My iPod Nano has completely changed my relationship to broadcast radio, as I’ve already mentioned. I’m not big on always-on music, although the handiness of carrying around your entire musical collection can’t be denied. It’s voice I listen to; MSM, in Radio 4 podcasts and the Australian ABC, and enthusiasts, hobbyists, cranks, geeks, lectures and others.
Out of the box the Nano is beautiful but it scratches, badly. So mine’s permanently in an an increasingly grubby rubbery sleeve. So it looks like crap. So much for Apple’s much-vaunted product design.
Next MP3 player I buy, then, won’t be from Apple and I don’t much care what it looks like. I’ll go for pure functionality and price. I’ll be using it in conjunction with Ubuntu and whatever iTunes/iPodder alternative software I find useful for catching up to date with podcasts. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.
Scratching is a superficial Scratching is a superficial and trivial reason to eschew the pod. You are badly scratched and I haven’t replaced you yet.
the Nano is beautiful but
Brasso is your friend. Lifts the scratches out very nicely.