ipod nano 7th generation having issues with the UI

I had this problem as well. This is what I found by searching online. I tried the fix on my nano 7th gen and it worked. I hope this helps you. Make sure to use two fingers for sliding and double-click the icons to get into settings. Good luck.

It would seem that Voiceover has been enabled on your iPod Nano. The following article contains information regarding Voiceover, and how to disable it once it's been enabled.

iPod nano (6th generation and later): How to use VoiceOver

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4317

To turn off VoiceOver on iPod nano using VoiceOver gestures

From the Home Screen, swipe right or left with two fingers until you see or hear "Page 2 of 2" on iPod nano (7th generation) or "Settings" on iPod (6th generation).
If the icons have been rearranged, or if there are more than four Home screens, you may hear something different.

1. Slide one finger around the screen until you hear Settings.
2. Double-tap to open Settings.
3. Slide your finger up or down the screen until you see or hear General, then double- tap.
4. Slide your finger up or down the screen until you see or hear Accessibility, then double-tap.
5. Slide your finger up or down the screen until you see or hear VoiceOver, then double-tap.
6. Double-tap when you hear "VoiceOver switch button on."
7. You'll hear "VoiceOver off" to confirm the setting. Now you can use standard gestures to control iPod nano.

Note: You can also turn off VoiceOver by resetting your iPod.

Thank you so much for this.. thought I had broken my ipod within the first five minutes!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I was having the same exact problem!

i just bought mine today and when i synced my music i was freaking out and thought it broke right away too!! This really helped. i just turned off the voice over and it worked fine!

Thanks so much I got freaked out for a bit about my ipod.