IPOD Nano
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IPOD Nano
I just got one, and... wow.
It takes the convenience made possible by MP3s to the absolute limits. This thing is TINY (1/4 inch thin!!) and can store 4GB without a hard drive (no moving parts). The pictures don't capture how tiny it is. I waited to get an IPOD until now, and I can't believe it.
1/4 inch thin!!!
It also makes the two-IPOD DJ setup that much more feasible. No need for binder cases or even laptops with fancy (expensive) soundcard adaptations; just two IPOD Nanos (that weigh about as much as a stick of gum each) and a couple of patch cords!!! Plug them into the soundboards, and fly!!
NY Times review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/techn ... pogue.html
It takes the convenience made possible by MP3s to the absolute limits. This thing is TINY (1/4 inch thin!!) and can store 4GB without a hard drive (no moving parts). The pictures don't capture how tiny it is. I waited to get an IPOD until now, and I can't believe it.
1/4 inch thin!!!
It also makes the two-IPOD DJ setup that much more feasible. No need for binder cases or even laptops with fancy (expensive) soundcard adaptations; just two IPOD Nanos (that weigh about as much as a stick of gum each) and a couple of patch cords!!! Plug them into the soundboards, and fly!!
NY Times review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/techn ... pogue.html
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That's honestly my main fear, but its a user problem more than a design problem. Just because they made it small enough to fit unnoticeably in your pocket doesn't mean you can put it in your pocket with keys and cellphones and forget it's there--or if you do, don't complain if the screen cracks.Bob the Builder wrote:I’ve been reading some very bad articles on it. Apparently the screen is cracking in peoples pockets. I think the body of it is so thin that it’s flexing.
Should be interesting to see that happens?
Apart from covering the screen with transparent titanium (which doesn't exist), I don't see how they could design it better to fix this problem while keeping it so small and functional. Its something they might improve upon, but definitely not something merits a "very bad" commentary. These are still electronics, not barbells.
When Kevin and Carla were here last, they used an iPod during the workshops. I don't believe it was a nano. Occasionally, there would be some slight (but noticeable) interference from a cell phone or a plane or something. Has anybody had that problem with the nano? Could the problem be due to an unshielded cable?
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No. It actually might have been the system or the speakers, themselves, catching the interference, not the IPod. I know that Cingular cell phones create this odd, skipping interference with my computer speakers at work that give me a "nails-on-chalkboard-like" sensation. The speakers have never been hooked up to my Nano.Matthew wrote:When Kevin and Carla were here last, they used an iPod during the workshops. I don't believe it was a nano. Occasionally, there would be some slight (but noticeable) interference from a cell phone or a plane or something. Has anybody had that problem with the nano? Could the problem be due to an unshielded cable?
I actually got rid of my Cingular phone during the 30-day trial because of it.