"just bend it into a boomerang and throw it at ya mates aye" that was the most Aussie thing I have ever heard

I love the “na no” intro

4:52 "I'm not a technician, I'm just a drummer" ... great idea slogan for future merch

2:13 the mini casually chilling with the nanos

"ₙₐ₋ₙₒ" 10 hour when?

This nano is too dangerous to throw away. I know what i'll do, I'll put it in an airtight glass jar and make a glass frag grenade.

Funnily enough, my older brother had a first-gen Nano that he'd take with him to the gym. He dropped weights on it more than once. Still worked, and no battery issues. (I've still got my second-gen Nano, but I outgrew its 2GB of storage pretty quickly)

I’ve had the 7th Gen since near release, and I have to say, it’s probably my favorite Apple product. No black spot. I have probably listened to tunes on it for thousands and thousands of hours, no damage, only some minor scratches on the screen and some wear on the bridge of the headphone jack. Amazing device.

Steve: *pulls out nano* Everyone: A W W W

When the 1GB used to cost $500 Now, a 1Tb micro SD costs $234

The rectangular Ipod Shuffle with the USB built onto it, and the 3rd gen nano, were the pinnacles of the Ipod product line. The ipod touch was more akin to a gameboy than an Mp3 player with all the games we played back then. (Back then, we used them for playing a game called TapTap Revenge, and less for scrolling facebook, it wasn’t until gen 4 of the touch that things began changing in terms of what we really did with touch screen devices)

I found a 1st gen nano like that in white in my grandparents house a long time ago...I was able to bring it back to life with just the USB cable I had...It was the most amazing thing and I adored it, it's battery and screen were perfect (for some reason) and I would still have it and would still be using it today if I hadn't spilled a bit of water in the middle of the night...in the morning I found it with a puffed battery...it was very sad...I loved that little nano...I would love to still have it today...

It's a fire hazard! So I put it in a jar...with a safety label on it. "Shake the jar! (win a prize)"

“It was cursed and I call it The Black-“ *KZfaq ad* “-Spot”

I have had my 6th gen nano for 11 years now and it still works! I loved how they integrated the built in clip. Call me crazy but I'd like to see them come back. With the technology of today, I'd bet they would be nice. Especially if it had 1TB memory. Maby make them like the Nintendo switch. Only the over ear headphones as the dock. And slide out the pod to watch movies on the go.

The 3rd gen nano is immediately what I think of when I hear "iPod". Had one of those as a kid, somehow. Parents weren't exactly rich so maybe they bought it off someone secondhand.

I had one of those green nanos and loved it to death. Made videos with it all the time and took it everywhere. I watched ATLA episodes and American Pie on the damn thing. When I was moving out I found it at the bottom of a drawer. I was so excited I hadn't seen it in years. But picking it up, I saw it. My heart stood still... The black spot.

Time to listen to an Australian man yell about iPods

As someone who owns a watch sized nano (I got it new at the time with a very nice and reasonably priced watch band that looks awesome and has proven nigh indestructible), I am super glad to hear that my only ipod is not an explosive strapped to my wrist that could erupt in flames at any moment. Also, I look forward to having to learn to replace the original battery after all these years.

any updates on the cursed jar of nanos?

"Gimmie all ye Pokemon cahds mate, no Metapods tho." - Dankpods, 2020

“I’ve had to keep it in a jar with a safety label!!” *shake the jar :)*

I’ve had a nano 7th gen for a long while now and before that it was my brothers, and there have been absolutely no issues with the display or anything! It’s served me well for the time I’ve used it.

I found a 5th gen classic at goodwill with an aftermarket battery. The battery expanded so far that the screen had cracked and it had actually pushed the top case off the bottom case a bit

who else remembers brick breaker solitaire and guess the song on this thing

“Hopefully if it does catch fire *its in a pressure sealed glass bomb* “

I only recently found your channel and it's fun to try to date your videos solely on the speed of the patreon scroll! Keep up the good work m8

If you ever consider replacing the battery in one of these, making sure that it's fully discharged would probably remove the fire risk by a decent bit. The fire risk comes form the charge that's in the battery. The electrolyte that sits between the anode and cathode of the battery is flammable, and when a battery is damaged or bent it can cause a short between the sides of the battery, and if there's a lot of charge left in the battery, that short will let a lot of current from one side to the other, which generates the heat that can cause the electrolyte to catch fire. If the battery is dead, there's no charge that wants to get to the other side of the battery, so it's much less likely to catch fire.

