iPod Nano
Apple really impressed me this time around. Their newest iPod incarnation is called the “Nano,” and small it is! It is less than 50% bigger than the diminutive iPod Shuffle, and significantly smaller than the full-sized iPod. The kicker? It has the full functionality its full-sized bigger brother. It has the docking port. It supports all the accessories. It’s basically the full sized iPod with color screen, shunk down, with 2GB for $200 and 4GB for $250. Wow. Plus: it comes in black!
Apple announced the new iPod, along with a new version of their iTunes software, and an iTunes capable phone by Motorola, at a press event in San Francisco, with Apple CEO Steve Jobs presiding.
And in a final barrage of star power, rising rapper Kanye West showed up in person to perform two numbers for what’s probably the squarest crowd he’s ever entertained.
But later, Kanye West deviated from the event’s script, and delivered a scathing rebuke of Apple’s policy on black iPods. Before now, the only black iPod was the U2 special edition iPod, which was expensive, and marred by a bright red control pad, and was only black on the front half.
“It’s too little, too late,” said Mr. West, about Apple’s new iPod. He also criticized the media’s portrayal of black iPods. “You see a white iPod, and and they say it’s playing legal downloads. You see a black iPod, and they say it’s playing pirated music!”
Actor Mike Myers, who was cohosting the event, appeared taken aback. West concluded his rant with a bombshell that silenced the entire auditorium:
“Steve Jobs doesn’t care about black iPods!”
