In the techie-croud, it was expected that the mini iPods would eventually move to a flash-based drive. Most people knew they would add color and video support as well. Apple, however, pulled a quick one on us with the release of the ultra-slim iPod nano. Besides being the coolest looking gadget on the market, it performs with excellent sound quality.

The Apple iPod nano looks extremely sleek in its super slim case. The device is 3.5 inch tall, 1.6 inch wide and mere 0.26 inch thick. This makes the music player extremely easy to carry without even feeling its presence.

The iPod is undoubtedly a dream of portability for the music lover, allowing him or her to carry enormous amounts of music in a hand held device. But for some, the device, about ten centimetres in length, six in width and around one and a half in depth was too burdensome still, and so the iPod mini was born.

The blue iPod nano 8GB is likely come with its own accessories; for instance, ear bud headphones can be provided because the sound quality can be very impressive in case of this iPod nano. But the accessories are likely to address to music players because the iPod continues to lack some important features such as the ones that are to be found in the case of the flash media players.

The most popular Apple product right now is the iPod Nano. The iPod Nano is much smaller than the standard iPod, but has almost all of the same capabilities. There are two generations of the iPod Nano. Most people prefer the iPod Nano 2nd gen because the casing is more durable and less prone to scratching.