The iPod Nano (marketed lowercase as iPod nano) is a portable media playerwith a video camera designed and marketed by Apple. The first generation of the iPod nano was introduced in 2005. It uses flash memory, like the iPod Shuffle, but with a 2.2 inch (diagonal) QVGA display and the "click wheel" found on the iPod Classic. The iPod Nano has gone through five models, or generations, since its introduction. The fifth generation supports video recording and viewing capabilities and has a microphone for voice memos.
iPod Nano
Manufacturer Apple Inc.
Type Portable media player
Retail availability September 7, 2005-present
Media Flash memory from 1 to 16 GB
(currently 8 and 16 GB)
Operating system 1.3.1 (1st Generation)
1.1.3 (2nd Generation)
1.1.3 (3rd Generation)
1.0.4 (4th Generation)
1.0.1 (5th Generation)
Power Lithium ion battery
Display 176 x 132 1.5" color LCD (1G/2G)
320 x 240 2" color LCD 3G
240 x 320 2" color LCD 4G
240 x 376 2.2" color TFT-LCD 5G
Input Click Wheel/Accelerometer
Connectivity iPod 30-pin or 32-pin Dock Connector
USB 2.0
Predecessor iPod Mini
Related articles iPod Classic
iPod Shuffle
iPod Touch
Supported audio formats
AAC (16 to 320 kbps)
Protected AAC (from the iTunes Store)
MP3 (16 to 320 kbps, including variable bitrate files)
Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4)
Apple Lossless
AIFF
WAV
