Apple has recently announced their 2008 version of the iPod nano. With a new design, new features and the option of 8 or 16GB, we had to take a closer look.

The new iPod nano comes in eight fantastic colours and has some fantastic new features. To start off the new iPod comes with Genius, the new Apple playlist creator. It finds the songs in your library that will go well with the one you select.

The new nano comes with Apples famous accelerometer. This makes using it a lot more interesting and adds a new dimension to nano games. If you tilt your nano on it’s side you will be able to flip through your cover art with Cover Flow. If you want to shake things up a little, give your nano a shake and it will shuffle your music for you. I hope you can turn this off though, because if you are enjoying an intense dance session your nano could begin shuffling your music to your dismay.

Photo’s can now also be seen in landscape thanks to the accelerometer. The new two inch screen plays movies and shows pictures beautifully, but it is still totally impractical to watch a full two hour movie on.

The new nano is not groundbreaking in the traditional sense but it adds some nice new features and a new look just in time for the Christmas season. Apple continues to update and improve it’s range, even if the improvements may be small. I wouldn’t suggest buying this unless you are in need of a replacement iPod or if you’re looking to buy for the first time. Apple’s best selling iPod is back and it has a fresh new look.