Apple roll out iPod Nano

The iPod mini´s color-screen replacement finally arrived in the new flash-based iPod nano player.  The new iPod Nano includes flash memory rather than a hard drive, a smaller physical size, and a 1.467-inch screen. Pricing remained the same as the previous iPod minis but capacity fell to 2GB and 4GB. Apple is apparently counting on the smaller form factor and color screen as being enough to satiate consumers who might have wanted higher capacity.

Cost and availability of flash memory was the root of Apple´s decision to go with the smaller capacities.

Here is a list of iPod Nano 2 models x 2 colors and Peripherals:

• Apple 4 GB iPod Nano White / 4GB Black 
• Apple 2 GB iPod Nano White / 2GB Black
• Apple iPod Nano Armband Green, Apple iPod Nano Armband Red, Apple iPod Nano Armband Grey, Apple iPod Nano Armband Pink
• Apple iPod Nano Dock
• Apple iPod Nano Lanyard Headphones

iPod nano Lanyard Headphones conquer clutter with built-in earbuds that integrate the audio out with the lanyard itself.  Just plug the lanyard into the dock connector, put it around your neck and you’re off. Its ingenious built-in earbuds conquer clutter by integrating the audio signal with the lanyard itself, so you get a streamlined look without all the extra wire. When you want to change songs or adjust volume, just look down: iPod nano is right there, always at the ready.

Inside an Apple iPod Nano

PortalPlayer PP found in iPod is a digital media management chipset. The SuperIntegration System-On-Chip is a complete digital media system featuring dual ARM7TDMI® microprocessors, integrated MAC for high efficiency encoding and decoding, extremely low power consumption, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 with host and device support, and various other system features.

Wolfson Microelectronics is a leading supplier of high performance, mixed-signal integrated circuits for emerging high growth digital consumer electronics markets.   The WM8975 is a low power, high quality codec designed for portable applications.  The device integrates a preamp drivers for speakers, headphone and differential or stereo line output. External component requirements are reduced as no separate microphone or headphone amplifiers are required.  Advanced on-chip digital signal processing includes a 5-band equaliser, a mixed signal Automatic Level Control for the microphone or line input through the ADC as well as a purely digital limiter function for record or playback. Additional digital filtering options are available in the ADC path, to cater for application filtering such as ‘wind noise reduction’.

Samsung 534 (K9WAG08U1M) is a 8G-bit NAND Flash Memory with spare 256M-bit. Its NAND cell provides the most cost effective solution for the solid state application. The Samsung 534 is an optimum solution for large nonvolatile storage applications as a solid state file storage.

What is inside:

Portal Player PP5021C-TDF

Wolfson Microelectronics WM8975G

Philips CF50607 PMU (Power Management Unit)

Samsung 534 flash

Silicon Storage Technology 55LD019K Flash

National Semiconductor JM54RM - NAND Gate

SEC 534 BG75 K4M56163PG

16 bit color 176x132 1.5" LCD