Apple iPod nano (16 GB, 4th Generation, Purple)

Review summary: Apple's latest iPod Nano features some new tricks, plus its been overdosing on Slim-Fast

Pros: Insanely slim and light. Great visuals. Feature count. Energetic sound

Cons: iTunes 8 arm-bending. Genius demands data. Some screen reflections. Average buds

Review summary: Apple has set the Nano back on track with the thinnest, lightest design yet, and has features that are hard to ignore.

Pros: Attractive all-in-one matte metallic design ; Better menu with option to turn off graphics ; Easier to operate one-handed than the third-gen model

Cons: Headphones and sound quality are the same as before ; Thumb can feel a bit squished ; Some features require the purchase of additional accessories

Verdict: great looking! easy to use! perfect perfect perfect. if you want an ipod for music, and you dont have a completely massive library, this is the one for you

Review summary: Apples brand new iPod Nano hits the shelves with a few tricks from the Nintendo Wii and a splash of style. Is it more than just a 4th generation facelift. we test the little pod to find out

Review summary: The fourth-generation iPod nano is a solid upgrade, offering useful new features, an improved interface and menu system, and a return to tall-and-narrow design. And despite its slight size, it's passed the iPod classic as the most feature-rich non ...

Pros: More features than the iPod classic; most capacious nano yet; more features than the iPod classic; Genius feature works directly on iPod; better-than-estimated battery life; Spoken Menus and larger menu fonts improve accessibility; improved interface ...

Cons: New shape has its drawbacks, including sharp top edges and (especially) corners ; odd landscape-mode controls ; doesn't charge from some older accessories ; Spoken Menus doesn't cover all menus and has the same occasional pronunciation issues as ...

Review summary: The newest iPod nano doesn't just come in a rainbow of colors; it also comes with a handful of new features that actually make it much more than a standard bump to the iPod line. Ars reviews the fourth-generation iPod nano, giving you our take on ...

Verdict: The screen, as you can see, is much bigger now in the new nano. In fact, it's the exact same size and resolution screen (two inches diagonally, 320x240 at 204ppi) as the one in the let's-never-speak-of-it-again 3G iPod nano, but turned vertically. We ...