The ipod nanos 16 new watch faces are a free upgrade. I recently resurrected my dead ipod nano and i used to love wearing it as a watch. Apple is embracing its mp3 players new life as a wristband time keeper, and the new ipod nano as revealed at tuesdays muchhyped iphone event comes stocked with 18 builtin clock faces. A set of clock faces appears flick up and down to see them all. Soon thereafter, when apples aapl updated the ipod nano firmware that incorporated clock faces i thought this would be the future of wearable computing. Turn the digital crown to select the clock face you want to add. To keep up with the smart use of the nano, the device will now come preloaded with 16 different clock faces. Why i stopped wearing my ipod nano as a watch gigaom.
If you have the 6th generation like me, and you look in chapter 9 on page 44, you will find that there are 18 clock faces already in the nano. Then when apple changed the design of the ipod nano to a form factor that prevented it from being worn as a watch, i was wondering what apple could be thinking. New ipod nano is clock and fitness watch in one pics. How to determine the time in another time zone using your ipod. It already has 18 builtin watch faces but id like to see it have some customization options. The thirdgeneration nano featured a 2inch 51 mm qvga 320 x 240 screen and a shorter, wider, heavier design, with new colors. Ipod nano 1st generation custom alienware firmware. How to download music to ipod nanoshuffle without itunes. One area in which the ipod nano has taken a marked step down is in clock functionality. Your computer might not recognize your ipod when you plug it in. The improvements are software and price related, they will retain the same hardware as last years models. Luckily, youve come to the right page, here we will tell you an easier way to put music on ipod nanoshuffle.
Learn how to turn the apple ipod nano into a usable digital watch by changing a setting that will make the clock face appear as soon as you tap the wake button. Apples ipod nano is now in its 7th generation and, as with the rest of the new apple products released in september 2012, it has undergone significant changes from its predecessor the new ipod nano is slimmer, lighter and taller than the 6th generation model the screen size has increased to a rectangular 2. How to add and remove watch faces on your apple watch imore. Users will be able to choose from 16 different clock faces and yes, one of them is mickey mouse. Im still unconvinced about the nanos practicality as a watchits bulgy fixed metal clip and battery drain being two big problems with conceptbut now you can have mickey or minnie mouse on your wrist if you want. The sky is the limit on the number of watch faces you can add or design to suit your taste. How to put muisc on ipod nanoopen music and add successfully. Ask different is a question and answer site for power users of apple hardware and software. Add a mickey mouse clock to your dashboard macworld. Yep, steve jobs made an offhand mention during the reveal that one of apples board members wanted to wear his as a watch. Apple doesnt release updates to the operating system that powers the ipod as often as it does for the iphone. To transfer your downloaded music from the computer or itunes library to ipod easily and quickly, you can try anytrans for ios.
Ive recently purchased a band from lunatik to use my ipod nano as a watch. How to update your ipods operating system with itunes. Apple has released a software update for the existing 6th generation ipod nano that brings a new icon size, fitness features, and additional clock faces. No it cannot which stinks and it will download music videos but it will not play as a. Current ipod nano 6g owners can now download the 1. The new ipod nano now comes with a slew of 16 new clock faces that will make wearing your new iwatch that much more better. At first, this worked as expected, showing me the watch face when i hit the on button. The clock app on the ipod touch and iphone includes alarm, stopwatch and timer functions as well as a world clock feature for setting up separate clocks in different time zones for cities around the world. Apple added 18 new clocks keynote says 16 to the new 2011 ipod nano, including micky mouse and minnie mouse watch face with moving hands. Press firmly on the watch face to enter switching mode.
Apple accessories for apple watch, iphone, ipad, ipod, and. The nano is getting a new user interface with larger icons that users can swipe through instead of a grid, and sixteen new digital clock faces for all the people thats been turning the nano into a watch. I found a small hack called nan0hail that is not really a jailbreak but does open up the ability to add custom files to the ipod. After it was released the number of watch band accessories skyrocketed. On october 4, 2011, apple unveiled a new version of this ipod nano, but it is identical including identifiers apart from updated software with larger icons, new digital clock faces, and easier fitness tracking and a lower price. It seems apple has brought back the faith in the dying wrist watch accessories for its little touchscreen enabled ipod nano. Rich demuro shows you all 18 clock faces to choose from if you use your ipod nano as a watch.
On an ipod nano, you can pick a clock face that shows the time in london and tokyo below your time zone. Apple announced a few improvements to the ipod nano and ipod touch today. Its perfect for running and other forms of exercise, and it works similar to the iphone and the ipod touch. How to update ipod nano 6th generation to firmware 1. The new clock faces are just icing on the cake for an already solid product. New features included browsing via cover flow, a new user interface, video playback, and support for new ipod games.
On the software side, the nano now has bigger interface icons, a builtin pedometer app, and. But any time it does release an ipod software update, you should install it. Apple updates existing 6th generation ipod nano with new. Initially mentioned at an apple special event with a wink from steve jobs, the idea of using the prior square ipod nano as a wristwatch quickly took off with some people, and wristbands quickly became the primary accessory for the new device. Weve got closeup looks at each one in a gallery below the jump, along with a roundup of our favorite watchband accessories. Apple went allin on the nano watch with a software update adding a stack of clock faces, the units sold really well then apple cancelled it in 2012. It worked really well, as the clock face fills the whole screen, but the ipod nano watch concept never really took off the main problem being that.
Update your ipod and ipod mini to take advantage of the latest features and bug. Shop apple accessories for apple watch, iphone, ipad, ipod, and mac. Plug in ipod nano 6th gen download and install easy as that. Apple drops ipod nano price, adds new watch faces gadgetmac. You dont say which ipod you have i assume a nano, but i dont know which generation, but here is a link to the ipod manuals. It records your pace, time, and distance as you work out and rock out. I wear the ipod nano as a wrist watch and i would like it display the watch face first when i press the power button. Users had to repurchase games bought a month before the debut of the new. Luckily, youve come to the right page, here we will tell you an easier way to put music on ipod nano shuffle. Older nano models have the stopwatch and other timerelated functions in the extras menu. To do this, ive gone into settings date and time time on wake and put this on.
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