Like others I feel a bit let down by the mini iPod, not just with the US pricing or even the shocking UK pricing, but like Russ with the very concept itself.

Sure it's smaller than an iPod which is nice, but does it really bring anything new to the game? Remember that the standard iPod isn't a huge bloated device, but something sleeker and more sveldt than a walkman.

The size aspect of the mini iPod is rather intriguing, the nearest size equivalent is a 13mm thick business card, so it's wider and longer than the smallest mobile phones, but probably slimmer at 91x51x13mm (people interested in old school measurements can find then elsewhere). Sure it's small, but it's also bulky compared to the solid state devices, I really can't see the mini iPod doing much other than canabalising iPod sales to fashion victims.