These things work like clockwork: Apple announces a new product and then iFixit.com tears it apart, takes pictures, and does analysis that we all enjoy. This time around, the victim is the brand new 8GB iPod nano that launched yesterday. On the surface, the new nano might not appear that different, but for those of you not living under a rock, you know that the new device got one major addition: the ability to capture video.
Like just about any iPod these days, disassembling the new nano isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes large amounts of glue to hold the pieces together, further solidifying the idea that Apple wants the iPod line to be part of our throwaway culture. While the nano hasn’t been getting any bigger lately, Apple has managed to shove into it a larger display with a higher resolution. At 2.2 inches and 240×376, it still isn’t something most people would want to watch a video on, but better is better. The speaker, which was also added this revision, is approximately 1mm thick and outputs sound thorough the bottom of the nano. We’re not sure the speaker will be useful for much, but it is there in case people want to use it. The processor in the 5G nano is of the ARM variety.
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