With a tagline Put a different kind of change in your pocket, Apple has unveiled the red iPod Nano as a special promotion to help fight AIDS in Africa. From Apple’s website:

Choose the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition and Apple will give $10 of its purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.

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You make choices every day, from the clothes you wear to the music you play. Now making a choice means making a difference. The iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED holds up to 1,000 songs, 25,000 photos(1), and a little hope. That’s because $10 from every iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED sold goes directly to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Which means your iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED sounds good and does good at the same time.

Apple has always been a socially concious company, and this is another example of both effective marketing, selling more iPods, and helping a worthwhile cause all at the same time. Apple seems to have this balance down pat. Still, the iPod Nano Red is absolutely gorgeous, and worth considering if you’re in the market for a new iPod Nano, especially with the holidays coming up.

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