iPod nano 4G rumors-a-go-go

I just purchased an ipod nano 4G a couple of weeks ago, finally letting go of my 2GB ipod nano 1G I purchased 3 years ago. Anyway, this past spring I purchased a CD deck for my car that has a USB plug so I could charge my ipod in it and it would also play through the deck as well (instead of using my auxillary cable, which doesn't charge it). So tonight I took my new 4G and attempted to plug in the USB cable and play through the deck but it says it isn't supported. Is this a new thing with the 4G , because my 1G worked just fine.

Why would the old one be more difficult for jogging with? Seems to me it would sit in your pocket and not jab you, and be easier to strap on your arm.

I find the long shape with the big screen of these nanos rather unattractive; I feel like Apple could come up with better if they really wanted to make a new nano design.

Don't forget, both of the previous nanos only made it 12 months before being replaced too

Don't forget, both of the previous nanos only made it 12 months before being replaced too

"Late last night"? MacNN had this @ 9:35 last night, though that may be past some of your bloggers bedtimes... Y'all's timetable for putting out ACTUAL news is somewhat akin to the timetable for updates to the MobileMe "blog". Thank goodness for Appleinsider.

And please, when actually posting "suggestions", such as an iTunes subscription model, please utilize roughlydrafted.com's approach, which relies on, I don't know, facts, historical precedence & logical conjecture. And actual tips. Kthanx.

Some food for thought: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/05/report_pours_water_on_rumors_of_september_9th_itunes_8_debut.html

This may sound weird but for an ipod (i own the 3g iphone) my favorite one so far has been the 3rd generation 20gb ipod
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Ipod_backlight.jpg

Yeah I'm hoping for no death of the classic either. I have a 80GB Black Classic (gift, I would had opted for 160) that's in a case and STILL has the original Factory Plastic on that's going on E-Bay. Commute for work is over 12hrs a week for this guy, and I have a dedicated iPod deck in the car, gotta have 1000's of tunes, and I listen to most of them.

Hell if I could get one of:

http://www.command-tab.com/2005/03/13/ipod-super/

these to power a 3.5" disk without headcrashing, you can best bet I'd just get a busted 2G iPod and a 1TB disk to match.... I'd just bring my laptop to the car when I wanted to give it an update :)

Yeah I'm hoping for no death of the classic either. I have a 80GB Black Classic (gift, I would had opted for 160) that's in a case and STILL has the original Factory Plastic on that's going on E-Bay. Commute for work is over 12hrs a week for this guy, and I have a dedicated iPod deck in the car, gotta have 1000's of tunes, and I listen to most of them.

Hell if I could get one of:

http://www.command-tab.com/2005/03/13/ipod-super/

these to power a 3.5" disk without headcrashing, you can best bet I'd just get a busted 2G iPod and a 1TB disk to match.... I'd just bring my laptop to the car when I wanted to give it an update :)

"The classic is dead. Streaming your library via Wi-Fi (or the Internet) is the future. 32GB of flash is plenty for a "local cache". The nano may be dead as well. I'm sure Apple wants everyone to have access to the App Store."

Maybe for you, not for me. My choice is still the 5.5 Gen, of which I have two. I can carry my entire library of 60+ Gigs with me (audio, as well as video) AND I can operate in bed, in the dark, in the car, even in my pocket. No touch screen to have to look at and operate. A touch screen is really an inefficient interface just to play a song or playlist. And many times, living in a rural area, I'm not near a hotspot or my local network. Why fiddle with streaming when you can have it all locally?

Yeah, I have an iPhone, but my player of choice for audio is still the older iPod.