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== Better comparison image? ==

Does anyone have a mouse/1st gen nano comparison photo that doesn't show both devices to be filthy?

Gross! <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:72.38.154.106|72.38.154.106]] ([[User talk:72.38.154.106|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/72.38.154.106|contribs]]) 17:01, January 11, 2007 (UTC{{{3|}}})</small>

- That can be fixed with anyone who has Adobe Photoshop by working with brightness contast and the '''dodge''' tool. {{unsigned2|11:35, January 18, 2007|Quau}}

- Brightness and contrast doesn't really remove the grease and ear wax from the picture. [[User:Brain seltzer|Brain seltzer]] 22:21, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

== Electronics section... ==

I read the link, which does indeed say the same things as the electronics section. However, as a hardware engineer and geek, I feel obliged to point out that the information is not completely useful or accurate, possibly to make the larger point of the article that the Game Boy Micro (perhaps a sponsor or advertiser? Just guessing...) is a technologically superior toy.

The discrete-versus-custom-IC debate is common; discrete people (like me) usually focus on upgrades/product lines, reliability, and operational speed, and that long-term the production cost will be lower. For differentiated products where the RAM/EEPROM/Flash is the costly component, discrete is almost always cheaper to build even in astronomical volumes - presumably that's why Apple had lots of profit (see next paragraph of article). Custom ASICs can be cheaper if you _really_ need the space and/or are producing a ton of _exactly the same_ product and have a lot of component cost and complexity; however, neither of these is true for the nano.

Component cost figures are back-of-the-envelope at best, since anyone who is privy to the Apple pricing for the components is not allowed to tell us what the costs are. Depending on stock, you could easily get a discount of 50% or more over retail for a large quantity. (To be fair, the cost of the nano was probably mostly the flash and LCD, both of which were pretty expensive even in volume at the time... but the numbers are obviously way off, since Apple turned a record profit.)

It also strikes me as strange to say that 0603s were a poor choice for 2004/5, as I was using them in designs in 2001 where space was no concern at all! They were even then the cheapest way to get discrete components, at least here in the States. My Palm m100 (2002, $100-ish, IIRC) uses discrete 0603s, for example, in a configuration not unlike the nano of 3 years later. I wouldn't have used 1005s after 2000 since it'd be like pulling teeth to get spares. (Quite possibly that's the reason I've never seen a Game Boy Micro...)

Anyway, the whole electronics section rubs me the wrong way, though I have nothing better to propose than taking it out. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/66.192.95.83|66.192.95.83]] ([[User talk:66.192.95.83|talk]]) 19:46, 15 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

=='''Vandalism'''==

I have noticed that this page has been recently vandalised and has seen some ongoing vandalism. This page must be locked for editing my non-members and vandalists who are wikipidia members must be penalised. Could a moderator of wikipedia plese have this page locked from editing due to vandalism and consider locking other iPod pages also. The vandalist is clearly persistent and will not cese vandalising the ipod pages. Therefore, I strongly suggest this page be '''LOCKED FROM EDITING DUE TO VANDALISM'''. Otherwise it could jeporadise the validility of Wikipedia as a reliable resource.

The Suspected Vandal carries the IP adress : '''209.191.223.70'''{{unsigned|Quau}}

:You are taking this ''way'' too seriously. The user's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/209.191.223.70 contributions] show only two accounts of vandalism to this article, though a few other questionable edits. However, we [[wikipedia:assume good faith|assume good faith]], and we do not go around blocking or protecting because of small instances of vandalism. Furthermore, one vandal cannot jeopardize the reliability of Wikipedia as a source; it is quickly removed and anybody who somehow does see it disregards it. If you follow established conventions, such as putting talk posts at the bottom of the page and do not add user talk page templates to articles, you will probably receive a more immediate and positive response.--[[User:HereToHelp|Here]][[User talk:HereToHelp|'''T''']][[User:HereToHelp|oHelp]] 00:23, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
::I don't want to edit it since this is discussion, but you said my nonmembers instead of By non members :\ [[User:FrogEdit|FrogEdit]] ([[User talk:FrogEdit|talk]]) 05:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

