Apple Announces New Nanos and iPod Classics
As you may have already heard, Apple announced a host of iPod updates at today's "The Beat Goes On" event in San Francisco. Besides wowing us with the totally new iPhone-like iPod Touch (more on that here) and Wi-Fi iTunes, Apple also announced refreshes for the iPod Nano, the iPod classic and the Shuffle. Details are below.
The Nano 'Fatty'
Well, those widely circulated images of the iPod Nano 'Fatty' turned out to be pretty much spot on. Apple (well, Steve Jobs) unveiled the completely overhauled version of the Nano, which gets a whole battery of updates that basically turn it into a mini version of the iPod Video we all know an love. Besides doing -- yes -- video, the new Nano has a fancy new on-screen user interface (UI) that includes Cover Flow for browsing your tunes and a few other cosmetic improvements. But what fun would the pretty new UI or watching a video be on that thumbnail-sized screen? Well, of course the engineers at Apple thought of this issue, too, so they made the Nano wider and added a two-inch QVGA screen, which is the same resolution as the full sized iPod video.
iPod Classic
Speaking of the iPod Video, don't worry -- it's still around. The iPod has a new name though, the iPod Classic. It's the same iPod we've all come to know and love and has received the same UI updates as the Nano received (Cover Flow, etc.), as well as a new metal casing. The big story, though, is you can get can get a huge 80-gigabyte or ridiculously massive 160 Gigabytes for the same price points, $249 and $349, respectively. (That's 40,000 songs and 200 hours of video on the 160GB model).Both the Nano and the Classic also get a boost in battery life -- the Classic supposedly lasts 40 hours for music and 7 hours for video, while the Nano will now get an equally impressive 24 hours of audio and 5 hours of video.
The (RED) Headed Step Child
Last... and, well, least is the refreshed Shuffle. This little guy gets treated to some new colors, including a PRODUCT (RED) version that will use profits to purchase anti-retroviral drugs for those suffering with AIDS and HIV in Africa.
At a Glance:
New iPod Nanos
- Bigger Screen
- Video Playback
- New UI
- Coverflow
- Wider body
- Increased battery life
- Larger capacities at same price point
- 80 Gigabyte and 160 Gigabyte
- New UI
- Coverflow
- Increased battery life
- New all metal casing
- New colors, including PRODUCT (RED)
Also announced today was the eagerly anticipated iPod Touch... but that's another post all together.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Kunai @ Sep 5th 2007 6:16PM
Hum... nice job Apple. I think you guys are gonna do a great job when this comes out :D. By, the way... when will it be available and how outragous will the price be?
Sarassie @ Sep 5th 2007 6:25PM
Cool. I can upgrade my Nano!
Mickey M @ Sep 5th 2007 6:56PM
uhhhhhhhhhhhh the new ipod is sooooooooooo ugly i don't care if it has a video on it,i can watch tv, i was gonna buy one until i saw how ugly it was so now im just gonna buy the old ipod (RED) nano off of Ebay
joey @ Sep 5th 2007 7:10PM
its so cool
wen is it comion out
raegan @ Sep 5th 2007 7:13PM
that is sooooo cool. it looks kinda ugly thow. i m guna get it cuz my nano is like skipping and the battery dies w/in like 20 min. if it is ugly i will get a really cool case. it has vidio AND i can can wach tv that is sweet.
David @ Sep 5th 2007 7:55PM
I will get the 160 as soon as it comes out.
nunya @ Sep 5th 2007 7:55PM
I hate to say it, but it almost makes me wish I had waited before buying my Zune a few months back...
David @ Sep 5th 2007 7:56PM
I will get the 160, that is more memory than my laptop.
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mont @ Sep 5th 2007 9:07PM
all of that and still no radio tuner?
jennifer @ Sep 5th 2007 9:08PM
i love apple stff and there ipod rock...ROCK ON MY BOYYYY
Adam @ Sep 5th 2007 9:22PM
I love upgrading things a month after they come out.
Lily @ Sep 5th 2007 9:48PM
Jeez guys how about reading the short little article. It tells you the prices and when it comes out.
dal @ Sep 5th 2007 9:57PM
I will never patronize Apple again. I bought a 60 gig iPod, spent a month loading in my entire CD collection of over 3,000 songs, and bought a lot of music from iTunes. Then HP wiped my hard drive while supposedly replacing a light bulb in my laptop screen. iPod refused to help me get the songs off my iPod back onto the hard drive. They simply said, "We don't support that." They were arrogant jerks about it too. Blackberry, on the other hand, spent half an hour on the phone with me talking me through recovery of my more than a thousand contacts worldwide.
Apple is the worst company I have ever encounted and could care less about the people whose money they take.
Conti027 @ Sep 5th 2007 10:24PM
man i wish i bought some apple stock cause apple is selling there "i" pretty well. they arnt even selling the item. they are selling the "i"
Jossy @ Sep 5th 2007 10:24PM
i wouldn't want any of these even if they gave them to me. honest to god. like who really needs this junk? you're gettin' killed by people that want to steal them from you, you're going deaf listening to loud music with that tiny earphone jammed down your ear canal, and after watching that tiny screen, your eyes will be shot and glasses or laser surgery won't even help. go get your head's examined 'cause i think you're all nuts!!
Frosdog @ Sep 5th 2007 11:04PM
i also believe that the new ipod classic's screen is 5" bigger than the classic ipod video
Larry Woods @ Sep 6th 2007 12:28AM
Doesn't matter. The ITunes store is not available and hasn't been for a while. Can't buy music, vids,etc, cause the thing throws us off.There are huge threads on the net blogs about this and Apple seems to ignore it. Not much help, so my little Nano sits on my desk.
Nadine @ Sep 6th 2007 12:32AM
I have to agree with dal, Apple's customer service leaves alot to be desired.
gina @ Sep 6th 2007 12:43AM
absolutely right that apple's customer service sucks. but the iPods are ebyond convient so i'm on my third one. and when the new 80gb comes out...hello 4th ipod. but - as for the music issue, sure apple doesn't get the music off your ipod and onto your hard drive, but there are tons of cheap programs that do. i found "tuneplus" at bestbuy for $20, and it saved me from having to buy over 5,000 new songs. it takes a while to transfer that many songs at once, but its worth it.
Hyper_Metal_Sonic @ Sep 6th 2007 1:06AM
I'm so glad I waited this long to get a iPod. :)
180 GB?!?! I wouldnt be able to fill that kind of thing in my life time, but I know it would be best to put forth the extra 100 bucks. (srsly, twice as many GB!?)
anywho, I cant wait for this. I'll be able to shove it in the faces of those that bought the 30GB :P