Upgrading/Downgrading to Nano
I decided to upgrade my iPod. But it’s sort of a downgrade also. I currently have a 15GB 3G iPod and I just ordered a 4gb Nano (Product) Red. So it’s an upgrade to a newer iPod, but downgrade in disk space. But that’s okay. I’m looking forward to some features in the new one that I don’t have in my current 3G.
For one, I think I’m really going to enjoy the longer battery life. My current iPod will play for 8 hours. The Nano should play for 24 hours. Right now, I can charge up and listen to music all day at work, but that kills the battery and I don’t have enough juice to listen on the way to and from work. Yes, I have a car charger, but it makes a horrible hissing noise if I try to charge it while I’m listening to it. Don’t know if that’s just the nature of it, or my archaic device. LOL!
I’m going to enjoy the color screen. I’m sure it will be easier to see the screen while driving, so it will be less distracting. I won’t have to spend as much time trying to see what I’m doing when I should be watching the road.
The size is so small! My husband just got one last night and it’s so tiny. I love that it is about 1/2 the size of my 3G. Granted it isn’t the classic Apple white, which I’m disappointed about. I would have preferred one in the trademark white, but since it isn’t available, I chose to go Red. 
Also, my current iPod doesn’t keep the location of my podcasts like it does with Audiobooks. Apparently it doesn’t support that. So that will be a great feature to have since my podcasts are about 45 minutes long and I don’t normally have time to sit and listen to a whole episode at one time. But it’s too distracting to listen to at work, so I’d like to switch over to music then jump back into my podcast on the drive home.
It will be interesting trying to weed out my library so I can fit podcasts, audiobooks and music on 4GB, since I’m so used to 15GB. My entire library fits on my 15GB. But I think I’ve got 2GB of unplayed podcasts to sync. I may have to do one podcast at a time, till I get caught up to current episodes.
Anyway, now I sit waiting for my new little piece of technology to be shipped, and to hurry up and get here so I can start playing.
