Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Second Generation iPod nano Released
The second generation iPod was just released today. Here are some new key features.
- smaller, thinner and lighter
- available in silver, pink, green, blue and black
- same price as previous models
- 24 hour battery life
- aluminum casing
- gapless playback
From the press release.
“Apple is also unveiling new accessories designed for the second generation iPod nano, including lanyard headphones, an armband, a dock, and a new incredibly compact USB power adapter which at almost half the size of the previous USB power adapter is perfect for charging your iPod while traveling.”
The iPod nano keeps the old 30 pin iPod dock connector to fit existing third party accessories.The new 2GB iPod nano model in silver is available for $149 (US), the new 4GB models in silver, pink, green and blue are available for $199 (US), and the new 8GB model in black is available for $249 (US).
New optional accessories designed for the second generation iPod nano with the following suggested retail prices include: lanyard headphones for $39 (US), armband for $29 (US), iPod nano Dock for $29 (US), and an iPod USB power adapter for $29 (US).