"The new iPod nano is a tour de force, the Swiss Army Knife of mobile entertainment. I'm sure there's some obscure gadget from Japan that packs more features pe

"The new iPod nano is a tour de force, the Swiss Army Knife of mobile entertainment. I'm sure there's some obscure gadget from Japan that packs more features per cubic millimeter, and chances are neither have you. This one's a major consumer product, just in time for stimulating the economy this holiday season." I stopped there. Features per millimeter is not why the Nano is a threat. Hardware and software integration and UX are what made Apple so powerful.