The iPod nano is media player from Apple. Member of the iPod family it is a midrange media player. It was in 2005 that the first generation was released. Like the iPod Shuffle it also uses the Flash memory instead of hard disk. The iPod nano has undergone transitions four times, called the four generations, the latest being the fourth generation.
The iPod nano of the fourth generation sports a 51 mm rotating screen and is slimmer than its prequels. It is 90.7 mm tall, 38.7 mm wide and thick by 6.2 mm. 36.8 grams is all the weight that you carry while listening to this uber cool gadget from Apple. The curved shell is made of aluminium and also sports a glass screen. Coming in nine colours, silver, black, light blue, yellow, orange, red and pink, this media player looks so elegant. The nano offers space of 8GB and 16GB, also 4GB in many markets.
Talking about the features , the 4G nano has an option Start Genius. This option creates a Genius playlist based on the genre of the song you are currently listening to. The songs included in the playlist are of the same genre and match your mood. Now you don’t have to select songs or create playlists according to your mood. Another feature that this device boasts of is its Accelerometer. This feature enables its user to change the song just by shaking the nano. Now this is smart thinking. So just shake it to change it. When you own a nano 4G just check out what happens when you tilt it or turn it on its side. Hold it in the horizontal position and you will see the cover albums on the screen. Toggle through them to select and play. With thousands of songs in your nano’s memory it is very difficult to find the one you are looking for. If the Cover Flow method doesn’t work then try searching by album or artist. Press and hold on the centre button to browse the list. Press it again to add the song to your current playlist. Searching made simple.
This media player also allows you to play not just songs but also games. The nano 4G comes with some pre loaded games and also allows you to download more from iTunes Store. Its Accelerometer is also used in gaming. While playing the maze game you move around the screen not by pressing buttons but just tilting the device in that particular direction. That’s pretty addictive. Viewing and sharing your photos is so simple with nano 4G. While viewing your photos just tilt your nano in different directions for different views. For example, tilt it on its side for landscape view and hold it upside down for the portrait view. The photos are displayed in a resolution of 320 by 240. You can also see movies and videos on your nano 4G. There is no copmrise on the video quality just because of the small screen. Hold your nano in the horizontal position to view movies or your videos.
