Lifestyle

Apple is officially classifying the iPod nano as vintage

Published

September 2, 2020

Luigi Leonardo

Do you remember your first iPod? For most of us, Apple’s iPods were our first Apple device. However, because of the iPhone’s astronomic rise, Apple eventually stopped producing the nostalgic portable music players. Further marking the end of the iPod, Apple is officially classifying the iPod nano as vintage.

Reported by MacRumors, Apple is finally archiving the years-old iPod nano under its official vintage and obsolete lineups. The list features devices that have ceased selling for five years and more. Vintage products have stopped selling for exactly five years. Meanwhile, obsolete products have stopped selling for seven years.

The last iPod nano model debuted back in 2015. Since then, Apple stopped making the devices.

Compared to other iPod series, the iPad nano went through a lot more design variations. In essence, the series offered a more portable form factor for iPod fans. The series transitioned from the classic click-wheel days to the newer touchscreen days. Apart from the still-selling iPod touch, the iPod nano survived most of the other iPods’ culling.

Unfortunately, the iPod touch is officially bowing out of Apple’s active lineup. According to Apple’s classifications, vintage products will have a harder time going in for support or for repairs. Though iPod nano owners can still get their devices checked for repairs, the availability of components is now more of a mystery. Then, in two years’ time, the lineup will enter obsolete territory. Obsolete devices cannot receive official hardware support anymore.

Entertainment

Netflix: Kris Aquino makes on-screen comeback with fictional role

Long-time TV icon named “C.H.I.K.A.” of Netflix

Published

August 7, 2026

GadgetMatch

Long-time popular Philippine TV icon Kris Aquino has made her on-screen comeback as Netflix’s fictional C.H.I.K.A., or “Chief Head of Insights and Kontent Analysis.”

Netflix initially teased the campaign through a post mentioning that they were “hiring” for the said position.

The post also contained a bullet list of descriptions that served as clues. Not long after, the streaming giant bared the former presidential daughter and presidential sister has made her comeback.

A teaser has likewise been released. The fun skit features Aquino in this new fictional role, giving her signature witty commentary inside the Netflix editing room to ensure that the production of local entertainment content is of topnotch quality.

Two more episodes will be rolled out on August 14 and 20.

Entertainment

New Yorkers compete in Ted Lasso lookalike contest at Apple Fifth Avenue

Futbol is life!

Published

August 7, 2026

Chay Lazaro

Apple Fifth Avenue or Nelson Road? New Yorkers gathered at the iconic flagship store as it transformed into a slice of AFC Richmond for a Ted Lasso lookalike contest celebrating the return of the hit Apple TV+ series.

Dozens of fans arrived in Ted’s signature look, complete with mustaches, visors, blue sweaters, and khakis. Inside the store, the AFC Richmond takeover continued with themed photo opportunities and hidden Easter eggs for longtime fans to discover.

The celebration continued across Midtown and Central Park, where brand ambassadors spread kindness with “Believe” signs, complimentary coffee and tea, a tunnel of cheering Teds for runners, and the Goldfish Zone, where visitors symbolically let go of worries by dropping paper fish into a fishbowl.

Photo by Apple

The takeover marked the return of Ted Lasso, which premiered its fourth season on Apple TV+ on Aug. 5, which arrives more than three years after Season 3 concluded in 2023.

Jason Sudeikis returns as the relentlessly optimistic coach, this time leading AFC Richmond’s newly formed women’s team while reuniting with familiar faces.

Features

GadgetSnaps: Westminster Abbey

A thousand years of history, unfolded with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra

Published

August 4, 2026

MJ Jucutan

Graphics by Vincenz Lee | GadgetMatch

Westminster Abbey isn’t just another stop on the London tourist trail.

It’s the stage for coronations, royal weddings, and burials that span nearly a thousand years, all still playing out under the same vaulted ceilings that have been standing since before most countries had names.

Once you get past the crowds and the audio guides, a quieter version of the abbey starts to show itself: worn stone steps, poets resting a few feet from kings, light that shifts across the nave like it’s in on the performance too.

While losing track of time in Poets’ Corner (yes, me, playing amateur historian for an afternoon), I unfolded the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and decided the abbey deserved more than a quick tourist snap.