Ipod nano comes in the category of ‘portable media player’. The gadget is manufactured and designed by the company Apple Inc. Nano is a midrange model of all of the ipod family from Apple. The first model of Nano was released in the year 2005. This model has a flash model which is found in other ipod’s like shuffle. Nano is a small version of the other ipod model; classic with the click wheel mode. Nano has undergone 2 updating after its initial release.
Ipod nano has a dock connectivity and has a 2.0 version of USB with fire wire technology. The media features of nano are; flash memory, which ranges between 1GB and 8GB. Currently, only models with 4 and 8 GB memory are available in the markets. It allows you to store music, movies, and also any other video or audio file.
Features
Nano has a flash memory instead of a hard disk as found in the classic version. Due to this, there isn’t any moving part that makes it resistant to the problem of skipping while any sudden movement. Nano works with the iTunes software that works in both Microsoft windows and the Macintosh OS X. Other softwares are available that helps in supporting Linux. The gadget can be connected with the computer with the help of dock connector that function in all the four generation of iPod. The whole process works on the basis of USB 2.0. It uses a similar connection like the Firewire cable that can charge the battery with the help of firewire. Nano does not support synchronization with the connectivity of firewire. The ipod has a stop watch and it also has clock that shows the timings of all the time zones. In order to lock the ipod, you should use the combination lock and helps to secure a users information and data.
Just like all the previous ipod models, Nano has games that are pre installed. Some of the most common Nano games include; Bricks, Quiz, Parachute, music, and Solitaire. For extra games, a person can go to an iTunes stores. The display screen of iPod Nano is 176 x 133 LCD colour and the 320 x 240 LCD colour. The input is done using the click wheel and it is powered using a Lithium battery.
Endurance
Nano has a great endurance power. Even after being dropped from a car at high speed and ran over, the gadget still functions without any problem. The only problem is that damage that will occur to the display screen. It can be used roughly and still will have problem sound quality. The only way it will stop playing music is if someone throws it from a height of 40 feet or more.
Consumer reaction
The consumer response towards Nano has been very positive and it has very high demand among the different types of music players available in the market. The 1st one million units were sold only in seventeen days. It was a record and Apple got a profit of over a billion dollar.
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