I got an iPod nano the other day (an early Chanukah gift) and it’s love at first listen. My first impressions:
* It’s small. Yeah, yeah, you know it’s small — but until you hold one in your hands, you can’t appreciate it’s actual smallness.
* It fits perfectly into my jean’s change pocket.
* You can’t beat the industrial engineering. No visible screws or fasteners, a shiny metal back, smooth plastic front and rounded corners make it a pleasure just to hold.
* On the negative side, the plastic is already scratched — the reports are true. This isn’t something that bothers me too much. Since I opted for the white model, I suspect any scratches are less noticable than if it were black.
* The backlight is *bright*. At night, it’s blinding.
* Podcasts (if you can find ones of decent quality) are great and can be a nice change of pace from music.
* The scroll wheel looks great and is nice for navigating long lists, but I have some issues with the interface. Maybe I’ll delve into that in a later post.
* Is there such things as ear buds that actually stay in your ears? Apple’s ear buds are so-so in that department.
* It’s got Solitare!
Since I won’t cycle with headphones (people who do must have a death wish), I am now tempted to take the bus so I can listen to my new toy. There goes my exercise.