It seems counter-productive to undo changes ONLY to spelling. These small tweaks accomplish the following:
*improve comprehension by correcting spelling
*respect the authors wishes by changing to what they MEANT TO SAY, not to what happened to somehow end up on the page
*optimize flow by fixing obvious literary mistakes
*restore conciseness by changing 'my' to 'by' rather than keeping it wrong and bloating the page further to redundantly state this fact
<span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.25.235.114|76.25.235.114]] ([[User talk:76.25.235.114|talk]]) 07:50, 10 October 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== hard to control ==

has anyone noticed how hard it is to use the controls on an ipod nano?! MAYBE this could be in the critisims bit! [[User:82.24.175.199|82.24.175.199]] 20:47, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

: Please read [[WP:ATT]]. [[User:AlistairMcMillan|AlistairMcMillan]] 00:39, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
::I know, the directional controls are easy enough, but turning it off seems to take a few tries (you hold the button but it ISNT GOING BLANK) [[User:FrogEdit|FrogEdit]] ([[User talk:FrogEdit|talk]]) 05:02, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

==Variable bitrate support==
I remember a big issue with the first gen nano, in that it didn't properly support VBR. Was this ever fixed, and/or incorporated into the 2nd gen nano? [[User:172.213.179.95|172.213.179.95]] 11:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

: Could you provide a source? I know someone with a first gen nano whose entire music collection was in VBR and I don't remember her mentioning any problems. Unless it was something fixed very quickly after the nano release, I think you might be mis-remembering. [[User:AlistairMcMillan|AlistairMcMillan]] 12:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== iPod Linux Support ==
The wording of the phrase "does not support iPod Linux" was disputed recently. I reverted the change because I feel like hardware supports software, regardless of whose job it is. If it is in dispute again, let's use this to discuss.
[[User:Happinessiseasy|Happinessiseasy]] 18:29, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree with [[User:AlistairMcMillan|AlistairMcMillan]]'s deletion of that sentence. It really doesn't belong in the nano article.
[[User:Happinessiseasy|Happinessiseasy]] 19:20, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

== iVendy ==

I don't know if anyone has seen these "iPod Vending Machines" but I saw them in my city's airport and decided to name them iVendies. Has anyone else seen these? [[User:D-hyo|D-hyo]] 13:53, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Dont know if you're still looking at this, after a month, But no Ive never actually seen one, but I have heard about them. I think its a good idea. Do they sell ipods or just the music?

:I don't think I've ever seen them before, but I'd think that they wouldn't put music in them ( how would they download, how does it go to a specific library...) By the way, does anyone else find it strange that Ipods cost less on Apple.com New than on Amazon.com? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:FrogEdit|FrogEdit]] ([[User talk:FrogEdit|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/FrogEdit|contribs]]) 05:04, 28 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

I saw one once in hotel in Las Vegas. I can't remember the hotel that has the Star Trek rides, but that is where I saw it. Swipe a credit card, punch in the Number and Letter selection that you want (kinda like a candy or drink machine "E9") and out comes your ipod. But I was wondering how you put music on it. I mean, you would have to have a laptop in your hotel room probably. Maybe they should have another machine next to it that allows you to purchase songs and put them on your iVendy ipod right there on the spot. That way, you can get music. Then just go home, login to itunes, and it will automatically download your music that you purchased on the iVendy. [[User:FXDWGI|FXDWGI]] ([[User talk:FXDWGI|talk]]) 04:57, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

== Different Nano ==

What is this? I've never seen this version of the nano. I saw it on ebay and it appears to have the apple logo on it and everything.

Ebay Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200120301907

Image: [http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/2880/4b061jpgff8.jpg]

Anyone seen this nano before?

