On February 7, 2006, Apple updated the lineup with the 1 GB model (240 songs). The Nano was launched in two colors (black and white) and two storage sizes: 2 GB (roughly 500 songs) and 4 GB (1000 songs). Development ĭevelopment work on the design of the iPod Nano started only nine months before its launch date. Apple discontinued the iPod Nano on July 27, 2017. The iPod Nano went through several models, or generations, after its introduction. The first-generation model was introduced on September 7, 2005, as a replacement for the iPod Mini, using flash memory for storage. The iPod Nano (stylized and marketed as iPod nano) is a discontinued portable media player designed and formerly marketed by Apple Inc.