You say you always wanted an Apple iPod Nano but don’t want to pay that much money for it? Well you’re in luck. The “i-Bob” takes all its styling cues from the Nano so you can impress all your friends – they will think you’re so cool because you have an iPod.
While the i-Bob is much cheaper than the Nano, you do get what you pay for. The unit is a shoddily built device with exposed screws. However, the i-Bob does manage to one-up the nano with its video playback capability. Apple must have snatched up all of the available 2GB and 4GB flash modules, because the $119 i-Bob maxes out at 1GB, with cheaper 256MB and 512MB versions also available.
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