iPod nano 3G first hands-on
By Ryan Block 
posted September 5th 2007 2:44PM
posted September 5th 2007 2:44PM
posted September 5th 2007 2:44PM
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eww that looks like crap
Agreed...!
Why don't we just change the site to www.iGadget.com?
JK. But seriously... i realize that all this Apple news is, well, big news... but maybe consolidate some of these threads! the last un-apple related thread is about to fall off onto page 2! lol
lmao at Ryan's damage limitation "but its tapered edges and ridiculously thin frame make up for the squatness going on here" Would he do that for anyone else :D
Store is up!
Creative's ZEN still beats this in my opinion.
they should have just put a taller screen on the old nano shape. then you could just flip the thing sideways when you need to view widscreen stuff. when used tall, you'd also have more screen space for song titles, as well as keeping the original form factor.
hey steve, you should have hired ME!
The new iPod nano is kind of like the fat kid...
I still think it looks like Apple is keepin' it real fake... with their own products
I agree with dj-kenpo, the new nano would of looked better on the side..
here is a mock of it...
http://tinyurl.com/3d4fml
but if it was on its side... what would the left handed person do?
Dude...
Step backwards from the old nano. Booo.
Man thats ugly! I feel like poking my own eyes out!
I depends on where you look at this, in my opinion. I love the nano, the size & horsepower, Now it comes with video, how bad is that, now don't get me wrong the "iPod Classic" kills me, but the "Phatty" is in my eyes. The Power of the iPod 5th Gen in the body of a nano. I Like It.
horsepower? Preliminary reviews suggest its sluggish as hell, and that's before you start you using coverflow!
I don't know, I suppose I could get behind that. I just wish the prices would go down farther.
it might look better if the whole front of that thing was a screen with no scroll wheel.
sorry im just saying i was the first post for once
Why?
Wow, Engadget is swift with their coverage. I went to the bathroom and I came back to find the iPod touch already covered.
Damn, what'd you eat? It too a while for Steve to get around to the iPod Touch
Does everything really have to have a little TV on it? This is why American are so fat. Do we really have to be entertained everywhere we go??
I think what you mean is "do we really have to be entertained by the same thing everywhere?"
Personally, I have never owned a portable music player and do not intend to. A multi-function device is nice to carry around on a long / boring / noisy plane ride, but if I am going for a walk or the like, I see absolutely no reason to shut myself off from the outside world.
Movies and music are both fun, but they are not the only kind of fun.
There is enjoyable ambiance everywhere; not just in your MP3 player. (The sound quality is great, too).
Will be interesting to compare it to your first hand on with the new ZEN
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/hands-on-with-creatives-zen/
I may be the only one here so far that thinks this doesn't look that bad, but I will agree that the ZEN will give the nano a run for a it's money. My vote right now is for the ZEN, but nice try apple...
darn it beaten by apple fanboys :(
no the 1st to comment
What a waste of a lunch break...
Looks ugly but I guess they needed it to be wider to accomodate the screen.
gayness
makes me wanna play minesweeper
One word: VIDEO
One word: WHY??
the screen is smaller than my phone', and that's crap for video.
Is this(and the others) compatible with the universal docks???
Hell Yes.
The screen is also vastly denser than your cell phone.
did they have to use the chrome back... thats what i liked about the 2nd gen, it was brushed aluminum so it wouldnt get scratched or fingerprinted up.
Haven't they done that deliberately to drive up accessory sales? Chrome back = more skins sales, No radio = more radio attachement sales etc. Those sales then convince manufacturers to build more accessories. Consumers then see a certain product has lots of accessories so leans towards buying that product and the aforementioned extras.
Not everything is a conspiracy.
5.3 gb used space plus 2 gb free equals only 7.3 gb available space...way to go jobs?
great! Now I'll buy one!
If Ryan is reading this, I'd be interested to hear more about what you said earlier concerning cover flow. How sluggish/choppy is it and is it enough of a detraction to make it less of a viable alternative to the text browser?
I think ergonomically it's a tad worse than the g2 model, but it's more functional and better value.
I wonder what they're going to to about the nike running chips?
Yeah, which new iPods will work with it? The Touch is flash based, so maybe it will be Nike compatible as well.
That will be fun to run around with...the swinging cables annoy me enough.
But good question which if any will be compatible...? I'd love to see the graph charts given on nike.com on the new nano
Just looked on the Nike+iPod gear page on Apple.com, and it shows the new fatty nano. Doesnt say anything about the Touch, so I guess its still a nano thing. Thats weird, I thought they didnt make this compatible with the regular iPod because of the spinning hdd. Oh well, Im gonna grab a 2G nano now that they are cheaper and use that. I dont need to (read: can't) watch video while running anyways.
If that thing gets any thinner, they are going to have to widen it just for the headphone jack.
The new iPod line up is a dud. I am so freakin' disappointed.
Read my rant at:
http://digg.com/apple/The_new_iPod_line_up_is_a_dud
I buried your Digg post.
I also buried your Digg post.
Jim walked down the street with a "fatty" in his pants. lol.
Ugly. The scroll wheel has run it's course. No thanks.
Maybe a Samsung player for me this year, Bluetooth 2.0 support will be nice.
Looks a bit ugly, but I don't want to judge until I get my hands on one.