Apple Introduces iPod nano to replace the previous top-seller iPod Mini... altough the iPod mini sales were still booming, Apple ramped down the production while in the same time boosting the Ipod Nano production to feed the previous "Mini" demand.

Like the regular iPod, the iPod nano includes a backlit color screen (with a diagonal measurement of 1.5 inches, or 3.8 cm), Apple's Click Wheel navigator, and the same dock connector that supports USB 1.1 and 2.0, but, surprisingly, not FireWire.

The iPod nano includes a few features new to the iPod line.

• World Clock displays multiple time zones (with clock faces appearing white for daytime hours and black nighttime hours).
• A Screen Lock capability enables you to assign a security code to unlock the iPod nano's controls (turning the Click Wheel into a little combination lock), while Stopwatch is useful for keeping track of your time when exercising.

some media coverage

Forbes: Apple goes Nano
Ipod Nano is a winner
Crazy Apple on Ipod Nano
Early Nano sales good but not great
Nano Review
Ipod Nano in Stores in NJ already!

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