This guy is the reason I now subconsciously say “na-no” every time I see a Nano.

Steve Jobs: *introduces iPod nano* Audience: *A W H*

I want a update on the nuggets in the jar

I have a nano 1st gen, the screen has dead pixels but the back cover isn't bloated, the casing isn't cracked and the dead pixels aren't the pixels themselves, but the backlight, with the backlight off you can't tell that it doesn't work in those spots, its only when you turn the backlight on.

I'd put mineral oil in that jar. You can store pure lithium metal and other reactive elements like potassium and sodium. So by putting the oil in the jar, your electronics will probably be fine. More importantly you can still watch the battery expanding but no risk of exploding glass fire

Sorry bout the sad episode, it's just how it is! I do have a nano that works perfect even after being put through a washing machine twice, but I've had nanos that looked fine begin to swell up only when charged again... bit of a gamble I suppose. You can put rockbox on a nano if you want a "mod" of sorts. I'm not qualified to play with flash storage on a mobo, even James is doubtful! Nanos are hard core difficult ipods.

My 2nd generation nano's are the toughest pieces of electronics I've ever owned. They often got left in a pocket on a jacket or a pair of jeans and ended up in the washing machine. This must have happened somewhere between 10 and 15 times. Left them on the heated bathroom floor for a few hours and they were good to go. Only damage was that the ends got a bit beat up. Gave them away when I bought my 6th generation -the one with the clip- that I still use when I go running and leave my phone at home. I love these little guys 👍

My silver 2nd gen is still trucking along nicely, besides one row of dead pixels on the screen it's doing fine. Considering it spent it's life on an iPod dock it hasn't got a swollen battery yet. *Crosses fingers*

_"Shake the jar win a prize"_ *but I don't want to win a fire hazard*

Shouldn’t those Nano’s be at least 6 feet apart?

Great video! As for the “freaks”, I’ve haven’t noticed any battery issues with the 7th generation. The 6th generation had a flaw where the buttons would get stuck. I was sad when it happened.

The 6th generation one was proably my first ipod. I had non-apple mp3 players for years but I was looking for something small and easy to use and ended up with that little nano. It was great, had the watchband. I think I lost it when we moved.

I'm waaay to invested in old school iPods now.

Not disappointed just terrified I have a tiny bomb lost somewhere in a junk drawer o_o

I actually had a third gen nano, I'm not shure if it got the Blackspot, but the battery did expand, it lifted the whole backplate up

My blue 5th gen daily driver iPod Nano has been through a lot. First, mom was eating watery cucumbers and the iPod got some of the cucumber water in its screen, which evaporated and now has an evaporation splotch, then recently some of the LCD screen cracked, probably from being slammed around in a backpack, but it doesn't effect playback, so I won't complain. No black spot *yet*... when I showed my best friend it, he was surprised it didn't have it.

1:37 Fun fact: That nugget player was used by Jobs as an example of a typical high-end flash player, in order to explain the features of iPod mini, the predecesor of the nano. So, basically, that nugget was the primordial enemy of the nano.

Every time he pulls out a nano I get excited to hear the "na no" part...

I grew up with everyone having ipods and i got my first ipod in 2009 as a 5th gen, i loved it. I had good luck with the black spot til the last few years. I sold it to a friend who could fix it cause i had no clue

2nd Gen Nano was my first mp3 player and it felt like a game changer. I'd spend so much time on my shitty laptop, organizing my music in iTunes. As someone who had a huge CD collection at the time, having all that music in my pocket was a dream come true.

I own repair shops, we pride ourselves on fixing ANYTHING. And I recently banned the nano.

I’m turning that intro “na no” into my ringtone.