[[User:Thoraxcorp|Thoraxcorp]] 22:41, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Although this is not a discussion forum, for the purposes of nobody wanting to add this product in that is not an official iPod Nano. At a guess I would say it is an imitation fake. Sorry --[[User:Andrewjd|Andrewjd]] 23:08, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

I wasn't really trying to start a discussion but asking for the article's sake if this is an older model of the nano and if so it would need to be included in the article. [[User:Thoraxcorp|Thoraxcorp]] 08:19, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

This may be irrelevant regarding the iPod nano itself, but don't you think these "fake" iPods should have their own article. I wouldn't be able to do it, because I'm not too talented at crerating articles (I can't believe I'm doing this). If anyone wants to, I highly reccomend it.
[[User:Ppierce365|Ppierce365]] 02:06, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

== 3rd Generation ==
Can we please get some photos, even if they're mockups?
[[User:124.184.16.253|124.184.16.253]] 20:14, 5 September 2007 (UTC)greenharpoon
:Done.--[[User:HereToHelp|Here]][[User talk:HereToHelp|'''T''']][[User:HereToHelp|oHelp]] 21:17, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

So, the 3rd Generation can Play Video? [[Fobluis]] 15:20, 5 September 2007 <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Fobluis|Fobluis]] ([[User talk:Fobluis|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Fobluis|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Yes. '''[[User:Vincent Pun|<span style="background-color: #FFFF00; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana;color:#006600">Vincent Pun</span>]]''' <sup>[[User_talk:Vincent_Pun|<font color="#FF0000">talk</font>]]</sup> 10:36, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

I suspect that the case of the 3G nano is plastic with a metallic finish, not a "full-metal design" as previously written on the Ipod nano page. I purchased a 3G nano recently and from what I can gather about the appearance and feel of the casing, it doesn't seem like any sort of metal. The feel of the case when it is tapped is very hollow and dull which made me certain that it must be some type of plastic. Certainly the fact that the backplate scratches so easily is indicative of this.

The durabilty of portable devices such as the nano is of the upmost importance to me and no doubt other consumers and I would be disappointed if the housing was in fact plastic. If anyone has any definite information could you please help to clarify this issue so that no other consumers are misinformed. Thanks. [[User:Balancefirst|Balancefirst]] 10:07, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

== Advertisement ==

I think '''Total iPod Nano Review Mashup by FattyNano''' external link is an advertisement. '''[[User:Vincent Pun|<span style="background-color: #FFFF00; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana;color:#006600">Vincent Pun</span>]]''' <sup>[[User_talk:Vincent_Pun|<font color="#FF0000">talk</font>]]</sup> 10:35, 15 September 2007 (UTC)



==(PRODUCT) RED==

I've seen this going back and forth, please take some time to review the Manual of Style on [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(capital_letters)#All_caps|capital letters]] and [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(trademarks)#General_rules|trademarks]]. If you change "Product Red" to "(PRODUCT) RED" someone will come back and change it based on those guidelines. [[User:Gh5046|Gh5046]] 22:53, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== formats? ==

I found it kinda strange there are nowhere to be seen the file formats that the nano can play..i had to ask several people in the apple store just to let me know that the nano can play only quicktime videos with aac coding.. however, some of the podcasts i've downloaded are .avi`s , which left me baffled, since itunes wouldn't import any avi videos in the library when i try :) <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/89.215.102.230|89.215.102.230]] ([[User talk:89.215.102.230|talk]]) 09:54, 23 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

: Are you saying they aren't mentioned in the Wikipedia article or on Apple's website? Because we do mention the formats on the [[iPod]] article under Software. [[User:AlistairMcMillan|AlistairMcMillan]] 17:13, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
::Don't critic me if this is illegal...but there are free softwares that convert avis and almost every other format to M4p maps or whatever Video files that Nanos play. So if that solves your problem... [[User:FrogEdit|FrogEdit]] ([[User talk:FrogEdit|talk]]) 05:07, 28 January 2008 (UTC)



