Apple ipod - Buy Apple iPod nano 16 GB Pink (4th Generation) LATEST MODEL

16 GB capacity for 4,000 songs, 14,000 photos, or 16 hours of video
Up to 24 hours of music playback or 4 hours of video playback when fully charged
2-inch LCD with blue-white LED backlight and 320-by-240-pixel resolution
Supported audio formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Supported video formats: H.264, MPEG-4; Supported image file types: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG

With introductions like the accelerometer, genius, redesigned interface, and an even smaller package, who couldn't love Apple's new Ipod nano? While these sound like great additions, they really don't result in a better ipod. While the new interface, genius, and size, don't hurt, the accelerometer really ruins the whole package. The accelerometer might work well in the iphone and ipod touch, in the nano it is just really annoying. It is way to sensitive and causes problems with simple things like volume. The accelerometer often changes the now playing screen to the cover flow which keeps the volume from being changed without the ipod being pulled out and flipped. The shake to shuffle also causes problems, it is to sensitive as well and will activate when it is not intended to. At least the shake to shuffle can be turned off, I just wish the the accelerometer as a whole could be turned off. If it had that capacity this review could have easily turned from a 2 to a 5.

The best generation of the Nano yet
Here's why:

The 4th generation nanos are now, along with the iPod touches build with FLASH-BASED storage. This means we no longer have to live with the dreadful hard drives that sputtered out and made millions of our old iPods fail.

Flashed-based storage works just like a flash drive or a "memory stick" would, and requires no moving parts, like a flash drive. This means you can run with now, and even drop it and there is WAY less a chance that it will malfunction. No moving parts also means IMPROVED BATTERY LIFE. My nano can go 20 hours or more before a recharge, which only takes about 90 minutes or so. The flash drive also helps songs to load considerably faster and menu navigation is more smooth too.

Awesome build and design. I love the color selection Apple has offered as well as the tall, very slim design that allows supreme portability. Thank god for the outside shell, and no metal back like the old ipod videos that was prone to scratches right out of the box!

I don't expect much from an iPod these days, I just wanted one to hold about 1500 songs. I thought the "shake to shuffle" idea was pointless, so i turned it off right away. For people wondering, you can also TURN OFF THE ALBUM ARTWORK ON THE MAIN MENU, as it is shown in advertising photos. The only thing I miss are the old, classic games replaced with new, less exciting ones. However, I assume you can buy them through apple now.

To all the haters freaking out about "bose compatibility" it is expected when new models are released. I just tested mine in Target yesterday and it played fine on ALL the ipod stereos there.

Overall, great pricing, wide variety of colors to choose from, flash memory is great, this ipod will hold up wonderfully, and small enough to take anywhere!