Grew up with a nano, and the only issue i see is the screen has extremely yellowed from lack of use, i wanna do more research on that, but if the battery hasnt bulged, i might change the battery while i still can, itll be difficult but if it stops working its no sweat off my back seeing as how i dont use it anymore

holy fuck you just unlocked a bank of memories by yoinkin that rio out. i had one of those. oh GOD THE MEMORIES

I begged for a Razor, my dad said no. I got a perfect score on my state test. The highest in the state. They made me take it again with a state representative observer. I got another perfect score. My dad still said no, and told me to “get the groceries out of the trunk.” The phone was in the trunk. I died that day....of happiness. Plus everyone in my class passed the state test because I signed the answers to them....which is probably why they sent a state observer. I’m still happy about it. No child was left behind.

I've been looking for a _na no_ compilation. Just have to put 0.00 on repeat

I freakin loved the freaks of the iPod nano. I had them for FOREVER, and they still work to this day!!!

I used to use the 3rd gen nano daily and I can confirm the display issues and another issue with them is even if you spill the tiniest drop of water on them there are garboge

The third gen nano was the best iPod ever made. Fight me. I still have mine and it's running after a cycle through the washer and dryer, and after losing the scroll wheel. It's amazing and I love it.

I like when you said “Na no” at the beginning. So cute 😂

I had one of those nanos with the camera, always wondered why the screen looked like it was delaminating, never knew the glass wasn't meant to touch loll

I love how papa Steve pulled the nano out of the tiny pocket inside the regular pocket

"I'm no technician." Says the man who invented the Shrek pod

Doesn't even add that 44 seconds to make it 10min, respect

I’ve had the last gen nano that got released in 2013ish ( the one with blue tooth) for the last 10yrs and still works like brand new . I absolutely love this thing!

I got a first gen shuffle for christmas in 2005, a 60 gb black video in 2007(8?)) which got stolen out of the locker room in tenth grade (2010) and that tiny TV Nano 6th gen in 2011 or so I can't remember. I had three of those TV nanos, all of which failed from the same issue, the power button got stuck in the pressed down position, the Apple store just gave me a new one when I walked in pretty much. But it might still be my favorite, even over the Ipod Video, which had battery issues before it got stolen. I had the wristband mod and would run the earbuds up my sleeves and listen to music in class. Great for working out for sure. Also a 5th gen Touch RED somewhere with all my music on it.

"dont worry, weird-sounding random aussie laugh isnt real, it cant hurt you." weird-sounding random aussie laugh: 1:11

It’s a shame we haven’t resolved the issues regarding the dreaded spicy pillow. Hopefully that’ll come soon.

I've bought a second hand 5th gen Nano because my 14 year old self never had the chance to have one, so now at nearly 30 and having my own money I finally had that dream come true. It's in such good shape, little to no scratches, came with the original earphones (the rubber parts have already fallen off, what a surprise) and charger and the system works perfectly; the only problem is that the battery is old as hell and doesn't hold a nice charge, I can listen to it for about 1 hour before it shuts down and I put it to charge again. Really lucky that eventhough this Nano has belonged to someone, it has no black spot!! I really want to have the battery changed but I just can't find someone that's familiar with this type of work! Maybe one day I'll get brave, buy the tools, the battery and try it myself. Like people say, yolo.

I actually repaired my old iPod na-no 5 with the black spot that actually pushed out glass. so the thing what i did is atually carefully poke battery in the corner, and when i finally pushed out the internals it was fine, it even turned on after battery replacement. but don't try to poke the battery in the middle, in case of tihs 4:15.(sorry for mitakes, english is not my native language).

I know it's a year old video, but that blue nano is literally what my iPod nano looks like right now, down to the exact same color. Maybe the blue Nanos are extra cursed.

the nano 5th gen was my first ipod, and honestly I have to say it’s one of the most durable things i’ve ever owned- i literally found it in a cup of water (it had been submerged for a day at the least), put it in rice, and it still works to this day. heck, i even left it outside for SIX MONTHS (because i was a dumb little kid) and it worked like new- it’s kind of startling to see that they were such a big problem! I still have it and i’ve never seen the black spot- but i’ll keep a look out!

My first Ipod was a 2nd gen Nano. I had a 6th gen that got stolen when I was in high school, and now have a 7th gen that has lived in the glovebox of my truck for several years now

The “shake the jar win a prize!” Killed me 😂

- N A - - N O -

8:58 That my friend, is a Microsoft Zune. Released in November 2006.

