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IPOD Nano

#1 Post by Lawrence » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:18 pm

I just got one, and... wow. :shock: :shock: :shock:

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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#2 Post by Bob the Builder » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:18 pm

Yeah,

I think the new iPod is a step in the right direction.
I bought a 40 Gb iPod less than a year ago, and the hard drive is just about to die for the second time.

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#3 Post by main_stem » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:53 pm

It would be interesting to load them up with a random selection adn then DJ off them. Might make for some interesting combinations.
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#4 Post by Bob the Builder » Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:44 am

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?

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#5 Post by trev » Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:43 am

From what I have read it's nothing to worry too much about - a small number of cracked screens have occured due to a supplier problem.

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#6 Post by Lawrence » Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:34 pm

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?
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.

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.
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#7 Post by julius » Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:11 pm

Blu cube, an interesting (and smaller) alternative to the Nano. Yeah, yeah, most of you have seen it before. whatever.

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#8 Post by lipi » Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:00 pm

i have a mobiblu. it's not really an alternative to the nano; it's an alternative to the shuffle.

sadly the fm receiver is atrociously poor. :o(

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#9 Post by Lawrence » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:04 pm

FYI, I am rather rough with my gadgets, and my IPOD Nano screen has not broken. I also bought and use a silicone skin cover, which probably has saved it a few times from drops. Hiking, biking, softball, and even slam dancing in a few raucous mosh pits during SXSW. No such problem.
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#10 Post by Matthew » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:06 pm

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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#11 Post by Bob the Builder » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:59 am

No, but now I'm on my third replacement 40Gb iPod.
My average life span for a reconditioned iPod is about 3 months.

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#12 Post by Lawrence » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:56 am

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?
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.

I actually got rid of my Cingular phone during the 30-day trial because of it.
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