“But it now has a microphone. And a speaker. And an FM radio. And a voice recorder. And a pedometer that counts how many steps you walk or run. And a camcorder,” Pogue reports. “If this isn’t the smallest camcorder in the world, I don’t know what is.”
“The sound is crisp but mono; the video is only standard definition. The Nano does not shoot still photos; Apple says that kind of sensor wouldn’t fit in a case this small,” Pogue reports. “I want to whine about these things, I really do. But you know what? You’ve got video in a machine that can hide between two fingers, for Pete’s sake. There’s something to be said about having a video recorder in a gadget that’s so small, you always have it with you. What good is hi-def if you didn’t have the camcorder when the moment arose?”
“Also, don’t be surprised if this thing triggers a whole social wave of spy-filming,” Pogue reports. “It’s totally easy to conceal.”
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Pogue continues, “Apple says that it’s sold 100 million Nanos so far, in its various iterations; now that it’s sprouted a feature list as long as your arm, the Nano’s popularity is in no danger.”
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