The latest iPod Nano from Apple. The iPod Nano 5th Generation, now with built-in camera and more other features. If you want to know more about the latest version of iPod Nano, here are some of the information about this Apple's latest iPod.
I read a news about G-20 Summit held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from September 24-25 2009. The meeting of leaders of countries that represents 85% of the world's economy discussed which actions to take for a sound recovery from the global economic and financial crisis. But an interview with Michelle Obama during the summit caught my attention. It's about the content of her iPod, some of us may wondering. From Google News:
In an interview from Associated Press, she was asked "Hey, Michelle Obama — what's on your iPod?"
"I love her," Mrs. Obama gushed Friday, giving a shout-out to Bareilles for the performance she was giving at a concert the first lady organized for students at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School.
"She is on my iPod. She has gotten me through many a day," Mrs. Obama said, ticking off the names of two of Bareilles' songs, "Gravity" and "Love Song." Bareilles performed the latter selection during the show.
Mrs. Obama could hardly contain her excitement as she said country crooner Trisha Yearwood, "another of my favorites," and cellist Yo-Yo Ma would be performing.
"You know, what more is there to say?" she said after uttering the world famous cellist's name. "I'm just (as) excited as you all."
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If you're also interested on what's on the American president's iPod, some of them are songs from Howlin' Wolf, Yo-yo Ma, Sheryl Crow, and some 30 songs from Dylan. Well I just read it from rollingstone.com.
Lately I've been thinking of what can I post about my blog. My blog was limited to iPod Nano 5G so I just post about someone's review or how they test the quality of the newest Apple's gadget. I almost gathered all info about this tech wonder. I think I'll just give you a bit news on where to use and where not to use this iPod with built-in video-camera. With regards to privacy, some places like in gym banned using the latest iPod. Here is the news from appleinsider.com: ------------------------------------------ A major chain of gyms has banned the new iPod nano with camera from its locker rooms; Adobe claims Lightroom is four times as popular as Apple's Aperture.
iPod nano with camera not welcome in locker rooms
Apple's new iPod nano sports a slim form factor that includes a video camera. The tiny size of the device has become a concern for Life Time Fitness, a company that runs 84 gyms in 19 states. As a result, the new iPod nano has been prohibited from use entirely in the facilities' locker rooms.
In a new report from the Pioneer Press, company spokesman Jason Thunstrom said it is impossible to tell whether a user is choosing a song to play or shooting a video. Bans have also been placed on camera-equipped cellphones at health clubs for years.
The company will allow exercisers to use the new iPod nano while working out, but shooting video while exercising is also prohibited.
The fifth-generation iPod nano has a total size of 1.1 cubic inches. The 8GB model ($149) can record up to 7 hours of video, while the 16GB capacity ($179) can capture 14 hours.
------------------------------------ We all deserve some privacy, I think it's a good thing to respect that privacy.
Recently I posted so many features of the latest iPod Nano 5G. I posted some what I can call test drive of its most famous features-----iPod's built-in video-camera. But this one is literary a test drive.
Courtesy of Hideki Francis Onda comes the best demo of the iPod's camera that I've seen to date. The iPod was taped to the front bumper of a Ferrari f430 Spider, and the resulting video (taken at Fuji Speedway) is below. Keep an eye out for the spinning Porsche at the 2:45 mark.
Such a great quality of the video for such a tiny gadget. It's just the sound, well you can adjust it anyway,lol. For more info, go to asia.cnet.com
--------------------------------------------------- Wow! A real test drive, great video quality!
Sneaky sources have already claimed Apple is planning an imminent upgrade to the just unleashed new iPod touch, slapping in the camera everyone expected to see. And now a new teardown shows that Apple really was plotting to stick a camera in its high–end PMP all along.
The Apple obsessives at MacRumors have managed to prove that Apple really does have plans to put a camera into the iPod touch. Teardown shots of the leaked iPod touch with camera, first spotted last month, definitely show a space for a snapper.
And that’s not all. Pics of the official iPod touch 3G’s innards also show room for a peeper, making it clear that Apple certainly did have something up its sleeve before changing its mind last week.
For more info about this news about iPod , go to mirror.co.uk -------------------------------------- I'm looking forward to an iPod Touch with camera. I was amazed at how Apple was improving it's product in such a short period of time.
