Gadgets Today

If you’re not an iPod fanboy, just an average user who wants a basic MP4 player, there are alternatives to the iPod nano. So here’s an iPod nano , specs include:

Capacity

• 4GB or 8GB flash drive¹
• Holds up to 1,000 or 2,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format²
• Holds up to 3,500 or 7,000 iPod-viewable photos³
• Holds up to 4 hours (4GB) or up to 8 hours (8GB) of video⁴
• Stores data via USB flash drive

While here’s another MP4 player that looks like an iPod nano clone from Cd-r King , a local manufacturer:

Capacity:

1 GB, 2 GB, expandable memory with micro SD card slot

It has the same looks yet different capacities. If quality is an issue, then iPod should be the right stuff. But it’s just a matter of how you use the gadgets. These imitations are purely design only, no patented software or any other functions are embedded to the device. Other than MP4 players, there are also cellphones and even iPhone imitations.

Very mobile indeed, it could even fit in a manila envelope. But apart from the physical wonder (or Mac’s obsession for thin products), this slim and sleek device isn’t reduced to basic functions. Here’s the specs:

0.16 to 0.76 inch anodized aluminum notebook weighing 3 pounds

13.3-inch, widescreen LED backlit with 1280 x 800 resolution

iSight camera

Intel Core 2 Duo processor

2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM onboard

80GB hard drive (Optional 64GB solid-state drive/external USB MacBook Air SuperDrive)

Famous users: John Mayer

Wonder how it’s all crammed into such a small package?