Portable music players like Apple's iPod Nano seem like a thing of the past, but some companies are still producing solid alternatives.

Apple's slimmed-down, slicker-than-ever iPod nano responds to your movements, creates playlists it thinks you'll like, and makes the competition look like a bunch of clunkers.

The new Apple iPod nano 8GB (2nd generation) is a sexy audio marvel and has a few new surprises to boot with a new interface being one of them.

The Apple iPod Changed Music as we Know It From the Classic to the Touch, the iPod facilitated access-all-areas music in ways nothing else did before – and now it is gone.

The series has been home to many great products from Apple, including the original iPod, the popular iPod nano, the iconic iPod Shuffle, and of course, the iPod touch, which was all but a smartphone.

That’s exactly what developer Guy Dupont was able to do with his fourth-generation iPod, which was modified with built-in Wi-Fi and the Spotify app.

What you need to know Apple has added an iPod nano and iPod Shuffle to the vintage list. It's also added an iPod touch to the obsolete list. But you aren't still using any of them anyway, are you?

Apple slimmed down and packed even more features into the 4th generation of the iPod Touch, which remains one of most versatile pieces of hardware you can drop in your pocket.

Fourth Generation iPod nano Features Apple’s New Genius Technology Apple today introduced the new fourth generation iPod nano, the thinnest iPod ever featuring a sleek new design with a curved ...

It still has the core features of the nano, albeit with a substantially new interface. It’s also important to understand what Apple was and wasn’t attempting to do with the iPod nano back in 2010.

Today, Apple updated its iPod touch line to a 5th generation model which incorporates the same larger 4" screen as the just announced iPhone 5. At only 6.1mm thin and 88 grams, the iPod touch is ...