The iPod Nano (the crap one)

I've not tried one, but initial impressions aren't good. It looks ugly. A touch interface feels inappropriate with such a small screen.

All of the 'but for a little bit more, you can get an iPod Touch' harping, though, just reminds me of when the iPod mini was introduced, and people all said it was stupid to save a few quid when a full sized iPod has way more storage.

I think if this nano fails, it won't have anything to do with price/features, it'll be because it's a bit ugly, and difficult to use.

The new iPod nano is a fifth of the weight of the new iPod Touch. (≃20g vs ≃100g)

The new iPod Touch is almost five times the volume of the new iPod Nano. (2.8 cubic inches versus 0.6 cubic inches)

I guess the iPod Nano is the gym iPod. It's small and light and has a clip. As such it's certainly more niche. I'd expect far fewer sales of iPod Nanos versus iPod Touch, but that doesn't mean it's failed, it just indicates how the market has segmented.