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Apple iPod nano 2GB September 14th, 2006 | by Jason Tomczak

Size and weight

    - Height: 3.5 inches
    - Width: 1.6 inches
    - Depth: 0.26 inch
    - Weight: 1.41 ounces

Capacity

    - 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB flash drive(1)
    - Holds up to 500 to 2,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format(2)
    - Holds up to 25,000 iPod nano-viewable photos(3)
    - Stores data via USB flash drive

Display

    - Now Playing screen 1.5-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
    - 176-by-132-pixel resolution, .168-mm dot pitch
    - Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio

    - Skip-free playback
    - Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
    - Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
    - User-configurable maximum volume limit

Headphones

    - Earbuds Earphones
    - Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
    - Impedance: 32 ohms

Mac system requirements

    - Macintosh computer with USB 2.0 port
    - Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later
    - iTunes 7 or later(4)

Windows system requirements

    - PC with USB 2.0
    - Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
    - iTunes 7 or later(4)

Languages

    - Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish
    - Additional language support for display of song, album, and artist information: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, and Ukrainian

Environmental requirements

    - Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
    - Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
    - Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
    - Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Input and output

    - iPod nano Dock Dock connector
    - 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

Power and battery(5)

    - Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
    - Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged(3)
    - Photo slideshow with music viewing time: Up to 5 hours when fully charged(3)
    + Charging via USB or FireWire to computer system or power adapter (sold separately)
          - Fast-charge time: about 1.5 hours (charges up to 80% of battery capacity)
          - Full-charge time: about 3 hours

In the box

    - iPod nano
    - Earphones
    - USB 2.0 cable
    - Dock adapter
    - Quick Start guide