Technology Article #5

Eyah Ncho

October 20, 2010

Mr. Stia

Information Technology

Due: October 22, 2010

Apple iPod nano (2010 Review: Better Than Expected)

The new generation of the iPod nano just got even better. Even though you can’t do a lot like the other iPod nanos but this time the nano is a 1.5 inch touch screen!  You are probably thinking what you can do with a 1.5 touch screen. But when I continue there are some good ways with this 1.5 touch screen and some bad things on the iPod.

The iPod isn’t bulky or big it’s only 21g and really it’s so light you wouldn’t remember that you had it. The iPod is really not that noticeable or you can have it on you and no one will even notice that you have one or have one on you. The iPod comes with a clip, to clip it on a shirt, pants, or etc.  On the iPod there is only three buttons; the volume up, volume down and power/sleep button.  The iPod comes in 7 different colors so you can have a stylish iPod. Using two fingers you’ll be able to rotate the screen. Since the iPod is small it focuses on music and photos. While looking at photos you can tap the screen twice and you will be able to zoom in and zoom out on photos.  There is an app for fm radio that is already installed and you can listen to music and if you want to stop the song while you have to do something, you can pause it and even fast-forward and rewind it. If you let the iPod sleep the clock will come up and the clock and there is an app for a clock and it has a stop watch and a timer. If you buy the iPod on Apple you can get your iPod engrave names or sentences. There is a fitness app to count and track your steps like pedometer. You can set goals and also you can put your weight in also.

Even though there were some good things about the iPod there are also some bad things about this it. If the iPod isn’t attached to a headphone or a string you’ll easily forget and it might fall of or might go in the washer with your clothes. Like the new iPod touch there isn’t a camera to take pictures or capture a video. Also there isn’t a mic to talk into or speakers to hear music from.  You can’t download games or some particular apps because the device isn’t running on an IOS its running on an UI. Like the iPod touch there was a button to go back to the main screen and you will be there in less than five seconds now you’ll have to hold the screen to for about a few seconds and it will go back to main screen.

My opinion about this iPod is that the iPod is different and it’s also a touch screen that is a 1.5 inch. I never knew that was possible to do. I’m happy that Apple made a new and better generation of the iPod nano. I really don’t like the long pressing to shoot back to the main screen I think to me they should of added another button. The price of the iPod nano seems a little too pricy for an eight GB its $149 and for a sixteen GB its $179. The iPod touch cost for an eight GB its $199. It only fifty dollars saved. Also I don’t like that there is an app that is a voice recorder and you’ll need a headphones that include a mic on it.

http://techland.com/2010/09/13/apple-ipod-nano-2010-review-better-than-expected/