Apple issued a recall on the 1st generation iPod nano back in mid-November and while many had probably requested a shipping box almost immediately, Apple appeared to be taking some time in getting those boxes sent out and the replacement units sent back. But that aside, we can now say with certainty that Apple is more »

Walmart today has launched its Christmas layaway program adding top Apple products and other popular electronics and toys under the promo. This layaway program is Walmart’s way of providing parents and other consumers to make bite-size payments for various consumer products that they plan to give to their kids. The program enables you to pre-purchase more »

As usual, despite not livestreaming the event, Apple has placed today’s iPhone 4S announcement on its website. The video can be streamed from the link below, or you should be able to download the video from the Apple Keynotes podcast feed in iTunes sometime soon. There’s no Steve Jobs on stage, but you get to more »

At today’s iPhone event APple saw fit to update the iPOd line as well, starting with the iPod nano. The new iPod nano has some changes to the UI, where now instead of using a grid to select the small apps you just get one horizontal line to scroll through. Apple claims this will be more »

From a new product perspective, possible the most exciting announcement is the new iPod nano. It doesn’t do as much as the iPod touch, but it combines the ease of use of the touch with the portability of the shuffle. The new iPod nano is simply a roughly 1.5-inch square with a 1.5-inch touchscreen. it more »

We knew it had to be coming soon. Apple is set to hold a special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco next Wednesday, September 1. If the time of year doesn’t give it away, perhaps the image on the invitation sent out to some bloggers will. The event more »

While the iPod reigns supreme over the Portable Media Player department, Coby is offering a nice little alternative to the iPod Nano for the budget-conscious shopper. With a 1.8 inch LCD color screen, the Coby MP620 sports 4GB of storage, integrated FM radio, and comes in a black, blue, and red color. Based on the more »

Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover Apple’s sort-of-big 09/09/09 event, Palm’s Pre price drop and new Pixi, Moto banks on Android to save them, and Sprint throws down.

So you’ve narrowed your choices down to the iPod nano, the Zune HD, and the iPod touch, but you have no idea which one to get. Gadgetell has you covered. We’ve got a flow chart to help make your decision! Click on through to see the full flow chart goodness.

The Apple event has come and gone and for the most part, we’re looking at evolutionary changes, not revolutionary ones. The iPod nanos got the most new features with the addition of a video camera capable of recording VGA video, a microphone, FM radio, and a pedometer. With the radio and pedometer, the iPod nano more »