I showed the new iPod nano off to various people around the office this afternoon, to gauge their first thoughts and reactions:
Roger, the paper's deputy art director, couldn't wait to have a look. "It's very attractive, just like a piece of jewellery, really. It's much more like a piece of jewellery than other iPods... that makes it more and more desirable. I just hope it lasts longer than my iPod mini, which was crap."
Danielle, Online's administrator for the week and our demonstration model (above), was impressed, but worried about getting the unit grimy. "It sounds just as good," she said. "It would do my head in, though: I'd be constantly cleaning it."
Neil, the assistant editor of Guardian Unlimited - and a man whose immaculately manicured hands can be seen above - is already thinking of splashing out. "Don't tell me wife, but I'm going to buy one," he whispered. "Maybe two." Sorry, mate, but the secret's out.
Hadley, who's the Guardian's deputy fashion editor, offered a considered fashionista's view. "It's so cool: I can fit it in a cigarette packet! It's smaller than a pack of 10."
A straw poll of feedback from around the office basically distilled down into: "Wow, that's small. But will I break it?".
