6th Gen iPod Nano goes full touch-screen

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief September 2, 2010 · 1 min read

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Apple also re-designed the iPod Nano 6G and added a touch screen on a squarish form factor (reminds me of the 3rd generation fatty nano) that lends a touch of inspiration from the Shuffle two generations ago.

iPod Nano 6th-generation :
1.54-inch TFT display @ 240×240 pixel resolution
Multi-touch screen
Accelerometer
FM Radio
Pedometer

The Nano can last up to 24 hours of music playback but it looks like it has lost the ability to play videos, a feature that was introduced 3 generations before this one.

This is probably the most radical change in a product line Apple has ever done on the iPod (in recent memory). While making the device smaller and lighter, it also sacrificed a lot of features and functionalities — built-in video camera, mic, video playback among others.

iPod Nano 6G Price List:

iPod Nano 8GB – Php7,990
iPod Nano 16GB – Php9,790

Price includes Php1,240 and Php1,511 VAT, duty and levies, respectively.

Comes in the usual 7 colors, including the Product Red. Ships in 10 to 15 days according to the Apple Philippines Online Store.

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129 Comments

lie · 16 years ago

wala nang video playback… that’s one of the things i liked about nano… hmm… dinowngrade nila lang nila… waste of money.. dapat yan yung upgrade nung ipod shuffle….

nano was my alternative to the rather bulky ipod classic… i don’t like it….

mr.bogus · 16 years ago

A BIG B.S. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IPOD TOUCH uNANO VERSION… WASTE OF MONEY!!!…

gino · 16 years ago

I hope Apple would release an ipod touch with radio

sakura · 16 years ago

they should put the fm radio in the shuffle and bring back the video for the nano… labas pa nyan e nag downgrade sila.

aya · 16 years ago

Id rather stick with my wildfire

Eason · 16 years ago

Compare that to the last generation, I say its simply not worth buying. Maybe its the Ipod Shuffle 5th Generation :))

Ryan Ang · 16 years ago

@manibela
I don’t think they’d kill the shuffle first because there’s actually a market (fitness/runners) for this.

I would say that the nano is an in between of the shuffle and the touch. It is an iPod without the iOS in a small attractive size. The added Nike fitness functionality is actually an added bonus. After all they didn’t kill the Classic line.

@Joshua M
Actually the $0.99 is for the episodes. First run HD movies are $4.99. Well AppleTV works if you are patient enough to encode your library into a format playable in iTunes :P

manibela · 16 years ago

I actually like it, though implementation will be key. The accelerometer can be used as a way to blind control it (shaking, turning) and the click wheel functionality can be implemented on a touchscreen anyway (without the tactile feedback though) and you also get more functionality with other gesture controls (not just going around in circles, maybe vertical,horizontal, diagonal flicks).
Apple should definitely kill (finally) the ipod shuffle because of this move because there’s no point to it. If you want camera and video on your pmp sans the phone, might as well go for the next gen itouch.
Honestly though, I wish they’d release rivals with android already.

schwabERIK · 16 years ago

sana hindi ito matakaw sa energy at madaling malowbat tuland ng ipod nano 4th gen at 5th gen… mas gugustuhin ko nalang bumili nung ipod classic 160GB ung latest, kesa naman dito, ang liit kasi netong ipod nano 6th gen tapos ang mahal…

clyde · 16 years ago

small touchscreen is a no no… dapat hinayaan na lang nila ang ipod touch to be the only one with ts… parang mas mahirap ata magnavigate sa ts na maliit… oh well, let’s give it a shot first then we’ll see the verdict…

schwabERIK · 16 years ago

i rather buy ipod nano 5th gen because it has better features… mukhang lugi kasi ako dito eh… cant play movies, no cam, saka madaling mawala ang liit, and ang mahal huh…

jay · 16 years ago

next version pls…

cl · 16 years ago

ok to. ang cute tingnan.

Joshua M · 16 years ago

@pabs – you can turn it off man :)
@the fanboys – di lalago Apple TV dito XD puro kasi torrent e pero… $0.99 HD movies yum…

wakocoke · 16 years ago

sabi nga nung iba sana may strap! magandang wristwatch to!

Parenghilton · 16 years ago

sa singapore ito galing diba pag sa online store..

safe ba yun? 7990 na lang ba talaga o may custom fees pa.. katakot kasi sa customs eh..

pabs · 16 years ago

@joshua, yes its the clickwheel that produced that creeking sound.
@jay, its an original ipod I bought at Abenson last july, I even brought it back to them but they said, its the sound of the clickwheel. Its very irritating when you have to adjust the volume or when you try to search a particular song. I believed ipod is not a superior product, I’d rather listen to music on my 5800xpressmusic.

manong · 16 years ago

mga NANO! shud just made it a wristwatch, include bluetooth and made it waterproof.. maybe next gen?

the fanboys · 16 years ago

disappointed with these stupid nanos maliit na nga minulti touch pa… the hell i care hehe, ipod touch 4g rocks (san kaya pupunta ngayon yang Flip Mino at Kodak Zi8 pocket video cam) and ipod shuffle too!

