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Apple iPod Nano 8GB (4G) September 22nd, 2008 | by Ian Bell

Mac Requirements

USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
iTunes 8 or later
Internet connection (broadband recommended; fees may apply)
iTunes Store account2

PC Requirements

USB 2.0 port
Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3 or later)
iTunes 8 or later
Internet connection (broadband recommended; fees may apply)
iTunes Store account

Size and Weight

Height: 3.6 inches (90.7 mm)
Width: 1.5 inches (38.7 mm)
Depth: 0.24 inch (6.2 mm)
Weight: 1.3 ounces (36.8 grams)

Display

2-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight
320 by 240 pixels at 204 ppi

Capacity

8GB or 16GB flash drive
Holds up to 2,000 or 4,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format3
Holds up to 7,000 or 14,000 iPod-viewable photos3
Holds up to 8 hours or up to 16 hours of video3

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.

Video

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Music playback time: Up to 24 hours when fully charged
Video playback time: Up to 4 hours when fully charged

Input and Output

Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack