The fourth-generation iPod nano brings Apple’s smaller portable player back to its form factor roots, albeit through a smaller and more feature-laden package. To wit:
The newest iPod nano is oh so slightly thinner than its predecessor, and the displays of both the 3G and 4G variants are actually the same, in terms of size and max brightness. Check out the pics and see for yourself (click on the thumbnails on top to see the bigger versions, and continue reading to see the rest of our gallery.

Even for a (mostly) rabid anti-Apple virtual rag like this, credit is due where credit is due, especially since the newest iPod nano is unprecedented for Apple.
You see, by coming out with an iPod nano for every color in the rainbow—as well as in black and white—Apple has pretty much covered every visual base, providing the consumer with a surprisingly wide array of choices (gasp!).
Could this be the beginning of something special over at Cupertino? That’s kinda an exaggeration there, but hope springs eternal, right?

Thanks to a “can do no wrong” image cultivated by its effective marketing machine, people make the mistake of assuming that Apple’s the best out there—bar none (may we invite you to revisit the myth of the Apple iPhone’s overwhelming superiority?). So you can imagine the amount of press coverage the flaming iPod nano (which has something to do with its battery) has received:

reuters.com
bbc.co.uk
allthingsd.com
zdnet.com
consumerist.com

Wha? The Apple iPod nano actually failing is news? When did we anoint Apple and Steve Jobs as god-incarnate, incapable of any gadget-related error whatsoever? Apple may have a lot of undeserved attention from the online and …read more

Do you know who Marc Jacobs is? We don’t, and we don’t really care, but maybe you want to win a Marc Jacobs-branded wallet? The Gadgenista has the 411 on this giveaway/product placement for soapnet.com:
I’m happy to host a give-away contest for them since I totally love their website (and in promotion of the site re-launch). So, simply put, I’m giving way the following prizes:

One (1) $25 Barney’s Gift Card
One (1) $15 Pinkberry Gift Card
One (1) $15 iTunes Card
One (1) Marc Jacob’s Wallet
One (1) iPod Nano [product red baby!]

W00t! Check out the full details here. To save non-US residents from …read more