Are the new Ipods Worth Purchasing?

The 4th generation IPod nanos were released about a week ago and they have already drawn some criticism. The columnist and I posed some similar questions and problems with the new devices that appear to be mainly a gimmick. These new IPods had the potential to be another must-have device yet according to my personal opinion are just the next step up in IPod evolution. Those changes introduced blend the appearances of the 2nd and 3rd generations and allow the user to turn the device sideways. The coolest (or is it the cheesiest?) aspect of the new IPods is the feature that allows the listener to shake the device to change the songs when in shuffle mode. But what if you're running or going up or down a staircase, is your song going to change? If not, how hard exactly do you have to shake the thing to get it to change songs? Will I get this new IPod to update my generation 2 nano? Nope, these IPods don't seem worth it. I'm going to wait for the new larger IPod update and hopefully by then, Apple will have come up with something newer and cooler.

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