Is the New iPod Nano worth it?

It has already been a year since the last iPod Nano came out, and now a new one has arrived - the iPod Nano 4G. The new Nano has gone back to a similar design to its 2^nd generation - tall and lankly, ditching its previous classic look-a-like generation. The Nano comes in two sizes, 8GB and 16GB. Trust me, you’re going to need them. Especially with its bright display, you won’t only be listening to music on it, but watching a lot more videos. The new Nano is much lighter than it’s predecessor and is much more colorful, coming in 9 vibrant colors, including the Red (which supports the (red)^TM project). Apple has even come up with innovative ideas for the Nano where with just a shake it shuffles your songs!

Apple has also taken in to consideration that people like to be more interactive with their games, taking their cue from Nintendo Wii’s success. By manipulating the device, the player delves into the game: you tilt the screen and the ball moves. With the accelerometer, the buttons on the click wheel can get a bit confusing when you play a game on it or are going through the album art, but soon you get pretty accustomed to it. The structure of the iPod can be a bit annoying when watching a video because its curves just aren’t smooth. It’s also a bit sad that there is only one case for the Nano currently available, let’s just hope Apple hurries up – the Nanos just feel unbelievably light and it's case is heavy. Overall the iPod Nano is a good buy, especially if you ran out of memory from your last year’s iPod, but if you can’t be bothered with buying a new one, you may be able to win a 8GB Nano by taking MC’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month survey, for more information on it you can either click this link: iPod Nano Contes.

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Michael Sutherland
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