For me personally this should be rated the number 1 mp3 player. I don’t want a giant mp3 player that does everything and I don’t want one so small that I can only listen to 100 different songs. So for me the Nano is perfect. It is small, but not too small, and it has a bright colored screen, and it still does almost everything, and what it does it does well.
The following review is on the 5th generation nano which has some amazing features including the video camera. But now the newest model which is the 6th generation nano is out. The new nano is completely redesigned and comes with a touch screen. It is a smaller clip on model with no video camera, but it does come with a built in clip and doubles as a pedometer. The touch screen is also a bit smaller than the 5th generation nano screen. The new 6th generation nano is great for exercising and music and podcast portability it is almost like an upgraded version of the shuffle. Depending on your needs you may want to get the 5th generation nano, which is still available and is reviewed in the rest of this article. If you opt for the new 6th generation iPod nano it will be great for workouts or you could always use it as a watch.
The latest Nano comes in your choice of bright colors and has a polished aluminum finish. Plus, some new features, include a video camera, and an FM radio with live pause, which is a DVR like feature, that allows you to pause live radio for up to 15 minutes, and then listen where you left off. This is great for not missing your radio shows, but still having the ability to communicate with co workers.
Another cool Nano function that goes along with their FM radio is iTunes tagging. When you are listening to the radio and you hear a song you like you can tag the song, then later you can look it up, and find out the name and artist, and the details, in case you would like to purchase that song on iTunes.
The built in video camera is great for taking quick videos on the go and it will even record sound. Plus you get to add special effects including Thermal, Mirror, X Ray, Motion Blur, Sepia, and Cyborg. When you get home you can plug your Nano into your computer and then watch, share, or upload your videos to You Tube.
Plus it has the regular iPod music player functions. Including genius play-lists, and mixes, the iPod cover flow, and the cool shake feature. Where you can shake your iPod and it will shuffle your songs, and give you a random mix. Another interesting new feature is voice over, that will give you the name of the artist, and the song you are listening too. Yes, the new Nano can talk.
The new Nano also has a built in pedometer based on the use of the accelerometer to keep track of your steps. And if this isn’t enough you can step it up with the Nike Sport Kit which will keep track of all of your running and fitness goals, and also downloads them to your computer for a complete record with charts and graphs.
The Nano keeps dropping in price, and increasing in function and usability, so you can’t go wrong with this mp3 player.
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