iPod nano 4G unboxing, hands-on, and first impressions
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted September 11th 2008 2:21PM
posted September 11th 2008 2:21PM
posted September 11th 2008 2:21PM
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You referred to your hands twice in that article as "paws."
Engadget are furries. This explains a lot.
Don’t be afraid, we just wanna Snuggle you >3
LOL, no but seriously, We ARE everywhere =3
Thats genuinely frightening.
At least I hit a squirrel this morning on the way to work.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=furry+porn&search_type=&aq=f
I'd hit that.
FAKE!!! the curve of the clickwheel and the rest sooo don't match up. ;-)
@Derry Quinn
Gimp
the got the 8gb Version "mp4 nano 4" here for only $74.99 here: http://www.gadgetgreats.com/2-0-4th-generation-8gb-mp4-nano---nano-iv.aspx pretty sure it is a nano-clone though
I'm voting Sisyphus up and Tremorwolf down. Time and place people. That and the squirrel comment made me laugh.
I don't know what it is, but I love unboxing shots.
I personally like shots of the "box".
is that the . . . . yellow? colour?
Let's nickname it the barf color.
Just about to ask that.. What color is that? Is that yellow? It's not near as vibrant as I would have hoped.. It looks mustard color. It could be Josh's camera, I guess.
It's yellow, but we've got waning light here in this corner of NYC, and the richness of the tone doesn't come out as much. They're very brightly colored!
The color name "Yellow Matter Custard Dripping From A Dead Dogs Eye" wouldn't fit on the packaging
And Apple Corps Ltd wouldn't allow it. Where are the Beatles on iTunes? Oh wait, Apple Corps Ltd.
i see it as lime
It's a bit chavy...
@onelove
Lime is green, that is a dirty gold yellow. Go colour blindness !
Ok. I'm not an environmental freak or anything of the like. But, how is this plastic case better than one thin box? Greenpeace goes after these companies playing the "Environmental Nazi", but I haven't heard much talk about these clear plastic cases. I'm a bit curious.
Now you don't have to cut down a tree to make a thousand boxes...now you just need to pump several barrels of oil...its TOTALLY better.
paper vs plastic.... I won't get into it now, but the boxes are clear to prevent that "bought the device and got a rock" problem that happened when you couldn't see inside the box.
Errr maybe they are recycled plastics?
Not smaller, just differently shaped. And why mustard? Get the red too and you've got a picnic theme!
I thought the click wheel was difficult to use with the 3rd gen. It felt to small.
As a side note, I think I'm going to rank everyone up from now on so I can actually read what the comments say. This gray text is starting to wear on my eyes.
Yeah, I like when low ranked people get dimmed down, but the neutrals are starting to give me eye strain.
they gotta get rid of the click wheel .. takes up too much real estate. Make the player shorter and design a new input method.
oh .. and the text for the neutral rating is too light.
.. .only low ranked should get a lighter text.
Yeah, the click wheel is unruly, but this new screen is completly useless.
it looks half decent displayed vertically, but turned on its side that clickwheel looks mighty big and spacious next to a screen begging for more real estate. 16:10 anyone?
the box looks really dusty
"...build quality is on par with the 1st generation iPhone."
Is that a good thing or bad thing? Can someone enlighten me because I'm thinking about buying one of these. Thanks.
I believe it to be a good thing. The original iPhone is built well. In the year plus that I've owned it the only "damage" I've noticed is the camera lens' coating has rubbed off of 2/3 of it and you can tell in a bright light/reflection. It just looks smudged. Picture quality (or lack of) has not been effected.
If you're thinking of buying the new Nano and were worried about the build quality I'd go ahead and buy.
The 3G's build quality is inferior to the original iPhone. So they just made that distinction. It was a compliment.
Sounds like an insult to me. Half of my friends with original iPhones had to take them back at some point because of touch conking out, unhearable speakerphones or such.
I am more curious about the screen, they said its glass, is it the same scratch resistant glass as the iPhone?
HA HA, i usually say stupid things on this site, but that was really a bad comment.
most likely, it's the same as the previous nano, it's very scratch resistant, you basically don't have to worry about it
The title should say 8GB since one of the shots is that model, not 4GB.
WOW!...walks away...
Yes, you are correct.
LOL!
...Fucking retard. You've missed ALL the news?
4G stands for "fourth generation"
DUHH
4G- 4th Generation, not 4GB
Actually, all of the shots are the 8GB model. You see, they're all of the exact same unit, and "spontaneously morph from 8GB to 4GB" is nowhere to be found on the feature sheet. And there is no 4G 4GB model. So there.
#1 rule of correcting someone: BE CORRECT!
OMG...is that what it is??? I have an iPod Nano 3G and couldn't figure out why the damn thing won't make phone calls...
@Phoenix don't be such a fucking douche
my god is it a crime if someone didnt get the abbreciations
grow the fuck up
Sure it was funny, but many of my friends think that the iPhone has a 3GB capacity because of 3G. It's an honest mistake, I would never call anyone a retard for it. Although, before I correct anyone, I ensure my facts are right first! Keep that in mind next time, NST.
Meh, I bought a Zune last night and could not be happier.
I think the Zune's a pretty good player but I wish they made an Ipod Touch equilvalent. : )