SAN FRANCISCO - Finally! The new iPod nano has been officially announced in nine glorious 'nano-chromatic' colors. Jobs touted his new 4G iPod nano as the “thinnest iPod ever”, with an enhanced user interface plus built-in accelerometer. The body is curved aluminum and allows users to create Genius playlists directly on the nano. The iPod nano can also comes loaded with a voice recording feature activated when it detects a microphone attached. That friggin so cool! But wait! There's more!
When nano is turned to landscape mode you'll now get to enjoy cover
flow album art. Jobs also highlighted the iPod's new 'shake and
shuffle' feature. Simply shake your iPod and it shuffles your playback.
Sounds a bit like a Fischer Price toy for toddlers. The battery life is
rated at 24 hours for music and 4 hours for video playback. All models
come in 8GB for $149 (in stock today) an 16GB for $199 aimed at early next week at the latest (possibly this weekend in some locations).
Apple has taken the new nano to seriously 'green' levels using arsenic-free glass and making the 4G model highly recyclable. Nano is BFR-free, mercury free and PVC-free, making it the “cleanest” most “toxic free” iPods Apple has ever made. A brilliant in your face maneuver aimed at the highly critical Greenpeacers.
Jobs also announced the redesigned iPod Touch priced accordingly; 8GB at $229, 16GB at $299 and 32GB at $399. The 80GB iPod Classic is being upgraded to 120GB (aimed at pummeling the Zune), while the 160GB model is being discontinued.
It's hard to feel that sense of surprise and delight when so many leaked iPod nano photos have been tossed around in the past two weeks. Some were certified fakes and others were obviously spot on when Steve Jobs revealed the authentic nano design to a rabid crowd at Apple's 'Let's Rock' event. The fact that the new nano comes in a plethora of 9 vibrant colors certainly eases the rumor pains a bit.
Are you rushing out to buy Apple's newest iPod nano?
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