I currently own an iPod Mini. (Gawd, how, like, three-years-ago is THAT? ) I looked at the newest iPod Nano today and was completely enamored.
I don’t have a ton of iPod accessories, but I’m wondering what of the stuff I do have would work with the new Nano.
I’m assuming anything that would plug into the Mini’s headphone jack will work on the Nano. (I have an FM radio receiver, for example.)
I’m assuming that a dock connector is a dock connector, and the Firewire/USB cables I currently use with the Mini would work with the Nano. Likewise the iGo tip.
I note that the Nano does not come with a wall charger. I looked on the Apple web site, and the USB charger they are selling for the Nano looks exactly like the USB charger I have for the Mini. Are they in fact the same, or at least interchangeable?
Your USB charger and cables should be totally fine. The new nanos don’t use Firewire, so that cable would be useless to you.
With the latest round of iPod updates, they changed the dock connector a little so accessories have to be approved by Apple to work with all the features. I don’t know what the iGo tip is, but if its an FM transmitter that plugs into the dock, you’re probably okay… someone with a little more info will have to chime in here, but I believe most of the dock connection issues were about restricting the video output of the new nanos, not the audio.
Firewire definitely won’t work. My generation of regular iPods was the one right after they dropped Firewire support. Ticked me off since FW transfer speeds are about 25–50% faster on average than even USB 2 (burst speed on USB is theoretically faster, but FW transfers offer a rock solid minimum speed).
What happens if you plug in the Firewire cable, you might enquire? Not much. The iPod display will show a message that says something like, “This cable can not be used with this iPod. Please connect a USB cable.” It’ll still provide power through the dock connector, as far as I know, but it won’t transfer data.
The charger you’ve got probably will work. A current USB charger from Apple, that I have sitting on my desk, says that it supplies 5V at 1.0A. Check your stats to see if those numbers match. If they do, you’re golden.
It’s a system where you have a single adapter with interchangeable tips. Instead of having a separate plug-in adapter for a phone, a PDA, an iPod, a portable game system, etc., you have a single unit that plugs into the car or wall outlet and individual tips for the devices you need to charge. It’s not cheaper – each tip is around $10 – but, especially in the car, there’s less cord confusion.
) I looked at the newest iPod Nano today and was completely enamored.