No, this is still great for runners (though you have to buy extra headphones, apple really should just include the headphones with remote). Just buy any headphones with remote and you have an excellent way of changing songs while running (far better in my opinion than the clickwheel. I love the remote on my ipod fifth gen and never use the clickwheel unless I am actually looking at the ipod).
I do agree that the Nano does need a way to physically change songs, but they really haven't gotten rid of that capacity. And I gotta agree with some one else, the clickwheel can get frustrating (I have a hard time using the scroll thing to stop exactly on what I want and it clicks so sensitively sometimes I click when I didn't mean to, gets annoying. I'd never try to use it while running, only the fast forward and rewind buttons which I have to feel around in my pocket to make sure I'm not pressing the wrong button. The remote is easier/quicker for me to figure out I'm hitting hte right button while walking/running). So the touch interface is better in my opinion for when you aren't running/walking an actually looking at the ipod to select something, and the remote is better for running/walking. So they really didn't get rid of anything necessary (i would be ranting with the rest of you honestly though if they removed the clickwheel and removed support for the headphone remote).
I could go with this. I think the shuffle has a ridiculously small amount of storage space, I like still having a screen to go to specific songs I want, and that's why I buy the Nano. At this point, the Nano pretty much has taken over any reason the shuffle was better (besides price which is why it's a very good thing Apple reduced the shuffle's price).
It's exactly why I'm drooling over the Nano despite just having gotten a new fifth gen a few months ago (had a third gen before and sorry, guys, I miss the form of the third gen. I'll go against the grain here and say I hate the long form!!! If the fifth gen didn't have so many improvements feature wise such as remote support, pedometer, and a much better software for searching songs, I'd have wished I stayed with the 3rd gen). Personally, for what I would do when I actually bother taking out the ipod and looking at it (selecting playlists/finding specific songs), the touch screen is superior (it's just much faster to go directly to what you want than having to use the scroll wheel). And for when I want physical buttons, the remote is better in my opinion. So since it supports the remote feature on the headphones, the new ipod is superior for controls imho.
I'll admit I used it... when the nano was brand new to me and I had to play with all hte features. Then once the newness wore off, totally didn't use it. I have a smartphone for that which is way superior. If you really need these functions, you really should just buy the touch. I think people who really think the video feature is a must have are more the market the touch aims at, not the nano.
This, I completely agree with. Give the nano a lot more storage space, keep it around the same size, and get rid of the classic. I really don't even see how the classic has much of a market anymore cause the only thing it's good for is large storage space which, well, with even the touch getting to 64 gigs, I really don't see them selling many for that storage space when you can compromise a little bit, get a smaller player wiht a whole lot more features. It really surprises me that they don't have the classic support a lot of "new" features (new features that have been around for quite a while at this point) and it is really just a very basic music player and nothing else. I don't see how they manage to sell that many at this point, especially when it's more expensive than even a Touch.
They really should at least introduce a lot of the new stuff they have given the other ipods to the classic ipod. Or in my opinion, better to replace it with the previous nano (with a whole lot more storage capacity).
