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CNN talks about the iPod nano, at the same timecuts out the part in an AP story that criticized Microsoft's WMA format. Why?

"Microsoft is in talks with Time Warner about taking a stake in the media giant's America Online unit, as part of a broader discussion about the two companies working together."

The iPod nano clock.

Not exactly about the iPod nano but still about Apple. CNet lists down the Top Ten Gadgets in the last ten years. Number one is Apple's iPod released in 2001 and Apple's iMac released on 1998 on the number 8 spot.

As it was mentioned before, hard-drive based digital music players are threatened by the iPod nano. According to Charles Arthur of The Register, Apple's iPod nano will cause a fall in the sales of their hard-drive based iPods. Gasp! This means Apple will lose in the hard-drive based DMP market! Not so, since that loss will be taken up by the iPod nano. I think that this is a correct assessment. How many people like to have a 20GB DMP and not be able to fill up the half of it? I want a 20GB iPod but it's only because my music collection plus all the podcasts that I've downloaded won't fit in my 4GB mini anymore. So, the only real reason why I want an 20GB iPod is I want the space, I really don't need it. Of course, there's only a 5,000 peso difference between the 4GB nano and the 20GB iPod. Whew! Tough decision.

In the wake of the iPod nano, "MP3 players" manufacturers are forced to reduced their prices to stay competitive.

Finally, if you really, really like your iPod nano, you can now dress up your baby like the nano. Why? Because.

In his last public appearance, Steve Jobs subtly said, "I quashed them all so quit messing with me!" Well, not exactly but sort of.