IPod still under "Windows" not "OS X"

I formatted my iPod then plugged it into my MBP. But when I look under info, it still shows Windows. What giveS?b

...or did you simply format it using disk utility?
As Dustin implied, download the latest iPod updater for MacOS and run it, performing a restore on your iPod, and it will no longer show as Windows formatted (if memory serves however, it will not show any format--that is, the format line under about will not be there anymore, at least that's what I recall on my 4G).
I'll most likely leave my iPod Windows formatted when my MBP arrives, as that will allow me to use it to transfer files and songs to and from friends' machines. Unfortunately, that old saying, "Friends don't let friends run Windows" hasn't caught on yet...

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