For a long time the only downside I could find with the iPod Nano was the lack of recording. It’s slim, looks good and functions fantastically; but as a bit of an audiophile, the exclusion of any way to record sounds was sorely missed.

XtremeMac, a company who makes various accessories for the iPod, have come up with the right kind of solution that is affordable, slim, and compatible.

This attachable recording device [for 2nd Gen Nano, also available for iPod Video] allows high-quality audio, 16-bit audio at 44 kHz, recording on a Nano. A low quality setting, of 22.05 kHz, can also be set. Recording straight to MP3 format would have been nice.

All controls come from the iPod itself, using the iPod display, recording with any audio input device that fits the standard headphone jack size, 3.5mm-plug.

The MicroMemo comes in black and white and costs $59.95.

Product [XtremeMac]