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A Review of the iPod nano
Carl Bialik from the WSJ writes "Walt Mossberg has been testing the iPod nano for a few days, and he says he is 'smitten.' Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal, 'The nano has the best combination of beauty and functionality of any music player I've tested -- including the iconic original white iPod. And it sounds great. I plan to buy one for myself this weekend, when it is due to reach stores in the U.S., Europe and Asia.' Among other things, it has surprisingly good sound: 'Despite its small size, the nano sounded as good as any other iPod, and is packed with plenty of audio power. Plugged into my car speakers, it was able to belt out the new Fountains of Wayne rocker, "Maureen," loudly enough to be heard perfectly, even though I was going 70 mph in a convertible with the top down.'"
Furthermore, most of the features you listed, the majority of people don't even care about. Only Slashdotters do. For example:
no radio
Who listens to the radio these days?
no voice record
How many people buying iPods to listen to music actually want this? It's available as an add-on.
no optical outputs
People don't care. Many people probably don't even know what an "optical output" is.
no OGG/WMA support
People DEFINITELY don't care. It's all MP3 or iTunes AAC.
too expensive for the size
I disagree. Those flash drives are about $200 as it is.
only work with iTunes
Most people use iTunes, so that's good to them.
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