Artist Rendition of 5G iPod Nano with Camera?

MacRumors · May 26, 2009, 10:48 AM

iLounge posts an artist rendition of what it believes the next-generation iPod nano will look like. According to the site, the new iPod nano will see a wider screen (1:5:1 ratio), smaller click wheel, and built-in camera.

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Finally, there’s a camera on the back in an unusual location, one which conceivably might be blocked by hands… except when the iPod nano is corner-gripped for photography. It will debut at the same time as the new iPod touch, between July and September. Our gut feeling is September.

The report seems to confirm a recent claim from HardMac that the new iPod Nano will contain a camera. Of interest, HardMac also said in the same report that the next iPod Touch would also include a camera. Both models are expected to be refreshed around September of this year.

Article Link: Artist Rendition of 5G iPod Nano with Camera?

techfreak85 · May 26, 2009, 10:50 AM

thats right where you hold it.

Tallest Skil · May 26, 2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by techfreak85

thats right where you hold it.

Not sideways, which would be the appropriate way to hold it for picture taking. Right thumb hits the center button, click!

But no, it's an iPod. There will be no camera.

Doju · May 26, 2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

Not sideways, which would be the appropriate way to hold it for picture taking. Right thumb hits the center button, click!

But no, it's an iPod. There will be no camera.

Hey, Senor Arrogant Know-it-All. Newsflash. You don't know it all. You know as much as we do, a camera could happen. Stop acting like you're some godly thing that knows all things Apple inside out and products to come.

A camera would be revolutionary. Want a camera? Just buy a new iPod. People would go crazy for it.

techfreak85 · May 26, 2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Doju

A camera would be revolutionary. Want a camera? Just buy a new iPod. People would go crazy for it.

Ya i think it would be cool to have a camera. when cell phones first had cameras alot of people were not into it, but now, cell phones are one of the most popular camera now. crappy, but popular.

Saladinos · May 26, 2009, 10:50 AM

That really is a bit of a bizarre place to put it. Perhaps the screen and thinness of the device is limiting its placement.

Donz0r · May 26, 2009, 10:51 AM

I don't think this will happen.
The Apple we know would never do this.

celtikmind · May 26, 2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Donz0r

I don't think this will happen.
The Apple we know would never do this.

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Originally Posted by Antares

If they do add one, Apple had better not jack up the price because of it or at least have an option to buy one with or without the camera.

This is the Apple we know.

Pooshka · May 26, 2009, 02:54 PM

OMG, don't tell me MacRumors will now be dedicating threads to "artist renditions" in the main news forum.

MHerstand · May 26, 2009, 10:52 AM

So I get that it could work, given you only take pics while holding the iPod in landscape, but there's no button to press to actually take the picture! You'd think the artist who rendered this would have put in a little button - pressing the click-wheel while holding it in landscape would be crazy.

lazyrighteye · May 26, 2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MHerstand

So I get that it could work, given you only take pics while holding the iPod in landscape, but there's no button to press to actually take the picture! You'd think the artist who rendered this would have put in a little button - pressing the click-wheel while holding it in landscape would be crazy.

Crazier than a camera on a nano?

ddTaylor · May 26, 2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MHerstand

So I get that it could work, given you only take pics while holding the iPod in landscape, but there's no button to press to actually take the picture! You'd think the artist who rendered this would have put in a little button - pressing the click-wheel while holding it in landscape would be crazy.

iPhone? How is THAT different from the iPhone? It has a relatively odd spot for a camera and in landscape mode you have to press a screen with no tactile feel. I think a camera on a MP3 player is strange and generally not needed with the fact that most phones have good camera and it will surely increase the cost of the iPod. I hope they offer a model sans the camera for less as I could not justify spending even $15 extra dollars for an addition that will not ONCE be used by me or my wife - or even my children.

