This is my latest iPod purchase, as I finally outran my iPod shuffle during my longer half marathon runs and I wanted the option of the menu and more space to hold my podcasts and pics that the nano would offer, and my iPod video was definitely not made for running. So that was my justification for cashing out on another iPod…which I need to keep telling myself :O
I was hoping they would have included “red” in the mix of coloured nanos in the 2nd generation launch, since I wasn’t too interested in those candy colours available. So happy to see that Bono teamed up with Apple again for another red-influenced
product, since red is my favorite colour, and of course it also helps
out a good cause – AIDS.
I didn’t like the colours available that came out with the 2nd generation iPod nano launch this year. The neon green, aqua blue and the fuschia pink wasn’t to my taste, and the silver looked kinda cheap with this sheenier aluminum anodized finish. The only one that looked sleek was the matte black, but it was only offered in the higher capacity 8GB version, which I didn’t care to shell out the extra cash for…so was waiting for another colour or another model to launch which I knew I wouldn’t have to wait too long, knowing Apple..and thanks to Bono!
For some spec geeks out there, here’s a list of some improvements made to the 2nd generation iPod nano over the 1st generation:
- Screen is brighter
- Body is slimmer and made of anodized aluminum casing, but I think the casing of the 1st gen line still looks sleeker and more expensive, yet it was alot more prone to scratches!
- Candy type colours are also offered (making it look like a crossover with the discontinued iPod mini line) in addition to silver and black, whereas the 1st generation only offered white and
black colours. However, the 2GB version is only available in silver, 4GB in the candy colours and silver, and 8GB is only available in black. - It also comes with some software
updates, and new earbuds that have a smoother round shape connecting to rubber liners attached to the wires to help keep them in your ears…but any type of earbuds never stay in mine anyways, so I always use the wrap around Altec Lansing ones for running. I also heard that Apple worked for 18 months to revamp the earbud so there’s supposed to be some sound improvements too, but I couldn’t tell.. - iPod nano (Product) Red is only available in 4GB and 8GB models, and
the rest of the specs are the same.
