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iPod nano

Apple Computer Inc. today introduces "iPod nano", the pencil-thin incredibly small music player. Soon after the launch of the iTunes mobile phone Rokr, the company has introduced iPod nano.

Steve Jobs, CEO intoduced the iPod nano at a concert calling nano as "the biggest revolution since the original iPod". Surely, as nano is extremely thin, less than a pencil, almost one third of iPod size, a completely new design and posesses an elegant look(hmm...Apple is eying ladies to buy nano...lol).

iPod nano is available in 2 models as of now, a 4 GB model that can store around 1000 songs and a 2GB model with a half-capacity of storing 500 songs are available at $249 and $199 respectively. The player is based on flash memory instead of hard drive and has a color screen that shows photos. Usage of flash memory also made the player lighweight at 1.5 ounces approximately.

It holds up to three days’ worth of music. It plays for up to 14 hours between battery charges.
It displays the color album art for the song you’re listening to right now. It carries your photos(25000), podcasts and audiobooks(11000).

There are host of other features: Click Wheel, Calendar and Contacts, World Clock, Customizable menus, PC Sync with iTunes - Automatic Transmission, addons with iPod accessories (Armband, Lanyard Headphones, Tubes, In-Ear Headphones, Dock).

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