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...Public Policy,” covers a broad smattering of small things—from microwaves to atomic particles to stem cells. You’ll talk about the Alice-in-Wonderland-esque counter-intuitive nature of these super-small things (groovy!) and get to know the world of nano (hint: it’s not about the iPod). If you prefer the bigger picture, Science A-36, “Observing the Sun and Stars,” has some promise, but be prepared to put in the hours, as two labs a week—limited...
Apple boss Steve Jobs made good Tuesday on speculation that his company would offer movie downloads and a movie-ready iPod for the holiday season. During his presentation, at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, he also unveiled an overhaul of the nano line, with flash-memory capacity reaching 8 gigabytes, as anticipated. The only unexpected announcement was a new version of the nearly forgotten iPod shuffle-cutting the size of the 1GB screen-less music player by half, and cutting its price...
...Since this was the most highly anticipated Apple launch since Jobs' unveiled the first nano and video-capable iPod, Apple fans spent the weeks leading up to it speculating wildly. The movie-friendly iPod doesn't have a widescreen display (even though most movies on iTunes are formatted in theatrical widescreen). It certainly doesn't have a touchscreen covering its entire front, as some hoped. Nor is there any sort of wireless networking capability for downloading songs remotely or streaming music to a receiver. It does, however, answer many concerns. Capacity has been raised to 80GB in order to make...
...nano bears a resemblance to the fondly remembered iPod mini-not only does it have the same rounded sides, but on $199 4GB models, its aluminum body comes in silver, pink, green and blue. A black finish is reserved for the 8GB nano, which will sell for $249, competing with SanDisk's recently launched 8GB Sansa flash player. Contrary to some speculation, the new nano does not play video (as the Sansa does), but it will play music for 24 hours on a single battery charge...
...iTunes software is already available for download at apple.com, and movies are already on sale. The new iPod and iPod nano models are also now on sale, though the new shuffle ships in October. Stay tuned to TIME.com for in-depth reviews...