… There was a glimmer of hope a year ago, when Apple updated the previous watch-sized iPod nano with new clock displays and even began selling nano watch bands in its retail stores. The nano wasn’t a very good watch, but the potential was blindingly obvious — it was Bluetooth and a connectivity protocol away from being the ultimate iPhone accessory. It felt like a brewing revolution in wearable computing …

… Instead there’s the new iPod nano.

It is a cautious step towards familiar price points and predictable sales numbers down a path of declining revenues, not a risky first step towards a revolutionary new platform. Worst of all, it’s not even a compelling product. Take away the multitouch screen and it might as well be a Samsung Yepp from 2007. It runs a goofy proprietary OS, comes in just one storage size, doesn’t support apps or popular next-generation music services like Spotify or Pandora, and generally makes no case for existing in a world where most teenagers get their music from YouTube. Anyone thinking about spending $149 on the iPod nano should tap-dance on street corners until they make the extra $50 it takes to buy the entry-level iPod touch instead. …

The Verge

I’m going to buy one of the OLD ones just to keep my iPod watch working for another couple of years.

SAMSUNG and others need to jump into the Smart Watch gap.