== Song capacity ==

I was wondering how many songs the different models can hold. I'm currently putting a CD's worth of music on my 8GB Nano, and the CD takes up approx. 500MB, and has 10 songs. By my calculations, my 8GB should hold 80 songs. Obviously, this is completely not true, but I was wondering how many songs it's ''supposed'' to be able to hold. [[User talk:69.81.52.19|Sixty-Nine Dot Eighty One Dot Fifty Two Dot Nineteen]] 01:51, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
:Um, I'm guessing the cd is an audio cd? Audio cds use uncompressed red book audio (or something), but the iPod uses compressed mp3s, of which a cd could hold several dozen albums worth. [[User:Rehevkor|Rehevkor]] 03:38, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

== iPOD Nano 3rd generation backplate construction ==

the aritcle says it is chrome, but in fact it is highly polished stainless steel. A while back i corrected it, and now its back to being wrong gain, by stating it's chrome. Can someone correct it...maybe this time the correcttion will stay!!!!! <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Zeno333|Zeno333]] ([[User talk:Zeno333|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Zeno333|contribs]]) 03:11, 11 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
: And where is ur back up of this? how do you know its not chrome? Wikipedia does not just add things they "think" or "Guess". unless you come up with an answer then im afraid its staying like this.--[[User:-The Great One-|<b><font color="#0000DD">-T<font color="#0066FF">he<font color="#0099FF"> <font color="#00CCFF"> Gr<font color="#00EEFF">eat </font></font></font>One</font></font></b>]] 11:01, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
::Well, where does it say it's ''chrome'', for that matter? (I don't know what it is made of, I'm just making a point -- unless someone can specifically show a reference that says it's either, we'd best stick to "polished metal" or something along those lines.) -- [[User:Captain Disdain|Captain Disdain]] ([[User talk:Captain Disdain|talk]]) 17:42, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

== song in ad ==

Hey! What's that song called in the new ad for this? It's this woman and I don't know if she's a solo singer or in a band and the ad has part of the song's video and there are all these people in different coloured t shirts and they do a big dance routine. Thanks :)

Dustin ॐ 04:41, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

The song/video is "1234" by Canadian singer/songwriter Feist from her album "The Reminder". Both the song and the video are available from the iTunes store. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/70.226.209.110|70.226.209.110]] ([[User talk:70.226.209.110|talk]]) 07:28, 12 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Purple ==

I may be mistaken but I always thought there was a lavender nano! i think they were never realeased. can you comfirm this. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Cptimes|Cptimes]] ([[User talk:Cptimes|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Cptimes|contribs]]) 18:44, 26 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== More Information for 3rd Generation ==

I think we should add more information about the 3rd Generation Nano, like the other generations, like endurance, critical reception, etc. [[Special:Contributions/71.110.66.18|71.110.66.18]] ([[User talk:71.110.66.18|talk]]) 02:36, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

== more information+ sound quality==
yes don't forget sound quality.
people really need to ride apples arse on this issue.
their sound quality issues shouldn't be hidden anymore. they should be prodded into improving their product..frankly the only negative for many people who won't buy one is the sound quality issue. i guess they dont care right now because they are making out like bandits anyways. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/75.18.168.112|75.18.168.112]] ([[User talk:75.18.168.112|talk]]) 11:26, 28 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

: Find some good sources, and it can go in the article. Otherwise, you just come across as a troll. [[User:AlistairMcMillan|AlistairMcMillan]] ([[User talk:AlistairMcMillan|talk]]) 19:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

== 2000 or XP ==

Isn't the third generation work on XP, not 2000. That's what it says in the main i-Pod article. Anybody know? [[User:GEM036|GEM036]] ([[User talk:GEM036|talk]]) 23:54, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