Apple TV maybe or not yet (torrent and p2p fileshariis ang pa rin para sa mga TV Shows and movies) hehehe

sonny · 16 years ago

wow, gusto to pang Christmas gift..

available na ba ito..

RaGe Einzeln · 16 years ago

so….what do the fanboys say about this? hehehe..

jozel · 16 years ago

i’d rather buy an ipod shuffle rather than this.

KennyV · 16 years ago

@Jamby, yeah i think buying spica would give you a higher value for you money.

Bdwy guys diba Android OS v1.5 lang ung OS ng Spica? Pwde ba tong i-update to 2.1? or 2.2? Thanks!

Archie Ceasar Matuloy · 16 years ago

Go for IPod Touch guys. more useful than this one.

Joshua M · 16 years ago

@Alvin they left the iPod Touch to do that job and the multi-touch is for twisting.

Justine · 16 years ago

Better pa yung 5th gen. Wala na kasing maisip na iba yung apple. kaya ayan. Trip lang nila. HAHA.

Alvin · 16 years ago

@Jay

What I meant is…they should’ve retained at least 70 to 80% of the recent nano size and put a touch screen of the whole front face so nano users would have ample of space for short video recordings and video playback…I’ve always used the video playback of the nano since it’s really portable for watching tv episodes and some movies but I also agree with you that the small screen doesn’t fit to be video-centric but again as i’ve said the nano is too small for a multi-touch based music player…I was really hoping for a thin, chicklet type nano player with an updated hardware specs.

bursky · 16 years ago

agree with jobeck! LOL… they should’ve just made it a game n’ watch. mas matutuwa pa ako. i’m sticking to the previous gen, methinks.

Jay · 16 years ago

“Also, considering the tiny 1.7â€³ screen, no video playback, no mic and they even removed the camera”

@Alvin
what do you need them for bro? di ka din naman masisiyahan manood sa maliit na screen even sa dating ipod nano, get an ipod touch instead or an iPad.

@pabs
get a Bose or Senn headset o baka naman Mp4 yan nabili mo? ang maganda lang naman kasi sa ipod, one touch sync lahat, kesa copy-paste pa.. hassle, may virus pa kung minsan.

Jamby · 16 years ago

Nah..contented with my ipod Nano 4th Gen and iPod Video 5.5th Gen..

might as well spend my savings on Spica…

Joshua M · 16 years ago

@Jamby lol you should get an iPod touch an ignore this one if you want to escape boredom. :)

@alvin A very small percent of people used the video camera on the nano so its ok

Ryan Ang · 16 years ago

I think this would look great as a geek watch haha. wrist strap na lang ok na..

It is the only way the nano would evolve, delving into touch. I would like it to have the old screen size sana rather than the square. Kahit na lagyan pa ng clip. Camera wouldn’t be wise for the nano, pang iPod touch lang talaga siya.

As a consolation sana meron magdevelop ng apps for the nano. There’s a lot to do with that form factor and meron pa rin siya accelerometer. Someone please hack that damned thing haha.

Jamby · 16 years ago

@blitzkrieg
@Joshua M

why not?? with its colored screen…it will come handy in times of boredom…besides..the poster mentioned it..why not ask him also??

Alvin · 16 years ago

This is just sad. Steve Jobs has gone mad, no wonder he called the new generation iPods “Wild.” It’s in-efficient and poorly designed since there is no way you can blind control while on the gym or even on the go. Also, considering the tiny 1.7″ screen, no video playback, no mic and they even removed the camera, there’s nothing much you can do with it. It’s not even worthy of being called nano since it has the shuffle features and form factor…the classic iPod look all went to nothing…another failure for Apple.

Joshua M · 16 years ago

@pabs lol I think you heard the clicking sound of the click wheel.

@Jamby why would you want to watch video on that screen size?

@sansan ang multi-touch lang naman sakanya is the twisting part, so no biggie.

@jay lol aanohin mo yung mic XD

masyado naman kayong negative thinkers XD

Paul · 16 years ago

@JKisaragi: we can give it an even shorter name…

iTouch Nano! :D

getwild · 16 years ago

sucks

jobeck · 16 years ago

strap nalang kulang…pwede nang wristwatch. hehe

JKisaragi · 16 years ago

Should we call this the “iPod Touch Nano” then? I mean, the whole idea of it being called the iPod Nano is that it’s supposed to be a miniature version of the original iPod.

Oh well. I guess people would be better off having the new iPod Shuffle (sans the smallish screen) or the 8gb 4th Gen iPod Touch. This one is just disappointing. :(

ricpac · 16 years ago

@abeolandres I know you haz contacts so would you know when Halo: Reach will drop here in RP? Or in HK if you haz connects? Thx

pabs · 16 years ago

I MEAN , NO WAY I’M NOT BUYING AN IPOD EVER AGAIN

pabs · 16 years ago

This is USELESS, I learned my lesson, I own an ipod, and to tell you the truth I was never satisfied the way it plays music. My complaint is you hear creeking sound everytime you forward or increase the volume. This is the same with other ipods I’ve listened to and the battery sucks…. This is no match to a sony walkman or even the nokia xpressmusic phones, like the 5800. No way I’M NOT BUYING AN OPD EVER AGAIN..