Somebody ran an iPod Nano stress test. http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars/3
Apparently the reason they ran the test is that many critics commented that iPod Nano won’t do well because it’s so small and fragile, that it can be easily broken if you accidentally sit on it. I thought it’s pretty funny that the only attack they can come up with is that ‘oh, it’s too small. I couldn’t find it, and what if i sat on it?’
Check out the link yourself, it’s pretty hilarious. If you’re lazy to read the full post, they basically came up with the following plan to break the Nano:
To simulate everyday accidents that could result in a broken iPod, we came up with a few situations that we felt would ultimately leave the nano lifeless:
1. Sitting on the iPod nano
2. Dropping it while jogging (4-6mph),
3. Dropping at various speeds: 8-10mph (slow bicycle), 15-20mph (fast bicycle), 30mph (slow car), and 50mph (fast car)
4. Dropping the nano from various heights.
After the above steps, they FAILED to break it and Nano, although scratched up, was still playing the music. They were astonished and determined to figure out a way to destroy Nano. What did they come up with? They decided to run it over with a car.
The heart was still beating.
So they ran it over again. (not the most creative bunch).
Nano was still breathing and humming songs.
Finally,
In a final act of desperation, we decided to expose the iPod to a catastrophic event that would certainly destroy it. Lacking a really high place to drop the nano from, we decided the throw the nano as high as we could, say 40 feet into the air, and let it land—hard—on the concrete. Alas, the iPod nano finally gave up the ghost. In addition to the display showing nothing and the backlight being perpetually stuck on, the music finally subsided. The nano had journeyed to the Land Where Consumer Electronics Are Eternally Blessed.
Steve Job did a great job presenting Nano, especially at the moment when he took it out from the inner pocket of his jeans. Watch the webcast here.
