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Posted by Roger at November 27, 2005

About the Apple iPod Nano

Apple has now three main iPod models. The Apple iPod shuffle if you want to store music and data. The Apple iPod Nano if you want to store music, data and photos. The Apple iPod with Video if you want to store music, data, photos and video. To read all about the Apple iPod Nano...

Apple iPod Nano 2GB
	Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it. Now shrink it again. The pencil-thin iPod nano packs the entire iPod experience into an impossibly small design. So small, it will take your music places you never dreamed of.

Apple iPod Nano 2GB

iPod nano, the pencil-thin marvel featuring a color display, up to 14 hours of battery life and space for up to 500 skip-free songs, audiobooks and podcasts.

When it comes to iPod nano, you need to reconsider your definition of "small." Slip it in your pocket - it weighs less than a handful of change. Or wear it around your neck and forget it's there.

Want to take it for a jog? No problem. Your music will never skip.Thanks to its 1.5-inch color display, iPod nano makes your music look as good as it sounds. View album art as you play your music. Browse up to 25,000 of your favorite photos. Or navigate bright, easy-to-read menus.Add accessories to your iPod nano and your music will always keep up with you - at home, on the go, even in your car.

Get started by exploring Apple's ingenious Lanyard Headphones and iPod nano Armbands.iPod nano's Click Wheel puts music under your thumb. Click to fast-forward, rewind, play, pause or access menus. Run your thumb over the touch-sensitive surface to control volume.

The iPod battery can be charged up to 80 percent capacity in an hour and a half; a full charge takes just 3 hours.

Technical Specifications

Capacity

2GB flash drive
Holds 500 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
Holds up to 25,000 iPod nano-viewable photos
Stores data via USB flash drive

Display

1.5 inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
176 x 132 pixel resolution, .168-mm dot pitch
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio

Skip-free playback
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Music Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
Upgradable firmware enables support for future audio formats

Headphones

Earbud-style headphones with 18-mm drivers using Neodymium transducer magnets
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements

Macintosh computer with USB port (USB 2.0 recommended)
Mac OS X v10.3.4 or later

Windows system requirements

PC with USB port or card (USB 2.0 recommended)
Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later

Customizable settings

Customize main menu
Create multiple On-the-Go playlists
Adjust audiobook playback speed
Clicker playback through headphones
Rate songs
Shuffle songs or albums
Repeat one or all
Sound Check on or off
20 Equalizer settings
Backlight timer
Display contrast
Alarms on, off or silent
Sleep timer
Date and time
Display time in menu bar
Contacts sort and display by first or last names
Clicker on or off
Languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Turkish
Additional language support for display of song, album and artist information: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian

Environmental requirements

Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Non operating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Input and output

Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

Power and battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Playtime: Up to 14 hours when fully charged (3)
Photo slideshow with music viewing time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged (3)
Charging via USB or FireWire to computer system or power adapter
- Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
- Full-charge time: about 3 hours

Size and weight

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 1.6 in
Depth: 0.27 in
Weight: 1.5 oz

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