Wow, between me and my partner ive had 3 or 4 generations of the old nanos and I've NEVER known about this issue. Thats actually insane.

OH GOD THAT 3 FLIP PHONE. A bunch of my mates had that phone and I was soooo jealous. The rotating camera was the height of technology in the 2000s.

The best way of passing quarantine, watching some dude that lives upside down on a very big island talking about some nanos and why they stink. 10/10

Now that I've watched this video, I fear the day that my nano will spontaneously be engulfed in flames

My first ipod was the 4th gen black Nano (the one before the camera) and I loved it so much. I left in my jacket during class and it got stolen. I pray you always have a rock in your shoe whoever you are. Then I got the little square touch screen freak a couple years later but I had an iPhone at that point and I didn't really have a use for it. I still want that og 4th gen oval boy back.

I have a lot of nostalgia for those colorful, tall nanos.

"Shake the jar, win a prize" 😂 I like how they're kept in a glass jar with an airtight seal like the expansion of gasses wouldn't explode the jar l

4:30 Shake the Jar (win a prize)

Most of the time you can poke the battery foil with a pin or something to relase thw pressure while being *careful* not to poke too far and short the layers (which is what causes the fires mostly...). Even then some batteries are so old and cooked you can shred them and there will not be enough energy in there to be an issue.

My first iPod was a fifth gen nano I had for about ten years (still have it sitting around because idk what to do with it). Never got the dreaded Black Spot, ultimately stopped using it because it started crashing and freezing more frequently and the clickwheel cracked and didn't work right anymore (can't recall if it was due to age or I dropped it or what). Loved that thing though and probably would've gone looking for another one if I didn't get gifted a touch (which I've also grown to love but damn there was just something about the simplicity of the old nano's menus)

I just watched the “na no” and automatically subscribed 😂

I have a 3rd gen Nano connected to my car's stereo at all times. My car has voice commands so I rarely see the Nano. Every few months I bring it back inside my house, fill it up with new music, and back it goes into the car. It's one of the best things I own that improves my life and I got it for free.

I had a nano 3rd gen. Never had an issue with space or it running. Thing still fires up 14 years later

i had a black gen 1 nano until november this year. no black spot no screen burn or battery issues. then my brother submerged it in water and it fried itself and short circuited. took it apart and most of the damage was on the 30 pin connector which was surprising

8:57 ZUNE INCOMING! I REPEAT, ZUNE INCOMING! Honestly, the main thing that gave it away was the horrible colors.

Nice, watching this on my 2019 razr right now.

I still have my 1st gen Na-No. First apple product I ever had. Still works. No black spot per-se, but the screen is cracked (so you could say that it has a black patch, instead of a spot, but the battery expanding is not the reason), and only the bottom left corner is still operational. Since I still remember the menu, all I do is set it to shuffle music randomly. It's my player of choice when doing manual labor, in order to not risk my other players (another 1st gen Na-No in perfect condition, and a mint 3rd gen one) getting banged up

2:22 the nana was genius

immediately checked my own nanos... they're good. no black spot... YET

“You can bend it into a boomerang and throw it at ya’ mates” My favorite dank pods quote

Still have my 7th Gen. was great for the gym and lightning clock base.

I wore my iPod Nano as a watch all through Uni BEFORE smart watches were ever a thing. Worked amazingly as a watch/mp3 player (when my phone was flat). To me it was its main purpose.

Thank you to this fellow Australian for flipping his videos upright for our viewing pleasure

DankPods: The iPod nano stinks! Me who loves iPod nanos: oh... um, ok... *cries in a corner*

I saved up in high school for my first iPod nano with was the iPod nano 5th gen, and i loved it and thought it was so cool cuz a tiny little device could record video

Back in I think 2014, I managed to score a Nano 6th Gen for 3 AUD at a fair by entering a raffle (came with 300 something songs too). Got a watch band for it. Loved that thing. Then in I think 2016 or 17, I had a bike accident with it on and shattered the screen. I still have it, and a replacement LCD, but I haven’t gotten around to the repair. I’m honestly still saddened over it. I’m tempted to look around for a cheap 7th gen, but my daily headphones are lightning, so.....I don’t think a 7th would support them