Apple recently unveiled the fifth and latest version of the Nano wrapped in polished anodized aluminum case and a larger 2.2-inch color display. Although it has same size as its predecessor, this latest Nano packed new features that are considered as "astonishing engineering triumph" as Apple has successfully integrated into such small device a video camera, FM radio, microphone, speaker and even a pedometer. Unbelieveable.

New features:

Camera:
iPod nano now has a built-in video camera that lets you record fun as it happens. Then share it with friends on the Internet.

A built-in mic lets you capture audio, too. And when you play back your video on iPod nano, you’ll hear the recorded audio with it. Fifteen fun video effects let you add a little Hollywood to your video.

Genius:
Control your Genius. Or leave it to its own devices. Either way, Genius explores your library and finds songs that go great together.

Say you have one song you really love and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. A few clicks on iPod nano, and Genius uses that song to find other songs in your library and makes a Genius playlist for you.

Now there’s another great way to get a customized set of songs on iPod nano — have Genius do all the work. Introducing Genius Mixes. All you do is sync your iPod nano to iTunes, and Genius automatically searches your library and finds songs that sound great together to create up to 12 Genius Mixes.

Shake to shuffle your music.

Hear songs in a totally random way. Just turn on Shake to Shuffle, then give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. You never know what iPod nano will spin for you next.

FM Radio + Live Pause

The new FM tuner lets you see the names of songs and artists. And two amazing features — iTunes Tagging and Live Pause — make listening to the radio nothing like listening to the radio.

Say you need to take a quick break from listening to your favorite radio station. iPod nano lets you pause it with a click. Another click and you’re listening to your station again. You can even rewind as far back as 15 minutes, then fast-forward to catch up to the live broadcast.

It’s quite a dilemma: You’re listening to the radio and you hear a song you like, but when you go to iTunes, you can’t remember the name or even who sings it. Enter iTunes Tagging. Now, you can use the Click Wheel on iPod nano to tag the song. iTunes creates a list of all your tagged songs so you can easily preview or purchase them when you sync iPod nano to iTunes

VoiceOver:
VoiceOver tells you the title and artist of the songs you listen to. And does it so seamlessly, you’ll be surprised at how brilliant it is.

Fitness:
With the Nike + iPod Sport Kit and a built-in Pedometer to help keep you motivated and track your fitness progress, iPod nano makes working out less routine. iPod nano now doubles as a Pedometer. It uses the built-in accelerometer to keep track of your steps and help you meet your fitness goals.

All these, believe it or not, come in so small package that is the new iPod nano. We're enjoying them now through a unit sent by Power Mac Center, Inc. to the Technews lab.

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Editor's Note:
The new iPod nano is available in silver, black, purple, blue, green, orange, pink and yellow. The new iPod nano is now in the country -- in all the Power Mac stores nationwide.