iPod Nano

What is it? 
Made by Apple Computers, the iPod Nano is a tiny hand-held computer device, known as an MP3, which stores and plays (or displays) digital music, photographs, podcasts and audiobooks.  But the most popular use by far is music, and this little device can store 1000 or more songs.  CNET says, "The iPod Nano has a gorgeous, superslim design with a bright, photo-friendly screen."

What's the big deal?  
There are many portable devices that store and play digital music and other digital files, but the iPod is by far the most popular, and the Nano – the smallest iPod – is by far the coolest.  It is tiny, sleek and very user-friendly.  And along with the other iPod incarnations, it is driving (here in the middle of the first decade of the 21st century) a revolution away from CD-recorded and distributed music to digital tunes on demand via the Internet.

How popular is it?
CNET says, it sets the standard for MP3 players to come.  Music on CDs is so passé!