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title: Apple iPod Nano
date: 2005-09-10 16:25:13
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2005/09/10/apple-ipod-nano/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "Steve Jobs announced the Apple iPod nano on 7th September 2005. As Apple put it, take everything you love about iPod, shrink it, then shrink it again. The pencil-thin nano comes in 2GB and 4GB models, starting at $199."
categories:
  - Music
---

Steve Jobs announced Apple iPod Nano on the 7th September 2005.

**Quote:**

> Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it. Now shrink it again. With 2GB (500 songs) and 4GB (1,000 songs) models starting at $199, the pencil-thin iPod nano packs the entire iPod experience into an impossibly small design. So small, it will take your music places you never dreamed of.

## Specifications

**»** 2GB (500 songs) or 4GB (1,000 songs)  
**»** Up to 14 hours of music playback; up to 4 hours of slideshows with music  
**»** 1.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight  
**»** Dock connector, stereo minijack  
**»** USB through Dock connector  
**»** About 3 hours (1.5-hour fast charge to 80% capacity)  
**»** 9cm x 4cm x 0.7cm  
**»** 42 grams  
**»** Earbud headphones, USB cable, Dock adapter Official Apple iPod Nano Site.