iPod Nano Review (5G)

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys John R and you're here at a review for you of the fifth generation iPod Nano I've had this device since the day it came out and I've been sitting on a review to I a chance to really get to use it and really get to know it so I can hopefully provide you with the most accurate information in previous videos I've discussed the video recording capabilities the video effects capabilities and really the highlights of the iPod Nano but let's get to the review but before let's just review the specs very quickly it comes in 8 GB or 16 GB flavors really the same size the 8 gb's going to run you 149 the 16 gig is going to run you 179 it's got a 2.2 in diagonal display which actually really does look quite nice and is noticeably larger than the last generation it does record video on the back there's a little video camera it'll record an h.264 VGA resolution which means it comes in at 640x 480 so not HD and up to 30 frames per second it also has uh 15 real time effects so that's all tactical stuff what does that mean well it does not record in HD but it does record video at a very high quality if you want to see a comparison of video versus say the flip minnow HD I'll put a link to that in the Side Bar and maybe somewhere around here you can click and uh click and see the comparison head to-head the Nano really did Stack up quite nicely against an HD camera certainly it's not HD but the video and especially the audio quality that came out of it were really very impressive so the Nano is obviously a MP3 player first so it had does it do with its MP3 playing abilities well it's an iPod so quite obviously it's fantastic it's got an accelerometer built in which is quite nice so when you're scanning for music or looking around you can just turn it and you can go through and scroll through everything that you have um landscape wise which is you know quite nice and it's more of another visual representation for how to use the device um one other thing that this has is a built-in speaker which is quite loud so like the iPhone or the iPod Touch when you want to listen to music without headphones you can now do that right on the Nano the speakers are quite loud and certainly more than ample for listening to music it also has a built-in pedometer which works quite nicely it's got voice control so you can tell it to really do what you want sort of as you would almost with an iPod Shuffle the new generation iPod Shuffle at least um it does really just work as advertised it's got the shake to shuffle functionality and it's quite small and pocketable now one of the questions that I get quite a bit is why would I get a nano I already have an iPhone or an iPod touch I thought about that for quite a bit and I think Apple really hit the nose on the head the nail on the head with the iPod Nano and here's why why people are going app crazy nowadays downloading tons and tons and tons of applications on their phones personally I've got six pages of of applications on my iPhone and those take up space Also now being able to record video at five minutes off recording a lot of things that ordinarily I wouldn't and that takes up space as well so whether you've got a 60 GB iPhone or a 32 GB iPhone you know space may be at a premium you may want something that just holds your music so you can free up that space for video TV shows movies whatever else you might have I think that's where the Nano really comes in this thing is so small you can just drop it in your pocket and have no idea that it's there and get completely lost or if you've got an iPod touch and you wish you had video recording capabilities you're out with some friends and you want to you know record someone doing a skateboard trick or whatever it is you're doing you can now just bust out your Nano take a quick video throw it in your pocket upload it when you get home and uh you know see your friend fall on his face so I think the Nano really does does have a very um big Niche I think it Services a lot more people by having the video recording functionality I would never have considered a nano really without the video recording functionality and I think surprisingly it works quite nicely um one big negative about the Nano though is the placement of the camera lens any way you hold it while recording your finger seems to always be right close to on top of it really no matter what you're doing you have to be very careful about how you're holding it to make sure your finger does not go and hit the device just something to keep in mind certainly not a deal breaker so who do I recommend the iPod Nano 2 that's another question that I get quite a bit well if portability is important to you if you're a gym rat and you always want something that you can take to the gym but a screen is something that uh you need to have the iPod Nano is a fantastic way to go if you're a runner and you can just strap the thing onto your arm clip it onto your belt throw it in your pocket the Nano is absolutely fantastic CL and the pedometer feature really only adds to that if you want something separate to hold your music if your iPhone is filled up or your old iPod Touch is filled up if you want a speaker to listen to music it's a great way to go it also has a voice dictation functionality so if you're a college student and you want to record your professor taking notes this is now a perfect device to do everything you know Apple hasn't been one to really release Standalone devices all devices at least in recent time do quite a lot the iPhone it's a phone it's internet tablet it's an iPod and uh you know that tradition really keeps true with the iPod Nano it's not just an MP3 player it's now a video recorder it's now an audio recorder it's now an external microphone external speaker it's speedometer it got so many things that it really is a jack of all trades and it does them all well so I can 100% recommend the iPod Nano I think it's a great buy at 149 or 179 respectively depending on what sizes you want comes in a ton of different colors um and I think that if you're in the market for an MP3 player the Nano is a fantastic way to go anyway guys hope you enjoyed for exclusive content check me out on Twitter twitter.com jfor Lakers and to learn more about TechnoBuffalo technobuffalo.com I'll see