Apple goes Nano with its new iPod
Apple has taken the iPod mini and flattened it with a steamroller, but it's not just a size change, it's a new beast under the hood as well.
The iPod Mini is dead: long live the iPod Nano.
If Apple is good at doing one thing, it is releasing an unkown secret product to awe the retail customers. Forget the iPod mini, the iPod Nano is here. It's thin, it's light and it's the new thing in ultra light weight MP3 audio devices.
Gone is the iPod Mini's hard drive - this thing is all flash ram memory and this is why it can be so small and run on a single battery charge for so long (upto 14 hours using standard volume).
Love Apple or hate them, you have to admit they know their stuff when it comes to portable music devices. This thing is small, looks great and boasts a nice little colour screen. In all ways its a complete evolution over the iPod mini. Sure it's not for your music hoarder: 2GB and 4GB won't nearley be enough. But for your casual listner, the iPod nano packs more than enough memory.
Unlike a lot of MP3/audio devices which make their way out of Asia - especially China - the iPod nano has been manafactured to the highest of standards, no little detail has been left untouched. One thing is certain though, given the cost of flash memory, the Nano is surely reducing Apple's margins - this thing is a compartive bargian compared to the other iPod devices, given that it is powered by flash memory which is still quite expensive.
Not only killing the iPod Mini, I predict this will also kill the iPod shuffle. Sure it's a little bit bigger than the Shuffle, but it boasts up to 4 times the storage space and it has the great iPod interface in full colour.
If you want the cream of the crop when it comes to audio/MP3 players that are small, unobstrusive and lightweight, than at the current moment, Apple's Nano is the best bet. Should be in Australian stores within a few weeks, if not days.
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