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 Fine November 18, 2008
Mr. M. P. Dale
No probs esxept cant adjust the volume when it is in your pocket, you have to take it out ot adjust
 No Charge for New Ipod Nano! October 30, 2008
Mr. Steven Mckinlay (Falkirk, Scotland)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
You're right that title is too good to be true.
This generation of iPod DOESN'T CHARGE on non Apple products such as micro systems, car FM transmitters and stand alone speakers with iPod docks. It will play the tracks fine but you get a nice little message on screen from the people at Apple stating that it WONT CHARGE!
Tried it on various product that have no problem playing and charging all previous generations of iPod. Having recently purchased one of these lets just say that Apple have left a sour taste in my mouth!
A backward step? October 5, 2008
bob turnip (uk)
22 out of 35 found this review helpful
I can't help but ask: What does the 4th generation ipod nano have which makes it better than its predecessor?
The size and styling harks back to the much earlier ipod nano's. This was obviously something which apple then moved on from with the sleek but "chunky" styling of the 3rd gen. models.
Screen - On these 4th gen. versions, the screen is exactly the same dimensions as the previous model, except it is curved. I don't understand this - over the past ten years or so, all of our screens have been moving away from the curved thing, because we all know that curved screens = more reflection = less easy viewing. One of the style and practical features of all ipods was always the flat screen.
The "shake and shuffle" feature - which means that surely as soon as you run, or hurry down steps, or drive over a few bumps, the song will change randomly, unless the hold button is on, which then means you can't quickly access the controls. On previous models, if you wanted to shuffle between songs, you just selected the "shuffle songs" option. Simple. I can't see what the "shake and shuffle" feature offers which is any improvement on that. I can only see that it as a rather unecesary gimmick.
Genius playlists - are a sneaky way of letting apple know what you are up to. For many people, the joy of fiddling about on itunes is in compiling your own playlists, so I can't see any real benefit to the "Genius" feature.
So the only thing about the latest ipod nano which seems any better than the previous model is that it is available in a few more colours. It seems apple are droppping suppport for all its previous customers by making the new ipods incompatible with any other accessories.
All in all then, ths looks like it has little to offer which is new, and cold even be a backward step in some regards. I am tempted to buy the 3rd generation model (which I personally think looks better and is more practical), until apple get their act back together and come up with something which advances the features and technology of the ipod beyond what appear to be a bunch of meaningless gimmicks.
Double the gigs for a tenner September 22, 2008
Mr. K. Carter (Kent)
49 out of 53 found this review helpful
I recently bought the previous generation 4Gb Nano for my wife and she was very pleased with it. I wanted one for myself and was about to purchase one when I saw the new version was launched. I was surprised that you could get 8gb for only 10 more than the old 4gb version.
I bought the black one and I am glad to say I am delighted with it.
The only thing to note is that you need to have version 8 of ITunes installed once i upgraded it was plain sailing.
I particularly like the ability to shake the Ipod to shuffle the tracks. I note there are other new features so I shall be experimenting.
Would recomend the purchase.
 Incredible technology September 19, 2008
Mr. J. Norris (Newton-le-Willows)
28 out of 32 found this review helpful
I bought one of these on first sight. OK, it was a little treat to myself and I have had a Nano since 2005 and pretty much used it every day since. That was a great little gadget but this has gone to another level completely. I can't get over how light and thin it is AND contain 8Gb. My previous Nano wasn't exactly podgy but this new model makes that look positively obese in comparison. Even the naysayers would have to admit that the technology is very impressive, I don't know how they are going to top it next time bar including some sort of video capture device... maybe?
OK, before you think this looks like it has been written by some sort of Apple employee I have to point out 2 aspects which I don't like.
1) why the hell is the headphone socket placed at the base of the nano? That just seems plain illogical, there's nothing at the top that could prevent it from being plugged in there. It's just not right.
2) as with other reviewers here I don't like the fact that it can no longer charge from things like docks etc. I have a small radio dock and it was good to know I could charge it up without having to occupy a USB port on my Mac. I hope, in time, there will be a work around this. Having said all that it does seem to charge up very quickly, much quicker than the 2005 Nano.
If you do have a radio dock tho you will be impressed that it comes with its own dock adaptor. That was something I wasn't expecting but it was a nice bonus - just a shame it can't charge from the radio dock.
Apart from the 2 gripes mentioned above I think it is great and would recommend it.
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