iPod nano in the pink

There it is, just as we thought. The 8GB iPod nano now in pink anodized aluminum. A fitting new member to bear the third-generation nano's pastel palette. The perfect color to celebrate Valentines Day or uh, cancer. Two hours of downtime for this? Check the business-side, front, after the break while waiting for the official announcement.

Update: It's official. Still $199 with free engraving and 24 hours shipping. Yes, starting from right now.

[Thanks, mark-el]

[Hotrod @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:21AM]

engadget on the ball

[aoeu00 @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:09AM]

And I'm confident Engadget will be the absolute 1st to report when the Hello Kitty iPod comes out.

Go go Engadget! :P

[nak @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:22AM]

Before the store is online you guys bought one? How'd that happen?

[nak @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:33AM]

oh wait, i know... that 24-hour apple store in new york. yup. but i thought mr ricker was in some other part of the world, hmm...

[Liam @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:15AM]

Staffer takes a pic to show his friends, and the internet asplode. Until the official announcement, that is, when no-one cares.

I didn't realise there wasn't a pink one. Was the pink mini always out of stock? Silly Apple.

[Sam @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:25AM]

I wouldn't want one.

[Hotrod @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:31AM]

Ya, neither would I... but do you know how many of these will be sold for valentines day? A LOT.

[speedingticket @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:30AM]

yeah, the store is still down, how could you guys...?

[Jay @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:33AM]

Right. We get an article on a new paint colour for an iPod, yet when a video was released last week showing Sony's PS3 PlayTV in action (and what action) none of the big boys (Eng, Giz) bothered with it.

Who says these places aren't Apple obsessed and biased?

PS That looks ******* vulgar.

[Raheem @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:42AM]

Jay, come on - it's not bias. It's just that Sony sucks. Lol I'm just kidding I have no idea about PlayTV and would like info! *Google*

[Jay @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:53AM]

New PlayTV video that was completed ignored:

http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=828

[jacquerr @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:57AM]

are you kidding me? lol you think they don't cover the Sony enough here?? wow. you must visit once a year.

[Austin @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:57AM]

I didn't see these complaints when the 1G Zune was getting a "face-lift", meaning they regurgitate the same player in a different color trying to get rid of thier backstock of 30 gig drives.

[M Ritchie @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:42AM]

And no donation to Breast Cancer awareness. I'm disappointed.
http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/

Perhaps this is why it was a US release only. Hopefully the UK release of the device will include a suitable donation.

[shravan @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:50AM]

ewwww...looks very "in ur face".. but a genuine doubt guys..is there any specific shade of pink specified for the gadget to sport so that its certified as being in aid of cancer?

[Itchy Pajamas @ Jan 22nd 2008 8:54AM]

Now my green one seems so lame. :-(

[CG @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:45PM]

Dont worry it always did...

[Mobius_1 @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:00AM]

Apple: "Pretty in Pink"

no...

[Joe @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:15AM]

More like 2 in the pink.

[rav97 @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:33AM]

Pink Eye Pod :D.

[CraigJ @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:54PM]

So does 2 pink iPods plus one brown Zune = a PMP shocker?

[Carbonize @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:02AM]

So releasing an old(ish) product in a new colour is a news worthy event?

[Galley @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:02AM]

Second best color for nanos behind red.

[Shannin @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:03AM]

OMG they dropped the price of the 4gig memory upgrade to $200!!!!
ooh wait, there was a smudge on my screen. still $700...

[Anoldcarsnickname @ Jan 22nd 2008 1:44PM]

Yes, yes there is.

[Cesar Cardoso @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:25AM]

A really dumb question for everybody: is there any American federal law that mandates gadget makers to launch their products in pink after some time in the market?

[pscs @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:27AM]

i still like my silver nano.

roses are red, violets are blue,
...blablabla...

[Argot @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:29AM]

Damn. The Nano sure is one ugly player...

[12VoltMan @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:36AM]

Why is this news? Should Engadget report when every device gets a new color? If there was anything else significant (donations to charity attached to the new color, new features, etc.), I can understand, but a new coat of paint? Really?

[Shannin @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:08AM]

anything to make a story

[Someguy @ Jan 22nd 2008 11:44AM]

Well, it's a pretty well-known product, wouldn't you say? Also, remember all of the similar Zune stories?

[KiwiBri @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:41AM]

its news because there are a lot of Mac Fanboys here.. myself, included ;-)

and it gets hits to this website..

[tanooki2003 @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:47AM]

Ooooh a Pink iPod Nano. Oh Myyy it's so awesome for just a measly $199 i can have it in PINK with a whole whoppin 8GB Wow that is some freakin huge storage.

(That was sarcasm in case you didn't know)

Seriously I can find far better PMP units for far cheaper with more storage and tons more features than anything Apple has to offer. There is life outside of Apple if you aren't afraid to put down that shiny pink disposable toy.

[tanooki2003 @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:47AM]

Ooooh a Pink iPod Nano. Oh Myyy it's so awesome for just a measly $199 i can have it in PINK with a whole whoppin 8GB Wow that is some freakin huge storage.

(That was sarcasm in case you didn't know)

Seriously I can find far better PMP units for far cheaper with more storage and tons more features than anything Apple has to offer. There is life outside of Apple if you aren't afraid to put down that shiny pink disposable toy.

[Anoldcarsnickname @ Jan 22nd 2008 1:46PM]

Life outside Apple? Come now, you shouldn't tell lies like that.

