Filed under: iPod nano
iPod nano: Cheaper, more features, and a video camera too!
- Storage capacity: 8GB for $149USD, 16GB for $179USD.
- 2.2-inch color display. 240-by-376-pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch.
- Battery: 24 hour playback for audio, 5 hours for video
- Video camera. H.264 VGA video, 640 by 480 pixels, up to 30 frames per second with AAC audio. Real-time special effects include: Sepia, Black and White, X-Ray, Film Grain, Thermal, Security Cam, Cyborg, Bulge, Kaleido, Motion Blur, Mirror, Light Tunnel, Dent, Stretch, and Twirl
- FM radio featuring iTunes tagging and live pausing (for those who still like to listen to Delilah.)
- Pedometer and accelormeter
- Built-in mic and speaker with voice memos
- Genius features
- Voice Over kit featuring a multiple number of languages
- Variety of colors, but two of those colors -- yellow and red -- are in-store only.
- Environmental features: Arsenic-free glass, BFR-free, Mercury-free, PVC-free
[For those who are asking -- as far as we can tell from the spec, the iPod nano will not shoot still pictures, only video. We'll be able to confirm this later today.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
J.Y. said 2:47PM on 9-09-2009
So, will the camera do still photos too - or just video? Not clear from their materials.
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Galley said 3:36PM on 9-09-2009
It's video only, sorry.
Risto T said 2:50PM on 9-09-2009
With the built in accelerometer and pedometer
does it now work 'out of the box' with Nike+ like the iPod Touch
without needing to attach anything to the iPod?
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Simon Arch said 2:51PM on 9-09-2009
Pity it's not a 720p camera, but baby steps. It's the pedometer I want.
I'm curious how many people care about the radio.
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Brian said 2:54PM on 9-09-2009
I care slightly. I understand why they didn't do an AM/FM radio (interference from the nano), but it's cool nonetheless.
Rob E. said 3:02PM on 9-09-2009
My first thought was that the radio wasn't too useful. I listen to my iPod /instead/ of the radio. But then I thought of my wife, who works out at a gym where they broadcast the TVs over FM radio so you can tune in to a particular TV while you work out. She takes her iPod to the gym anyway and sometimes remembers (but more often doesn't bother) to take the Apple Radio Remote, so, for that reason alone, I could see the built in radio having some use.
SteveJr_Ri said 2:54PM on 9-09-2009
I wish I had it in my budget to pick one of these up. The radio is a nice touch to be able to listen to football/baseball games that broadcast FM in my area. It would be nice on my jog, but looks like I'm sticking to the ol' arm band radio just a lil longer.
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BeyondtheTech said 3:01PM on 9-09-2009
Seriously, who doesn't love Delilah?
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mikehild said 3:29PM on 9-09-2009
I don't. Never heard of it. I guess I'll have to break out Google...
timbo said 3:02PM on 9-09-2009
The previous capacity was 8GB and 16GB. Right? This isn't a larger capacity.
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Mobile Phone Diva said 3:44PM on 9-09-2009
That's correct, there's no capacity bump on the Nano. Big mistake, TUAW!
Mobile Phone Diva said 4:26PM on 9-09-2009
They fixed the "higher capacity" statement, thanks TUAW!
Alabama Worley said 3:13PM on 9-09-2009
Am most interested in the video quality: how does it compare to a Flip? Thanks!
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WarnerO said 6:17PM on 9-09-2009
Compared to the following:
Nano - 640x480 (vga resolution)
Flip (regular) - 640x480 (vga resolution)
Flip HD (720p)/Kodak Zi6 (720p) - 1280x720
Kodak Zi8 (1080p) - 1920x1080
So, by comparison, it's meh. I wish they would add an HD recorder to the touch instead. That would make me upgrade to a new one of those for sure.
Karl said 3:45PM on 9-09-2009
Maybe they left still photos out because the resolution is just too low for a good result?
Most chips that can do video seem to be able to do stills too (at a higher resolution), judging from various video/photo-capable cell phones I've owned.
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basscadet said 4:58PM on 9-09-2009
would be great if it had a simple microSD or M2 slot and everyone would put whatever memory they fancied.
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zzz Matt said 6:23PM on 9-09-2009
Hmmm... no mention of whether the radio supports RDS ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Data_System)
I would kind of expect it to, most radios in Europe in the last 10 years do (other than really cheap ones such as shower radios).
For the uninitiated: It allows the radio station to transmit it's name, the current time, program type, text (such as current program/song name), and alternative frequencies for the same station (for when you move out of the range of one transmitter and in to the range of another - so the radio can automatically switch - especially useful in cars or on the train), also (optionally!) does automatic switching to stations which are about to do a traffic news report.
All radio stations in Europe transmit at least some of this information. The Apple iPod Radio Remote supports RDS... but there's no mention of it on the iPod nano.
Anyone know if it's supported? Anyone know how widespread RDS is outside of Europe? (Sorry for my ignorance!)
Matt
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mario83 said 9:21PM on 9-09-2009
the nano does itunes tagging i would assume it would need RDS to know what song it is
oboewan said 11:11PM on 9-09-2009
In the US, it's not as ubiquitous - some radios do, but my radio in my 2007 Hyundai Elantra does not.
soccerdude21490 said 7:26PM on 9-09-2009
I wanna know file size comparison. Like how much would I be able to record on this? It'd be a nice slip video to shoot at different events I go to at college... but I mean 8hrs? Think that's possible?
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