip (like the iPod shuffle), hardware volume buttons, VoiceOver, FM radio, Nike+, and a pedometer. The new device is 46 percent smaller and 42 percent lighter. Battery life is listed at 24 hours. Unfortunately, the downsizing of the iPad nano has resulted in the loss of the onboard camera (and apparently, the loss of video playback).

Being that this is a multi-touch device, all of Apple's familiar gestures are applicable to the device. The iPad nano will be available for $149 in an 8GB version and $179 in the 16GB version.

Finally, there is a new iPod touch that is even thinner than the old version introduced last year. Like its iPhone 4 counterpart, it comes with the Retina display along with the Apple A4 processor, 3-axis gyro, front facing camera for FaceTime (over Wi-Fi), and a rear camera for HD video recording and photo taking. The new device promises 40 hours of battery life and will be available in 8GB ($229), 32GB ($299), and 64GB ($399) capacities.


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New iPod touch aside (Which is sadly significantly more powerful than my iPhone, lol), the iPod nano is getting a little bit too small IMO :P

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Have fun using one? :lol:
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Posted 01 September 2010 - 05:53 PM

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Posted 01 September 2010 - 09:10 PM

Yeah, they took the name "Nano" to the extreme

The shuffle is only a bit smaller than the Nano. Something is wrong, Mr. Jobs.
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Posted 01 September 2010 - 11:49 PM

I really see nothing new other than the Nano being ultra small, maybe they should have considered resistive and a stylus with that kind of screen size.
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Posted 02 September 2010 - 11:15 AM

Wait is that IOS or what? How big is that screen?
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Posted 02 September 2010 - 04:57 PM

http://www.apple.com...nano/specs.html

# 1.54-inch (diagonal) color TFT display


Height:
1.48 inches (37.5 mm)
Width:
1.61 inches (40.9 mm)
Depth:
0.35 inch (8.78 mm)
including clip
Weight:
0.74 ounces (21.1 grams)1
Volume:
0.614 cu. inch (10,056 cu. mm)
including clip
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Posted 03 September 2010 - 09:58 PM

It's not iOS. It looks like it, but it really is not. I think Apple is trying to implement a touch screen just for the heck of it -- what's wrong with the scroll wheel?
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Posted 03 September 2010 - 10:33 PM

No, it runs something that emulates iOS, I'm sure they will have apps for it as well but under a separate division on iTunes or something along those lines.
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Posted 04 September 2010 - 08:52 AM

Nope, it only LOOKS like iOS. It supports multi-touch (Seriously lol), but there's no apps for it. Do a little more research :P

Here's an interesting article:
http://www.tomshardw...e-tv,11221.html
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Posted 04 September 2010 - 09:56 PM

Thanks guys. Multitouch on THAT? LOL

Clickwheel that made the iPod famous should be retained.
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Posted 06 September 2010 - 10:06 PM

Thats taking Style a little too far - WTF is up with the Multi Touch screen? What happened to User Intuitiveness that made the iPod famous.
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Posted 07 September 2010 - 07:16 PM

View PostBig Bang, on 06 September 2010 - 10:06 PM, said:

Thats taking Style a little too far - WTF is up with the Multi Touch screen? What happened to User Intuitiveness that made the iPod famous.

It got deathgripped.:P
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Posted 08 September 2010 - 09:07 PM

View Postshc-boomer, on 07 September 2010 - 07:16 PM, said:

It got deathgripped.:P

LOL, true. Apple is trying way too hard nowadays - they're becoming what they always make fun of.
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