Submitted by: kirkland on Sunday November 05th, 2006 at 07:59 PM EST

Apparently response to Apple's RED nano has been so impressive that the company announced a new 8GB model on Friday. The first model, released in mid-October had 4GB.

The RED nanos were designed by U2 lead singer Bono (who was not at the DEMO show) and Bobby Shriver of the Kennedy/Shriver family. It is part of the RED campaign currently being endorsed by GAP, Converse, Emporio Armani, American Express, Motorola, and Apple. Each sponsoring company has its own RED products, which raise money for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. For each RED nano sold, Apple will contribute $10 to the fund.

"Customer response to the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition has been off the charts," said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing in a statement. "We're thrilled to add a second model with 8GB of capacity, enough for 2,000 songs, so customers have yet another choice in supporting this important cause."

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