6th Generation IPod Nano

Apple has unleashed a button sized iPod Nano on us and it’s completely different from every Nano that came before it.

Pros:

* A new and smoother OS.
* Smooth navigation, much like an iPhone, but with no no home button. To get back to the homescreen, just tap-and-hold any on screen area where there aren’t any buttons or other interactive doodads.
* Futuristic design. Edge to edge touchscreen display, with the smallest of bezels holding it all together.
* Possibly the smallest touchscreen device.

Cons:

* The screen is too small for a keyboard, and there’s no WiFi or 3G, so no browser or Google Maps. Hence, multi-touch seems a bit redundant now, except to zoom into pics.
* Due to no 3G/WiFi, there’s no App Store.
* It’s small, perhaps too small to hold.
* No camera and video playback.

I think the new iPod Nano will still be a bestseller. It is great for people who want a reasonably flashy MP3 player, but don’t need the expandable frills of an iPod Touch. But I won’t be buying it anytime soon.

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