If there’s one thing you can count on – beyond third-party accessories – it’s that as soon as a new iPod hits the shelves, it’ll be torn down to its component parts. iFixit have already begun to strip the camera-toting iPod nano 5G out of its glossy shell and down to bare circuit-boards, and even if chip codes and DACs mean nothing to you there’s something scandalously exciting about watching it happen.
The good news is that the nano 5G seems to have been put together pretty well, with a think chunk of glass covering the 2.2-inch display and the casing reluctant to open and reveal its secrets. The battery is of course soldered onto the mainboard, and nothing inside is intended for user-access or attention.
So far there are no great surprises to be found, but we’ll be satisfied with decent build quality. The iPod nano 5G is on sale now, available in 8GB and 16GB capacities.
The good news is that the nano 5G seems to have been put together pretty well, with a think chunk of glass covering the 2.2-inch display and the casing reluctant to open and reveal its secrets. The battery is of course soldered onto the mainboard, and nothing inside is intended for user-access or attention.
So far there are no great surprises to be found, but we’ll be satisfied with decent build quality. The iPod nano 5G is on sale now, available in 8GB and 16GB capacities.
Vincent Nguyen, for those who doesn't him, according to his official site vincentnguyen.com. He is a technology blogger, social media evangelist, & entrepreneur he began his career in tech more a decade ago as provisioning manager and software developer at Sprint (via Andersen Consulting). While he specialize in mobile technology, he also cover all aspects of consumer electronics with a fresh and independent perspective.
Here is his review of the newest iPod Nano which is the fifth generation of the iPod legacy:
With video recording capabilities, a new radio and even a pedometer, the nano 5G certainly has a longer spec-sheet; has it managed to do what Steve Jobs predicted, though, and stomp neatly over the Flip camcorder? SlashGear set to finding out. In terms of visible hardware changes, Apple has further reduced the scroll wheel and pushed it even lower to accommodate a bigger, 2.2-inch display. The center button in the middle of the wheel remains the same, thumbable size, but the touch-sensitive strip encircling it has become tighter. While that slightly impinges on easy scrolling, we’re glad of the 0.2-inch larger panel that makes a surprisingly big difference to video enjoyment. While at 240 x 376 (compared to the nano 4G’s 240 x 320) it’s still not true 16:9 widescreen, the black letterbox bars are trimmed even further down. Inside, there’s the same 8GB or 16GB of flash storage. Otherwise, despite being shinier than the 4G, the nano 5G is ostensibly the same hardware at first glance. The biggest difference between the iPod nano 5G and its predecessor is, of course, its video camera capabilities. Despite the dimensions staying exactly the same – meaning the nano 5G is still impressively thin and narrow – Apple have found space to squeeze in a VGA resolution CMOS module and microphone. It’s worth noting that this is only for video capture and not still images, which Apple say require higher-quality optics than they could fit into the nano 5G’s shell.
Sample Video:
Still, if you’ve been weighing up buying a new PMP or one of the numerous budget camcorders – such as from the Flip range – then the nano 5G could tick both of those boxes. Capable of 640 x 480 30fps recording, the iPod can’t really be compared to the latest HD-quality standalone models, but if you’re willing to make do with standard-definition footage of the sort you might get from a feature-phone then the nano 5G will certainly suffice. As with all such cameras you’ll get best results with bright lighting and little movement, since the nano 5G handles panning with only fair results and dark environments hardly at all. Colors are biased toward blues and greens, which can lead to unusually tinted skin-tones, especially indoors.
There’s no zoom or still-photography, and no the quality isn’t great, but it’s another string to the iPod nano’s bow and – given it would be hard to identify one are of the music experience Apple could address without treading on the toes of the rest of their range – neatly differentiates the nano 5G from its predecessor. Not a PMP you buy for its video capabilities, no, but the fifth-generation refresh will likely keep the nano neatly ahead of its competition.
Go to slashgear.com for a comlplete review of Vincent Nguyen about this newest iPod.
---------------------------------- Vincent words give a fair judgment about the pros and cons of this newest gadget.
rview from Associated Press, she was asked "Hey, Michelle Obama — what's on your iPod?"
