Pixel 8a first look: It has the AI magic and an aloe green colour to beat the summer

The last time I had fun with a device was with the fourth-generation iPod Nano. It came in orange, had a white click-wheel, and felt different. That model wasn’t the first iPod Nano model, nor was it the last. I still remember the iPod Touch had already been announced by then, yet the iPod Nano made so much sense for the price it offered. The new Pixel 8a reminded me of the iPod Nano, and I couldn’t help but wonder why. In a way, both devices represent different eras in time, but like the iPod Nano,