since you wrote that you've got it brand new on christmas 09 - it has to be a 5ht generation nano - this one has a camera.
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since you wrote that you've got it brand new on christmas 09 - it has to be a 5th generation nano - this one has a camera.
you also wrote that the screen is cracked and splintered and you "taped" it - so the lcd is ok and only the glass panel is broken - right ??
you can order the glass panel replacement part for the 5th generation on ebay - this search should give you a good amount of results: [http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=iPod+nano+5th+lens&_sacat=0&_dmpt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&_odkw=iPod+nano+glass&_osacat=0&bkBtn=&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313|CLICK]
if your iPod has no camera - but looks like the one on the picture above - it's a 4th generation nano - in that case you can order the part from ifixit: [product|IF141-001|CLICK]
the installation instructions for the 4g or 5g are pretty similar.
here is the 4g: [guide|1165|CLICK] and here is the 5g teardown: [guide|1157|CLICK].
since the teardowns are not as good as the repair guides - but you can use it to compare the two specific models - the needed tools are listed in the 4g glass panel guide
since you wrote that you've got it brand new on christmas 09 - it has to be a 5ht generation nano - this one has a camera.
you also wrote that the screen is cracked and splintered and you "taped" it - so the lcd is ok and only the glass panel is broken - right ??
you can order the glass panel replacement part for the 5th generation on ebay - this search should give you a good amount of results: [http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=iPod+nano+5th+lens&_sacat=0&_dmpt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&_odkw=iPod+nano+glass&_osacat=0&bkBtn=&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313|CLICK]
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if your iPod has no camera - but looks like the one on the picture above - it's a 4th generation nano - in that case you can order the part from ifixit: [http://www.ifixit.com/iPod-Parts/iPod-Nano-Gen-4-Glass/IF141-001|CLICK]
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if your iPod has no camera - but looks like the one on the picture above - it's a 4th generation nano - in that case you can order the part from ifixit: [product|IF141-001|CLICK]
the installation instructions for the 4g or 5g are pretty similar.
here is the 4g: [guide|1165|CLICK] and here is the 5g teardown: [guide|1157|CLICK].
since the teardowns are not as good as the repair guides - but you can use it to compare the two specific models - the needed tools are listed in the 4g glass panel guide
since you wrote that you've got it brand new on christmas 09 - it has to be a 5ht generation nano - this one has a camera.
you also wrote that the screen is cracked and splintered and you "taped" it - so the lcd is ok and only the glass panel is broken - right ??
you can order the glass panel replacement part for the 5th generation on ebay - this search should give you a good amount of results: [http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=iPod+nano+5th+lens&_sacat=0&_dmpt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&_odkw=iPod+nano+glass&_osacat=0&bkBtn=&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313|CLICK]
if your iPod has no camera - but looks like the one on the picture above - it's a 4th generation nano - in that case you can order the part from ifixit: [http://www.ifixit.com/iPod-Parts/iPod-Nano-Gen-4-Glass/IF141-001|CLICK]
the installation instructions for the 4g or 5g are pretty similar.
here is the 4g: [guide|1165|CLICK] and here is the 5g teardown: [guide|1157|CLICK].
since the teardowns are not as good as the repair guides - but you can use it to compare the two specific models - the needed tools are listed in the 4g glass panel guide