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iPod Nano Photos?
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There's a kneejerk reaction that links anything done in Photoshop to fake when there is no such relationship. While the vast majority of fakes are done in PS, the same is true of actual products.
The question isn't whether the image was created in Photoshop, the question is whether or not the image is a legitimate one. The fact that the image is clearly a .psd file doesn't say anything as to its legitimacy one way or the other.
I suspect some of the considerations for such a determination might include:
- At what rate does Apple revamp it's iPod nano line? (once a year usually around this time)
- What trends have the nano line followed? (smaller, thinner, color screens, features...)
- Is the inclusion of video a feature that Apple is emphasizing across its product line? (Arguably- yes. Most Apple products are video friendly if not videocentric.)
- If so, what design influence would this have on the iPod nano- Would Apple go for a square screen or a wide screen?
- Is the source of the image reliable? (9to5 has been doing alright lately.)
- Does the form factor represented in the images meet these considerations or diverge significantly from them?
It may very well be that the image is a prediction of what the next iPod Nano may look like based on speculation. If that is so then the question would shift from a discussion about the legitimacy of the rendered images to the accuracy of the images.
In any case, the question of whether this image is real or not isn't answered by the fact that it was an image that was processed in PS.
The question isn't whether the image was created in Photoshop, the question is whether or not the image is a legitimate one. The fact that the image is clearly a .psd file doesn't say anything as to its legitimacy one way or the other.
I suspect some of the considerations for such a determination might include:
- At what rate does Apple revamp it's iPod nano line? (once a year usually around this time)
- What trends have the nano line followed? (smaller, thinner, color screens, features...)
- Is the inclusion of video a feature that Apple is emphasizing across its product line? (Arguably- yes. Most Apple products are video friendly if not videocentric.)
- If so, what design influence would this have on the iPod nano- Would Apple go for a square screen or a wide screen?
- Is the source of the image reliable? (9to5 has been doing alright lately.)
- Does the form factor represented in the images meet these considerations or diverge significantly from them?
It may very well be that the image is a prediction of what the next iPod Nano may look like based on speculation. If that is so then the question would shift from a discussion about the legitimacy of the rendered images to the accuracy of the images.
In any case, the question of whether this image is real or not isn't answered by the fact that it was an image that was processed in PS.
Definitely not real. The appeal of the Nano is its slimness. Those fat "iPods" are definitely not an improvement.
The shadows don't look right, especially on the black nano. Besides, if Apple wanted to make a bigger nano with video, surely they would increase the dimensions proportionately by having a widescreen with a clickwheel to one side of it? I didn't realize Apple cared so much about the left-handed market that they'd always want to keep the clickwheel beneath the screen. Besides, they could just do that old atari lynx invert screen feature and lefties could just get used to menu and > being inverted, or else menu could be replaced with <.
I'm pretty sure these are fake, but I also thought the new keyboard was fake, but, like the keyboard, I'd quite like to have on of these nanos, they don't seem very big, probably a 2inch screen? A bit fat looking, but that can't be helped.
My guess is that they are fake. Looking at the shadow's and the shading of the middle button makes it look like it was one mock up/design, colored differently and rotated to match the layout of the iLife '08 box artwork. Also the black one's shadow has been chopped off.
Apple's photography is generally fantastic and these are obvious mistakes that shouldn't have slipped through the art department.
Apple's photography is generally fantastic and these are obvious mistakes that shouldn't have slipped through the art department.
what a well constructed argument, youve sold me
tho im gonna call fake on the photos, i think it will look very similar to this.
hmmm...
ok, i haven't read through all the posts yet, but here's a thought.
what if this is a new ipod model? what if they keep the nano, add a slightly larger-than-the-nano-ipod with video, and introduce the 6G ipod with touch screen?
ok, i haven't read through all the posts yet, but here's a thought.
what if this is a new ipod model? what if they keep the nano, add a slightly larger-than-the-nano-ipod with video, and introduce the 6G ipod with touch screen?
I guess to those of you calling fake simply because of errors in the shadows, have you considered the following:
5 iPod nanos placed on a white surface for the purposes of being photographed. The shadows are the result of various lights to ensure that all surfaces are evenly lit. The photo is now being processed in Photoshop to reduce the shadows? It's not like we are looking at a leaked pamphlet; it's a work in progress.
5 iPod nanos placed on a white surface for the purposes of being photographed. The shadows are the result of various lights to ensure that all surfaces are evenly lit. The photo is now being processed in Photoshop to reduce the shadows? It's not like we are looking at a leaked pamphlet; it's a work in progress.
If you take a look at the Apple store online you'll notice that all (that I saw) pictures of iPods (and generally anything with a screen) has content on it. Apple wouldn't use this pic as a marketing image. Therefore, this pic is a fake marketing image, though I'm still uncertain if this design is fake, but hoping it is.
I really find it hard to believe that Jonathan Ive and Co would design an iPod in those proportions. 
Please let this be a fake.
Please let this be a fake.
Also...
Look at the distance between the corners of the nano. It's not consistent. Also, it's not a perfect pentagon. It's slightly off.
Look at the distance between the corners of the nano. It's not consistent. Also, it's not a perfect pentagon. It's slightly off.
we're all so quick to assume it's the nano... but could it be the new video iPod???
just a thought
rebirth of the iPod mini???
just a thought
rebirth of the iPod mini??? 