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Gadgets, portable media, ipod, nano

The 8GB Nano Unboxed

Eager shoppers have already ran out and bought the 2G iPod Nano and took pictures of the unpacking ceremony. The new packaging sure looks nice, and from our firsthand experience, the Nano is still as tiny as ever.

We prefer the old Nano design, but we wouldn't say no if someone gave us one for free. – Jason Chen

8GB iPod Nano [Flickr]

4:20 PM on Thu Sep 14 2006
By Jason Chen
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Joe Alien at 03:40 PM on 09/14/06
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"Eager shoppers have already ran out and bought the 2G iPod Nano and took pictures of the unpacking ceremony."

Sheesh, where did you learn such poor grammar and sentence structure?
mrhammerstein at 03:45 PM on 09/14/06
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try to focus next time.
femstix at 03:50 PM on 09/14/06
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I'm so confused.

8...2?
thetonyp at 04:08 PM on 09/14/06
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That'd be the "2nd Gen Nano" that holds 8GB
cmm at 05:01 PM on 09/14/06
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Holy massive geekness.
RB at 07:23 PM on 09/14/06
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i like the new design better...
DeadPlasmaCell at 07:27 PM on 09/14/06
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8GB Nano, 2nd Generation.. Right?
tommo at 07:34 PM on 09/14/06
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Sheesh, where did you learn such poor grammar and sentence structure?

*siren*

It's the Grammar police!!
rbf2000 at 07:35 PM on 09/14/06
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So, I work at Circuit City, and we just got in some of the new nanos (the blue and silver 4GB). But, with the new packaging, I have to wonder, how do they fit the software inside? It would seem to be too small for even a mini-cd. Do they require you to download iTunes?
Worf at 03:06 PM on 09/15/06
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rbf: If you look at the pictures, the startup sheet says to connec the Nano to your computer.

Since the iPod acts like a regular mass storage device, there is no software needed to see it on practically any USB-equipped PC. And the quick start guide photos seem to imply that iTunes is already preloaded on the nano. Connect to PC, install it from nano, done. (Just like how CF cards that give "free" software have it on the card already, or how Archos distributes software these days - there's a nice storage device on the device, and it shows up using mass storage class USB drivers, so why not preload the software on it?).

Which is nice, since you don't need to carry a bloody CD of drivers with you to access the contents of your iPod/etc device. Downside is it takes up space... but you're free to delete.