D

Warbrain · May 26, 2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ddTaylor

iPhone? How is THAT different from the iPhone? It has a relatively odd spot for a camera and in landscape mode you have to press a screen with no tactile feel. I think a camera on a MP3 player is strange and generally not needed with the fact that most phones have good camera and it will surely increase the cost of the iPod. I hope they offer a model sans the camera for less as I could not justify spending even $15 extra dollars for an addition that will not ONCE be used by me or my wife - or even my children.

D

You don't know how much of a profit Apple makes on the nano. It could be cheap to produce - which it most likely is - so that the addition of a camera may be nothing more than a slight cut into their profit off the device.

I could see MP3 players getting cameras. The whole issue, though, is that cameras are becoming very ubiquitous and potentially too common on devices now.

Lorenz0 · May 26, 2009, 11:22 AM

A fairly cheap music/video device... with the added bonus of a (hopefully - but probably, given recent rumors) video camera with enough capacity to make it all worthwhile as a holiday/ vacation toy?

Not a bad idea for your 'other' iPod...

I'd buy one.

Hattig · May 26, 2009, 11:36 AM

Well it's in the logical place for a camera on the nano if you hold it in landscape mode (the back-of-nano image is rather poor, it would have been better to flip the nano horizontally instead of vertically when creating the mock-up) and your right thumb would be on the wheel to adjust zoom and take the image.

However it would be a very small camera unit to fit in the ~3mm internal thickness of the nano there. Optical zoom seems unlikely, as with camera phones. I expect it would be a cheap ~2mp sensor.

I can understand a camera on the iPod touch. Not really on the nano, still if they can add it for a dollar or two, and it works well, then why not - apart from it breaking Apple's rules about device functionality (usability over features).

notjustjay · May 26, 2009, 11:30 AM

Sometimes I wonder if these rumors are based in truth or are deliberately put out there to get Apple's competitors scrambling. MS will now be distracted into spending all kinds of time and money trying to figure out how to put a camera into the next Zune...

rokkopina · May 26, 2009, 12:14 PM

what would i need a camera on iPod for?!

BornAgainMac · May 26, 2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rokkopina

what would i need a camera on iPod for?!

What about a "Spy" camera on the Shuffle. Forget the Nano. Of course you can't preview the images but that is how the old style film cameras worked.

Str8edgepunker · May 26, 2009, 12:22 PM

Honestly, I think that this is a poor photoshop job and probably not based on what might be an actual production model as the camera's in the wrong place. That's all I want to say about that.

RoboCop001 · May 26, 2009, 01:06 PM

Don't you see what's going on here!? This man is dieing!!

I mean, Apple is getting into the camera business!

It's not an iPod with a camera, it's a camera with an iPod in it!

I'm not being serious at all!!

carmenodie · May 26, 2009, 01:07 PM

Yeah, I'm in agreement with most people concerning the placement of the camera. That is like the dumbest place to put it.

glockenSquish · May 26, 2009, 01:45 PM

right... since that's the logical place to put the lens.

why do people like to make such silly mock-ups, like we couldn't picture the current nano with a lens somewhere on it? drawing a mustache on it would have been classier.

acearchie · May 26, 2009, 05:26 PM

Barely looks like a camera anyway.

More like a hold switch. . .

viperguy · May 26, 2009, 08:06 PM

So the question is: is the iPod classic end of life`d?
It seems to be getting less and less attention lately...

BlizzardBomb · May 27, 2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by viperguy

So the question is: is the iPod classic end of life`d?
It seems to be getting less and less attention lately...

I doubt it, as flash still can't touch even 1.8" HDDs in price/ GB. However, the weird thing is, there hasn't been any manufacturer I know of that has announced >120 GB slim 1.8" Hard Drives. Someone tell me if there is one which isn't 8mm.

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Originally Posted by iPhoneNYC

This nano thing is a mock up or just a fake. It doesn't seem like it would get past a design review.

iLounge were right on the money last time so I trust them this time.

