So in my last blog I wrote about how I found the iPod, or should I say the iPod found me. Okay, fine, we found eachother and it has been a great relationship thus far. I love my iPod and it along with my cell phone it travels with me everywhere and anywhere I go.

Fast forward: now that it's been about 5 or 6 years since the iPod was introduced, Apple along with many other technology companies have jumped onto the bandwagon of making gadgets smaller and smaller, as if they weren't small enough. Even though it was called the iPod mini, apparently it wasn't small enough. Apple's next gadget, the iPod nano. It served as a replacement for the mini. The nano, first introduced September 7th 2005, was America's newest guilty pleasure. What this one had: yep, a color screen and it was smaller than the already mini 'mini'.

Apple kept throwing these new gadgets at the American public, and many asked themselves, questions similar to this, "This new iPod model looks so cool, and look how much it can do and how many songs it can hold. Should I buy it, or wait for something even better to come out?" Those who waited made the wise decision as Apple's newest latest and greatest model introduced video. Okay, at first I was amused that this little machine was able to hold that many songs and now they were saying movies can be watched too. I thought this was as good as it was gonna get, seriously, how can it get better than this. But it did.

Apple's next venture, the iPhone. The iPhone was another major change on America's technological ride. Now, not only was this gadget capable of playing music and watching videos, it could also be used as a cell phone. Along with the phone were other features such as wi-fi internet access, access to the iTunes virtual music store, safari internet, Youtube, calandar, contacts, clock, and calculator. Users were also able to access maps, stocks, notes, and even the weather. Apple had by this point revolutionized technology, people we practically carrying around what seemed to be like handheld computers. Can you imagine, having life in the palm of you hand.

The iPhone most of all created the 'gotta have it' phase for Americans. People began going to stores at their earliest opening times, waiting online over night, and bidding ridiculous prices just to get their hands on one.

What really amazes me is the level at which the new nano has escalated to. Remembering back to the introduction of the original nano, the mini, I just can't believe how far this gadget has come in such a small amount of time. Like people say, my generation is living through the technological boom, as everything for us is digital, and is changing, metamorphing oh so rapidly. At this point who knows how many songs the latest iPod can hold, probably in the millions.

I was watching tv and a commercial came on for the new nano, I could not believe what I was seeing on this advertisement. Complete genius. This 4th model of the nano is simply unbelievable. I researched and found out that this newly introduced model comes standard with an even larger screen than past models, the screen is also rotating so when it iPod is turned on it's side the picture turns as well. It has a new stylized sleek look. Also included is a voice recording feature. And I don't even know which is best: that is is the most environmentally friendly iPod yet, or that it has the new 'Genius' feature which automatically created playlists based on a selected song using and algorithm built by Apple. On the Apple website, the new Nano is described as 'nano-chromatic', as it is available in 9 colors. As a whole, I've come to the conclusion that Apple just keeps getting better and better. They are the ones setting the bar high for the othe companies to compete up to.

Looking online, I found this video about Apple's new creation and found it so fascinating. I think you all should check it out too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJc6e-IxqFs

What will Apple come up with next?