New iPod Nano Colors?

[MacRumors]

9to5mac.com reports further on upcoming iPod Nano case redesigns and colors.

The reinforce that the new iPod Nanos will come in shorter form factors but also reveal what they believe the final colors will be of the shipping iPod Nanos. The colors include Black, Silver, Cranberry/Wine Red, Lighter Blue, and Light Green.

The colors are even depicted by the site and reproduced below.












9to5mac is a relative newcomer but has previously had some accurate reports. Whether this can carry over to iPod related rumors will be seen in the coming months when Apple refreshes their overdue iPod lineup.

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[mongoos150]

I love it! The colors look quite hip. Very muted quite Soho-esque (if that makes sense to people who pay attention to the color pallet of the district), even classic.

[tvguru]

What no brown?!

[DavisCollins]

ew

too feminine.

[flopticalcube]

Originally Posted by DavisCollins

ew

too feminine.

Well, it is a nano.

[amac4me]

An interesting choice of colors ... if the report is accurate.

[Mistershark]

Better than Zune colors.

Those look great.

[Muzzway]

Umm, not sure if I like them too much.

I also hope the new nano won't look like the picture they posted.

[puckhead193]

no thanks i'll stick with my current nano

[Mac-Addict]

So different shades of colours we already have..

...Seriously?

[Viddrumr32]

I'm still having trouble accepting that Apple would drastically change the form factor of the nano that much. I know it was somewhat a big step from the mini to the nano but that change made sense. I don't understand at all why apple would make the nano bigger. Who knows? Maybe the change will be more acceptable when apple has put their touch on the form factor and it might even be appealing. Or 9to5mac could be full of crap on this one and Apple is allowing this false release of information to trick us into thinking its real because they let the info on the new macs stay on the internet too. I just want the full screen ipod released soon... Dang it, now I'm not gonna have any money after i buy a 360 and halo 3 the same week.

[Virgil-TB2]

Originally Posted by Viddrumr32

I'm still having trouble accepting that Apple would drastically change the form factor of the nano that much....

I totally agree. The little square design that has been passed around is so ugly I have a hard time thinking up ways that Apple could still use this form factor but make it look good as opposed to all the fugly mockups we have been seeing.

Just like Jonathan Ive, I have been to design school and one of the first things they teach you (if you don't know already), is the importance of proportion and the centrality of the golden rectangle. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle)

Objects that are shaped like this just "look right" to the eye, this is why doors, buildings, and almost everything else has been shaped this way since the stone age. Objects that are "thinner" rectangles, look even cooler or slimmer, whereas objects that approach a square, will look "fat" and ugly. Every designer/artist knows this either by training or just instinctively.

On a practical level, this square design would imply either that the nano is getting wider (as this poster and others assume), or that they have chopped the height only. If it's the first case, then this design will require all new docks and accessories! WTF? Why would they do that to us?

If it's the second case, then they have removed all the comfort areas around the clickwheel, and jammed everything into this ugly little square when they clearly didn't even need to. The thing is already dead tiny, and there is no design advantage to reducing the height. Staying the same form factor would not affect plans for the wider screen, would not affect the controls, etc.

Making the current nano form factor shorter, just introduces a design *constraint*, in that it makes the interior volume smaller, meaning less storage and less room for the OS. I can see nothing to be gained by this except perhaps a slightly lighter weight.

The "rounded corner rectangle" might be Apples longest running design standard, but almost always it's the golden rectangle we see, and for good reason. If Ive has actually done this to the nano, it might be the first of his designs that I truly think misses the mark.

These square mockups we have been seeing just make no sense from a design perspective unless it's like the Volkswagon "Thing" where the product was supposed to be "so ugly it's cool." And you don't see many VW Things driving the streets these days do you? :-)

[..........?]

Originally Posted by Viddrumr32

I'm still having trouble accepting that Apple would drastically change the form factor of the nano that much. I know it was somewhat a big step from the mini to the nano but that change made sense. I don't understand at all why apple would make the nano bigger. Who knows? Maybe the change will be more acceptable when apple has put their touch on the form factor and it might even be appealing. Or 9to5mac could be full of crap on this one and Apple is allowing this false release of information to trick us into thinking its real because they let the info on the new macs stay on the internet too. I just want the full screen ipod released soon... Dang it, now I'm not gonna have any money after i buy a 360 and halo 3 the same week.

If they make it bigger then i think they are replacing ipod nano. End of ipod nano. They will call it a different name.

Apple have to always change. It cannot rely on the ipod nano to be hip for a long time. That is why they are always introducing new product with new form and name instead of the same thing but with more memory.

[milo]

Originally Posted by Viddrumr32

I don't understand at all why apple would make the nano bigger.

Because they're supposedly adding video playback - to make the screen bigger, you have to make the unit bigger. Although it seems like the mockups just look bigger, they actually say that they're about the same width as before, just shorter.

I'm totally fine with that, maybe it's finally time to upgrade from my original shuffle.

I thought these colors looked a little girly, but when I looked at the current ones, these are actually less girly. Personally, I'd like to see some DARK colors, like a nice british racing green or deep navy blue or dark burgundy purple. That would be very cool with a metallic finish. But as people have mentioned already, the colors apple has come out with that were mocked the most often ended up being the best sellers.

Originally Posted by Chupa Chupa

Yawn. I hope both a new nano and iPod offer more than just a lame color and font change. Apple has a big problem, which I'm sure they realize, namely everyone in America now has at least one iPod.

I guess you haven't been following the rumors...these nanos are supposed to have video playback, which is a huge addition, especially if prices don't go up. And do you really think "everyone in america" having your product would be considered a problem by most companies? I'm sure virtually all would kill for that.

I assume if they do video playback they'll have video output from the jack like the full sized ipod? And what about battery life for video, would it be as bad as the current video ipod or is there room for improvement since it doesn't have a hard drive?

[age234]

Originally Posted by DavisCollins

ew

too feminine.

Yeah. I wouldn't get one. Maybe the black, but not the others.

An orange shuffle-colored one would be great, though. I have one, it's great

[grafikat]

I am so ready for a nice green! (the wine is very nice too!)

[Analog Kid]

If I had to guess, I'd say the wine color will lead the pack.

The blue might work as party favors at a baby shower...

[blumoon]

Originally Posted by Analog Kid

If I had to guess, I'd say the wine color will lead the pack.

The blue might work as party favors at a baby shower...

I don't like the new colors and prefer the more bold colors. I am looking forward to an update though. Hmmm....

[mrkramer]

I don't mind the colors, but I really hope that the form factor does not change, especially to their picture. I am worried that it might, since they previously were reliable, and Apple has taken a step back in design with other recent products-I'm reffering to the glossy screen on the iMac.

[nemaslov]

Very Modern colors Yes I agree!

[DoFoT9]

im not too big on colours..
but those look half decent. nice too see appppple constantly making changes. *hinthint*

[Thataboy]

Uhhh those colors aren't feminine at all. I'd actually go as far as saying they are too masculine. Pale does not equal girly.

I would include the shuffle orange color (a big success in my opinion), and maybe a lavender for a more feminine choice.

[AppleMatt389]

i dont get u guys..as if u like these colours..they are grosssss. i really dislike them.

i clicked on the comments expecting to see hate comments about these colours. as if im alone on this one.

[queshy]

I hope with the new color changes that they make it thinner. it's too darn thick to be portable lol

[tominated]

wow. very nice shades indeed!