Try to browse through anything while biking or running, especially when it's in an armband. Apple knew what they were doing when they introduced the Shuffle.
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iPod Nano Details, and Full Touchscreen iPod?
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Try to browse through anything while biking or running, especially when it's in an armband. Apple knew what they were doing when they introduced the Shuffle.
To be fair, Best Buy does have their iPods on sale where as Apple never really has to worry about liquidating its own stock. When a company owns its own retail outlet, it probably deals with product releases a little differently than another company that needs to buy stock of the product.
Though it looks pretty good, in that form it's not very feasible for a product. For one, the click-wheel would be stationary and become useless to all lefties. Secondly, if the wheel doesn't rotate then there's no reason for the screen to rotate. As such, the nano would become useless for docking stations in cars, as it would need to be turned sideways to be read.
A possible solution is to replace the printed symbols with backlights. That way an accelerometer could be added to the nano, and depending on its orientation, the different buttons would be relit for the appropriate configuration.
I wouldn't say no chance, but given that this is billed as an event "focusing on the Mac," the odds of a new iPod on Thursday don't look good.
Maybe in September, though to tell you the truth the wait is getting absurd. Two years without a hardware refresh on your highest-profile product line? C'mon Steve, you can do better.
Let's say u are a runner or biker, or use the ipod for working out...
Try to browse thru 5000 songs using a touch screen while u are on a treadmill... I think Apple needs to maintain an ipod that can be controlled without looking at it. Meaning, finger feedback... Like the awesome click-wheel which allows for basic control without looking at the screen...
That's why I have one of these:
I think Apple should make the new nanos like this (in terms of the screen).
I really would buy one of those new Sony Video Walkmans if they officially worked with iTunes. I've even started to recommend them to friends over iPods. Hopefully this will change soon.
And I don't believe that mock-up is any where near the truth. Apple would never make the new iPod nanos bigger than the current ones (unless they added phone capability). It would be a backwards step.
And I don't believe that mock-up is any where near the truth. Apple would never make the new iPod nanos bigger than the current ones (unless they added phone capability). It would be a backwards step.
well obviously
but considering my mock up took all of 2 minutes to do I don't see why they haven't changed it.
Why should they? It's not meant to be detailed mockup, it's meant to get the idea across, and it does that just fine.
That's why I have one of these:
Me too. I have a 30GB iPod Video and the shuffle for biking or even to go to the tanning salon...
Most of the "predictions" have been totally off in the past... Apple always loves to leak fake info for people to ass-u-me something. Instead, they always surprise us with something unexpected. I think this time it will be the same.
Most of the "predictions" have been totally off in the past... Apple always loves to leak fake info for people to ass-u-me something. Instead, they always surprise us with something unexpected. I think this time it will be the same.
I meant that it was the more realistic of the predictions that have been posted thus far...
hi again
so no one know when the new ipod or updated video will be announced?
will it be around september or before then..?
Maybe tomorrow, maybe Sept.
I don't think anyone knows 100%.
Random Observation
So lately I've been sitting around a lot watching tv, since summer school is almost over and there's not too much to do yet. Lately I've been noticing that I've seen less and less iPhone commercials, but have also started to notice a reemergence of iPod commercials (this one to be exact: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vDXmCKLPFtY ). I've seen it multiple times in the past few days, so maybe they're trying to build anticipation for the iPod again?
So lately I've been sitting around a lot watching tv, since summer school is almost over and there's not too much to do yet. Lately I've been noticing that I've seen less and less iPhone commercials, but have also started to notice a reemergence of iPod commercials (this one to be exact: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vDXmCKLPFtY ). I've seen it multiple times in the past few days, so maybe they're trying to build anticipation for the iPod again?