May 26, 2009, 10:50 AM	#2
techfreak85 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seeking Help.	thats right where you hold it. __________________ I ♥ Haystacks. InFocus Forums

May 26, 2009, 11:36 AM	#15
Hattig macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003	Well it's in the logical place for a camera on the nano if you hold it in landscape mode (the back-of-nano image is rather poor, it would have been better to flip the nano horizontally instead of vertically when creating the mock-up) and your right thumb would be on the wheel to adjust zoom and take the image. However it would be a very small camera unit to fit in the ~3mm internal thickness of the nano there. Optical zoom seems unlikely, as with camera phones. I expect it would be a cheap ~2mp sensor. I can understand a camera on the iPod touch. Not really on the nano, still if they can add it for a dollar or two, and it works well, then why not - apart from it breaking Apple's rules about device functionality (usability over features). __________________ iBook — 12" 1.33GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB, Combodrive, 200GB Firewire Hard Drive :: iPod — 8GB Black G3 iPod nano

May 26, 2009, 11:30 AM	#16
notjustjay macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada, eh?	Sometimes I wonder if these rumors are based in truth or are deliberately put out there to get Apple's competitors scrambling. MS will now be distracted into spending all kinds of time and money trying to figure out how to put a camera into the next Zune... __________________ MRoogle

May 26, 2009, 12:22 PM	#19
Str8edgepunker macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA	Honestly, I think that this is a poor photoshop job and probably not based on what might be an actual production model as the camera's in the wrong place. That's all I want to say about that. __________________ -Those who dream big, make it big. Those who dream small, earn chump change for the rest of their lives.

May 26, 2009, 01:07 PM	#21
carmenodie macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2008	spare me! Yeah, I'm in agreement with most people concerning the placement of the camera. That is like the dumbest place to put it.

May 26, 2009, 10:50 AM	#6
Saladinos macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2008	That really is a bit of a bizarre place to put it. Perhaps the screen and thinness of the device is limiting its placement.

May 26, 2009, 10:51 AM	#7
Donz0r macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2006	I don't think this will happen. The Apple we know would never do this.

May 26, 2009, 02:54 PM	#9
Pooshka macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	OMG, don't tell me MacRumors will now be dedicating threads to "artist renditions" in the main news forum.

May 26, 2009, 10:52 AM	#10
MHerstand macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Madison, WI	So I get that it could work, given you only take pics while holding the iPod in landscape, but there's no button to press to actually take the picture! You'd think the artist who rendered this would have put in a little button - pressing the click-wheel while holding it in landscape would be crazy.

May 26, 2009, 11:22 AM	#14
Lorenz0 macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2009	A fairly cheap music/video device... with the added bonus of a (hopefully - but probably, given recent rumors) video camera with enough capacity to make it all worthwhile as a holiday/ vacation toy? Not a bad idea for your 'other' iPod... I'd buy one.

May 26, 2009, 12:14 PM	#17
rokkopina macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008	what would i need a camera on iPod for?!

May 26, 2009, 01:06 PM	#20
RoboCop001 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	Don't you see what's going on here!? This man is dieing!! I mean, Apple is getting into the camera business! It's not an iPod with a camera, it's a camera with an iPod in it! I'm not being serious at all!!

May 26, 2009, 01:45 PM	#22
glockenSquish macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	right... since that's the logical place to put the lens. why do people like to make such silly mock-ups, like we couldn't picture the current nano with a lens somewhere on it? drawing a mustache on it would have been classier.

May 26, 2009, 05:26 PM	#23
acearchie macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2006	Barely looks like a camera anyway. More like a hold switch. . . __________________ Have A Look At My Youtube Channel The Macrumors Short Film Collection

May 26, 2009, 08:06 PM	#24
viperguy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2005	So the question is: is the iPod classic end of life`d? It seems to be getting less and less attention lately... __________________ Macbook Alu, 8 GB iPod Nano (4th Gen), 1 GB iPod Shuffle, 4 GB iPod Nano (1st Gen)..

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