The iPod Nano stumbled on entry with an especially delicate screen, as outlined by my iPaq Trumps iPod Nano Display Strength article on September 29 2005.My own Pocket PC dropping exploits bear testament to the relative ruggedness of Pocket PC screens.
From the overwhelming reports of users and talks of iPod Nano related class action lawsuits recently, Apple has decided to intervene.
Now the iPod Nano ships with a protective sleeve, according to the AppleInsider site.
Given the current state of things, shipping it in an oversized box stuffed with styrofoam would have also been warranted.
Of course, there's still no mea culpa coming from Apple regarding this display-related Nano-sized fiasco.
Given the recent litigation initiated by bitter iPod Nano buyers in my October 23 2005 article, it would probably prove imprudent.
Dedicated PDA gaming, especially action titles, requires a sound display structure.
Games like Astraware's Ultimate Bowling Fighter incorporate a stylus mode that gauges your shot by duration of stylus tracing on screen, amongst other criteria.
The relative weakness of the iPod Nano display applied to a PDA would stifle budding Pocket PC bowlers from the outset, much less any other sort of Pocket PC gaming of the arcade or action variety.
It doesn't take mishaps like this to make the iPod Nano one of the more ungainly gaming platforms next to the versatile Pocket PC.