[tanooki2003 @ Jan 22nd 2008 9:50AM]

All i can say about fanboyism is that it's liquid poison that destroys the judgment section of one's mind, robbing any chance for possibly making any other future good judgments.

And as you all know "A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste"

[Travis @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:14AM]

"A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste"

As was the time I spent reading your posts.

[Tyler @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:41AM]

Hopefully you're more terse when it comes to the topic of triple posting than you are when it comes to Apple gear.

[CC @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:36AM]

As is my time - not digging around and examining the minutiae of dozens of nearly identical devices and applauding myself for paying $75 less to have 3 additional features I don't need, all wrapped up in a plastic case that looks like it was designed by a six-year-old.

I don't spend enough time on the webernets to know:

Have you guys figured out the concept of reverse-fanboyism?

[tanooki2003 @ Jan 22nd 2008 11:28AM]

Who said anything about looking for cheap plastic flimsy Apple knockoffs? I am talking about good quality well engineered PMP devices with aluminum casing and not at all resembling remotely the looks of an iPod, yet offing far more features. I already own 3 such items, one item I use in my car and has a very sharp and bright 3.5" screen and a separate credit card IR remote for ease of use in my car. It also is a voice recorder, FM digital & analog radio with RDS, FM radio recorder, video recorder/player of multiple formats (no funky re-encoding software needed), TV tuner w/ EPG, SD/MMC/SD-HC/CF/MS&MS-Pro reader, internal 30GB 1.8" HDD, is flash programmable with open source flashing software, thin & lightweight.

It only cost me $149 and I bought it from Taiwan. It is offered also online as well for the same price as well. I can't tell you how many people have offered to buy it from me for close to $300.

This device does not look anything like an Ipod at all and i am thankful for that. Once you finally clear your mind from thinking that Apple is the ONLY company that makes good PMP's and aren't afraid to do a search for other electronic stores on the internet then you might actually find really awesome technologically advanced PMP's that will also make you think that buying an iPod is nothing but a status symbol and your hard earned money can be better spent elsewhere.

[Tyler @ Jan 22nd 2008 3:15PM]

If you actually had offers for $300 you should have sold it. After all, you can buy it online for $150, right?

Why should I take my pmp advice from someone with your business sense?

[tanooki2003 @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:29PM]

Actually I have sold it and sold 7 others. Since it is quite easy for me to acquire these PMP's as well as others, this gives me a good chance to test out other PMP types (non Apple of course)

[CG @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:37AM]

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me present to you the gayest Apple product ever..:) (some say its girlie but phh...thats not funny :) )

[derX @ Jan 22nd 2008 2:40PM]

And that was?

The only way I could possibly see any electronic item pairing *possibly* being gay is there were two intertwined male AV cables.

[Bloobie @ Jan 22nd 2008 11:18PM]

Grow up already w/ the "gay" comments.

[Jose @ Jan 22nd 2008 10:38AM]

Jeez, some people just live to hate on Engadget and Apple... I guess they just hate successful companies. Listen, Engadget may have reported on Apple's iPod new color, but they also had just reported on the PS3 new white color, so unless they are biased to Sony and Apple, please turn your hate inward. Besides, last year there were plenty of stories about Zune and XBOX 360 colors, so ZIP IT!

[stephenbratz2 @ Jan 22nd 2008 1:06PM]

It is not so much that people hate Engadget or Apple, it is the hipocracy that is thrown around here by many of the commentors, as well as post authors. When there are new colors of the zune announced, we hear that the color looks like crap - but when the same color of iPod is announced, it is beautiful. When the red Zune was announced, many Apple fans said that Microsoft (sorry, M$) was just trying to dump their stock, why are they announcing new colors when they need to fix bugs (like colors involve the software development team), and why would you get a Zune when the "vastly superior iPod" is available. When the 360 was announced to have emulation, we were told that the PS3 was better because it had hardware compat - but when it was removed we were told that it was not needed and everybody can just buy a PS2. When different colors of 360s were announced, we were told that it would cause customer confusion, but with the PS3 it is giving customer choice.

Any time some new option is given with the 360/Zune/etc. the other side uses lies to try and knock it down. But when the supporters of the Zune or 360 try to point out flaws in the other side, there are cries of "we don't want your comments", or "why do you hate so much". Microsoft is a successful company, and the hate is vastly disproportionate to the hate Apple/Sony/etc. products receive.

[insertAlias @ Jan 22nd 2008 2:02PM]

@stephenbratz2
You seem to be reading a lot of your own bias into some of those articles. When the 2nd Zune rolled out, they covered the special yellow one that you couldn't buy a lot, and I don't remember any of the writers calling it ugly. And the writers defiantly didn't say that removing the hardware reverse compatibility from the PS3 was a good thing. Now, the commenters, on the other hand, can be blatantly biased one way or the other.

Yeah, there are sometimes a lot of apple stories, but apple is good at generating PR hype. I honestly don't see a real bias here. And the readers who comment, well, their fanboyism/bias usually balances itself out.

[stephenbratz2 @ Jan 22nd 2008 3:17PM]

@insertAlias:

Here is a post by the engadget authors: http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/07/official-pink-zune-gets-100-000-unit-production-run/

In this post we are told that they should be fixing bugs rather than creating new colors - again, the dev team does not have anything to do with colors. The post also calls the color "garish", which dictionary.com defines garish as "crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration." That post contains other knocks against the Zune. So there you have it proven.

[insertAlias @ Jan 22nd 2008 3:50PM]

@stephenbratz2
Well, I stand corrected for that instance.