iPod News and Reviews

New iPod nano gets new colors and 24 hour battery life

Steve Jobs broke the Apple news today, announcing the new iPod nano will be available in aluminum silver, pink, green, blue and black.  Apple's all-new iPod nano with aluminum body also has 24 hours of battery life and more than twice the music capacity for the same price as the previous generation. The new iPod nano features Apple’s innovative Click Wheel and an even smaller, thinner and lighter design.

“iPod nano is the world’s most popular digital music player, and we’ve completely redesigned it to make it even better,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The all-new iPod nano gives music fans more of what they love in their iPods—twice the storage capacity at the same price, an incredible 24 hour battery life and a gorgeous aluminum design in five brilliant colors.”

Madonna Ipod nano from Apple

There's talk going around that Apple will be introducing a new special pink-colored Madonna iPod nano player next week.  Madonna made a video appearance at the Motorola ROKR E1 itunes music phone and  iPod nano release announcement with Steve Jobs recently, so a Madonna iPod nano branded mp3 music player is possible. We'll let you know when it's a done deal.

via | Engadget

TUNETAG Case for iPod nano

Tunewear introduces yet another case for iPod nano. TUNETAG is a luggage-tag style genuine leather made from smooth ultra high quality genuine nappa leather. The case features a transparent vinyl sheet which covers and protects both the iPod screen and click wheel from dirt and scratching, giving the face of the iPod nano complete protection from outside elements, yet still allows for perfect control of the click wheel and full view of the screen. TUNETAG also has a luggage-tag style belt strap which can be used to attach your iPod nano to the handle of your luggage, purse strap, belt loop or more.

Tunetag cases price $29.99

Apple Responds to iPod nano Problems

Om Malik has an interesting take on the Apple iPod nano problems that have surfaced, saying that Bill Gates must be getting a big laugh out of this.  Here's a response coming from Apple regarding complaints about scratched or broken screens on their iPod nano.

“This is a real but minor issue involving a vendor quality problem in a small number of units,” said Schiller. “In fact, this issue has affected less than 1/10 of 1 percent of the total iPod nano units that we’ve shipped. It is not a design issue.”

If this is the case, let's see how fast Apple can rectify the ipod nano problems.

iPod nano Scratched?

Unfortunately, there have been lots of complaints from Apple iPod nano owners saying that their nano players scratch easily. There's a lively discussion going on about what Apple should do about the problem, with many iPod nano owners threatening to return the device.

There's no doubt that the ipod nano is a sleek and beautifully designed music player, so the question is:  Who will come up with a solution to the scratch problem?  Apple, or one of the many iPod nano accessory companies?  Maybe new skins, tubes, or cover design concepts are needed.

We'll keep an eye on developments.

Griffin iPod nano Now Gear

Engadget reports that Griffin Technologies is working to update its iPod accessory products with new ipod nano accessory gear. Griffin is famous for its extensive line of accessories for Apple iPods, including Griffin AirClickUSB, radio SHARK, EarJams, iBeams, iTrip mini, iTrip, and iTalk.

See the new iPod nano Now products from Griffin Technologies.

via | Engadget

Apple iPod Nano MP3 player Release in South Korea

The Korea Times reports that the Apple iPod nano MP3 player is scheduled to be released in South Korea this Thursday.  For once, South Koreans were not the first to be able to buy a cool new gadget, since the ipod nano has already been released in the U.S., Europe, and other markets.

The iPod nano is available immediately in a 4-gigabyte model priced at just 290,000 won and a 2-gigabyte model priced at 230,000 won. Prices include the value added tax (VAT), with both models available in stunning white or black designs.
more | The Korea Times

SYSTM Video - Cracking Open the iPod nano

So you've seen pictures of the iPod Nano, but what about the insides?

Kevin Rose, of REV3, Digg, Diggnation, thebrken, and Twit is filmed cracking open the iPod nano on the new SYSTEM video show.  He compares the Nano to existing iPods, and of course cracks it open so you can see what's inside.

watch the video here

Business Week is holding the "Best of the Web" tech news website poll, and they have included digg.com - Kevin has a question for you!

Compare iPods - Photos

Phillip Torrone of MAKE Blog and Magazine compares Apple iPods, new and old, in some photo line-ups.  He also takes a quick look at a few accessories that work, and not,  on iPod nano.  I have the feeling he's working on more hacks and stuff on the nano. read |MAKE

ezGear ezSkin nano Cases for iPod nano

Accessories for the iPod nano will be coming from every direction, and from a variety of companies as time goes on, one of the first being ezGear's ezSkin cases for iPod Nano.  The skins / cases aremade of high quality silicon, and come with a neck strap, removable belt clip, and clear ezShade screen protector.

ezSkins Nanos come in five stylish colors – Sky Blue, Princess Pink, Lime Green, Onyx Black, and Frost White.  The Onyx Case is opaque and the other 4 cases are semi-transparent.

The ezSkin Nano suggested list price is $24.98 |more details

Look out for moe accessory gear for nano ipods.