== 4th Generation? ==

Is a 4th Generation nano likely to be released in September? It could be assumed from looking at past releases that this will be the case, but I cannot see a necessary reason why they would need to update so soon this time around. [[User:Hayden120|Hayden120]] ([[User talk:Hayden120|talk]]) 09:47, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

== Capitalisation ==

Per [[MOS:TM]], we should present the product name as "iPod Nano", not "iPod nano". There is examption for the initial "i" because it is a distinctive mark of the product and there's an exemption for improper caps in the first two letters, but "Shuffle" should be capitalised per standard title case. [[user:thumperward|Chris Cunningham (not at work)]] - [[user talk:thumperward|talk]] 11:15, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Following comments moved to [[Talk:iPod Touch]]. [[User:AlistairMcMillan|AlistairMcMillan]] ([[User talk:AlistairMcMillan|talk]]) 20:05, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes, the 4th Gen Nano is now out: http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/ [[User:FXDWGI|FXDWGI]] ([[User talk:FXDWGI|talk]]) 05:02, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

== Move discussion ==

An archive of the discussion can be found at [[Talk:IPod Touch#Requested move]]. [[Special:Contributions/217.36.107.9|217.36.107.9]] ([[User talk:217.36.107.9|talk]]) 09:26, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

== ADD THE 4G iPod nano IMAGE OR I WILL TAG THIS ARTICLE OUTDATED.... ==

I DON'T CARE if it violates the rules, but PLEASE FOR GOODNESS SAKES, PUT THE iPod nano 4G IMAGE ON...

IF IT'S NOT FREE, MARK IT TEMPORARY UNTIL SOMEONE TAKES THE IMAGE OF IT THEMSELVES.....

OTHERWISE, DELETE THE IMAGE, OR I WILL MARK IT OUTDATED..... [[User:Bentoman|Bentoman]] ([[User talk:Bentoman|talk]]) 03:47, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
:Is it that serious an issue to have a G4 image as the main image? Lemmie answer that for you; the answer is no. Relax, it's just an iPod, when someone makes one an image will be added. Otherwise policy will be enforced and a free image will be used. Thank you for your input! [[User:Rehevkor|Rehevkor]] <big>[[User talk:Rehevkor|<FONT COLOR="black">✉</FONT>]]</big> 04:41, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

== Capitalization ==
I don't see why all the iPod articles were changed to uppercase. These are NOT their official names. If they must be this way due to some Wikirule, at LEAST have the right case used within the article-- i.e. iPod nano, iPod classic, etc. [[User:Tamajared|Tamajared]] ([[User talk:Tamajared|talk]]) 02:05, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

== 4th Gen iPod ==
The 4th generation part of this article really needs to be cleaned up. It places titles incorrectly and seems to have information copied from a different source.[[User:Rct2guy|rct2guy]] ([[User talk:Rct2guy|talk]]) 11:36, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

==Purple 4th-Gen iPod picture==
Some editors seem to have doubts that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ipod_Nano_4G_20080911.JPG photo of the 4th-gen iPod] in this article really is the purple version, and insist on repeatedly relabelling it as "blue". As the person who actually took the photo, I can vouch that it is indeed the purple version. I also took a photo of the blue version in the shop on the same day, and that is much lighter in colour. As I have indicated in the description of the image itself and in a hidden comment in the article, the bluish tinge that seems to be confusing some people is simply caused by the fluorescent lighting. Hopefully someone can upload a better quality and less "controversial" image in the near future, as this one seems to attract a lot of unhelpful edit-warring. --[[User:DAJF|DAJF]] ([[User talk:DAJF|talk]]) 14:48, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
:I have a compromise I will try, remove the color from the caption. Is the color material to the picture? [[User:Jons63|Jons63]] ([[User talk:Jons63|talk]]) 15:46, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

::{{Done}} I have also removed the hidden comment. --[[User:DAJF|DAJF]] ([[User talk:DAJF|talk]]) 00:14, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

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