you guys in the next video bye-byehey guys John R and you're here at a review for you of the fifth generation iPod Nano I've had this device since the day it came out and I've been sitting on a review to I a chance to really get to use it and really get to know it so I can hopefully provide you with the most accurate information in previous videos I've discussed the video recording capabilities the video effects capabilities and really the highlights of the iPod Nano but let's get to the review but before let's just review the specs very quickly it comes in 8 GB or 16 GB flavors really the same size the 8 gb's going to run you 149 the 16 gig is going to run you 179 it's got a 2.2 in diagonal display which actually really does look quite nice and is noticeably larger than the last generation it does record video on the back there's a little video camera it'll record an h.264 VGA resolution which means it comes in at 640x 480 so not HD and up to 30 frames per second it also has uh 15 real time effects so that's all tactical stuff what does that mean well it does not record in HD but it does record video at a very high quality if you want to see a comparison of video versus say the flip minnow HD I'll put a link to that in the Side Bar and maybe somewhere around here you can click and uh click and see the comparison head to-head the Nano really did Stack up quite nicely against an HD camera certainly it's not HD but the video and especially the audio quality that came out of it were really very impressive so the Nano is obviously a MP3 player first so it had does it do with its MP3 playing abilities well it's an iPod so quite obviously it's fantastic it's got an accelerometer built in which is quite nice so when you're scanning for music or looking around you can just turn it and you can go through and scroll through everything that you have um landscape wise which is you know quite nice and it's more of another visual representation for how to use the device um one other thing that this has is a built-in speaker which is quite loud so like the iPhone or the iPod Touch when you want to listen to music without headphones you can now do that right on the Nano the speakers are quite loud and certainly more than ample for listening to music it also has a built-in pedometer which works quite nicely it's got voice control so you can tell it to really do what you want sort of as you would almost with an iPod Shuffle the new generation iPod Shuffle at least um it does really just work as advertised it's got the shake to shuffle functionality and it's quite small and pocketable now one of the questions that I get quite a bit is why would I get a nano I already have an iPhone or an iPod touch I thought about that for quite a bit and I think Apple really hit the nose on the head the nail on the head with the iPod Nano and here's why why people are going app crazy nowadays downloading tons and tons and tons of applications on their phones personally I've got six pages of of applications on my iPhone and those take up space Also now being able to record video at five minutes off recording a lot of things that ordinarily I wouldn't and that takes up space as well so whether you've got a 60 GB iPhone or a 32 GB iPhone you know space may be at a premium you may want something that just holds your music so you can free up that space for video TV shows movies whatever else you might have I think that's where the Nano really comes in this thing is so small you can just drop it in your pocket and have no idea that it's there and get completely lost or if you've got an iPod touch and you wish you had video recording capabilities you're out with some friends and you want to you know record someone doing a skateboard trick or whatever it is you're doing you can now just bust out your Nano take a quick video throw it in your pocket upload it when you get home and uh you know see your friend fall on his face so I think the Nano really does does have a very um big Niche I think it Services a lot more people by having the video recording functionality I would never have considered a nano really without the video recording functionality and I think surprisingly it works quite nicely um one big negative about the Nano though is the placement of the camera lens any way you hold it while recording your finger seems to always be right close to on top of it really no matter what you're doing you have to be very careful about how you're holding it to make sure your finger does not go and hit the device just something to keep in mind certainly not a deal breaker so who do I recommend the iPod Nano 2 that's another question that I get quite a bit well if portability is important to you if you're a gym rat and you always want something that you can take to the gym but a screen is something that uh you need to have the iPod Nano is a fantastic way to go if you're a runner and you can just strap the thing onto your arm clip it onto your belt throw it in your pocket the Nano is absolutely fantastic CL and the pedometer feature really only adds to that if you want something separate to hold your music if your iPhone is filled up or your old iPod Touch is filled up if you want a speaker to listen to music it's a great way to go it also has a voice dictation functionality so if you're a college student and you want to record your professor taking notes this is now a perfect device to do everything you know Apple hasn't been one to really release Standalone devices all devices at least in recent time do quite a lot the iPhone it's a phone it's internet tablet it's an iPod and uh you know that tradition really keeps true with the iPod Nano it's not just an MP3 player it's now a video recorder it's now an audio recorder it's now an external microphone external speaker it's speedometer it got so many things that it really is a jack of all trades and it does them all well so I can 100% recommend the iPod Nano I think it's a great buy at 149 or 179 respectively depending on what sizes you want comes in a ton of different colors um and I think that if you're in the market for an MP3 player the Nano is a fantastic way to go anyway guys hope you enjoyed for exclusive content check me out on Twitter twitter.com jfor Lakers and to learn more about TechnoBuffalo technobuffalo.com I'll see you guys in the next video bye-bye\n"