Chosen Solution. Was this answer helpful? Most Helpful Answer. Awedaz Rep: 85 2 1. Score 1. Add your answer Mark Nelson will be eternally grateful. Now that the Nano includes a built-in microphone, recordings can be made without additional accessories. However, if you're serious about using the Nano as a voice recorder, spending a little money on a better microphone isn't a bad idea.
In our tests, we found the Nano's microphone placement causes a considerable amount of noise caused by handling the device to be captured. If you're careful to keep your fingers away from the internal microphone--no easy task with the mic behind the Click Wheel --the Kbps AAC recordings made by the Nano get the job done and conveniently import directly into iTunes labeled with the recording's time and date.
Extras Under the Nano's Extras menu, you'll find a list of features almost as long as the main menu's list.
Traditional extras such as an alarm, stopwatch, calendar, games, contacts, clock, notes, and voice memos, have all made the jump to the Nano in its fifth-generation. The Nano's small, lightweight size already makes it a big hit with the fitness crowd, but the introduction of an integrated pedometer can only help its reputation. Although not found in the Extras menu, the fifth-generation iPod Nano includes another new bonus feature called VoiceOver. Introduced as a necessary feature for Apple's button-less third-generation iPod Shuffle , VoiceOver gives your iPod the capability to announce artist, song, and playlist information in a multilingual synthetic voice.
The feature comes in handy when you have the Nano in your pocket or bag and want to identify the currently playing song without taking your eyes off whatever you're doing. To use the VoiceOver feature, you'll need to install an optional voice kit software package for iTunes the download is free and purchase a pair of headphones that include a compatible iPod remote.
Performance In spite of the dizzying assortment of features Apple has brought to the fifth-generation iPod Nano, its battery life estimates and audio quality haven't budged. Apple rates the battery of the fifth-generation iPod Nano at a respectable 24 hours of audio playback and 5 hours of video playback up from 4 hours.
Apple's numbers seem to err on the side of modesty, however, since our own CNET Labs test results found an average battery drain time of Sound quality is not one of the Nano's or any iPod's strong suits.
Apple has gone another year without introducing any sound-enhancement settings to the iPod line beyond its traditional slew of EQ presets. To be fair, while the iPod Nano doesn't offer the sonic richness and advanced EQ settings of a Sony X-Series or Cowon S9 player, its audio sounds balanced and should please most listeners.
To make a dramatic improvement to any iPod's sound performance, we highly recommend upgrading from the stock Apple earbuds. Video playback on the fifth-generation iPod Nano is better than ever, although holding your iPod sideways still takes some mental adjustment.
The wide-screen-friendly, crisp, ppi display makes watching a full-length movie on your iPod Nano a legitimate but still somewhat silly possibility. Compared with the flat screens of the iPod Touch and iPod Classic, the fourth-generation's rounded glass screen makes it difficult to eliminate glare, but images still look remarkably bright and clear on it. Like most portable video players, the iPod has specific file requirements for video playback, so you may have to spend some time converting video on your computer before transferring it.
Fortunately, the iPod Nano's video formats are widely known by purveyors of Internet video, which often arrives preformatted for the iPod. The iTunes factor If you're considering buying an iPod for the first time, we feel it's worthwhile to remind you that Apple's iTunes software is a required installation for your computer. The software is free and available for both Mac OS X and Windows computers, and we encourage potential iPod owners to get familiar with the software ahead of time to ensure that it works well for you and your computer.
Worth the upgrade? It's hard not to be swayed by all of the Nano's new features--especially its video camera. Keep your noggin in shape with a Daily Brain Test that draws from 20 activities spread across five subject areas: Logic, Math, Memory, Visual, and Focus. Load up to 1, songs in your Phase playlist and hit the road, scooping up notes in time to the beat and filling the stars you need to pass the next checkpoint, where the crowd cheers your accomplishment. Reach the end of the song to win; try a tough marathon of up to five songs.
Mahjong on the iPod takes an ancient classic and updates it with 21st century technology. Old favorites never die, they just find new life on new platforms.
Such is the fate of Tetris, still one of the most popular puzzle games ever created. Now you can relive your glory days of Tetrimino-stacking fun on your iPod with three ways to play. This classic is faithfully recreated, down to the between-level animations, while also offering unique features for the platform. Now you can carry one of the hottest puzzles in the world anywhere you go, thanks to Sudoku for the iPod.
Solve puzzles created by the game in four levels of difficulty and earn points that unlock new background images, sounds, and more.
This time, your Sims are looking to shoot a little 8- and 9-ball, as well as complete tricky challenges that run the gamut from two balls sunk in two shots to four balls pocketed with just one shot. Slip some Sims in your pocket with The Sims: Bowling. Create your Sim and head to the bowling alley for some competition, earning awards along the way. Set a tee time with Mini Golf for the iPod. Three hole courses, each with a different theme, challenge you to apply geometry and physics as you try to knock the ball in the cup with as few strokes as possible.
Can you figure out how to attain 54 holes-in-one? The object of the game is simple, but mastery of it is difficult. Eat all the dots and advance to the next level. You lose a life if a ghost touches you, but you can eat them for a brief period of time after munching one of the four power-ups found in the maze.
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