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iPod Nano Photos?
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I think it's real. It's just an unfinished ad baner or something.
I've been wrong before though.
Ah yes, good point. Didn't think of that.
I've been wrong before though.
Ah yes, good point. Didn't think of that.
I'm pretty sure that all those photos were originally photographed with a blank screen on the product and the screen images were added later in photoshop.
EDIT: I just wanted to point that out that reasoning error, but personally I'm of the opinion that these are fake.
Meh, I call fake. My points
-For those of you who state "ZOMG .PSD!!!" is it so far to imagine that Apple uses photoshop? A .PSD is a lossless format that is helpful when others may be working on it.
-I dont think Apple would do this. Their form factor right now for the Nano is great. It's hip, it's sleak, comes in multiple colors and is great for people that want an MP3 player to hold some of their music. Short fat and stubby is not really the way that Apple swings.
-I dont think that the people that buy Nano's are going to be ripping movies and wasting 1gig+ of music to watch on a screen that is still too small.
-I think that you have to have several differences between your product line. Look at the MB and the MBP. If they introduced a true video nano you are down to size and capacity. If you dont want to pay extra for the capacity, will you still be really concerned about video?
I would hope Apple would stay with somewhat of the same form factor for the Nano. I dont think that it is right to drop the GB to 16 for your top of the line iPod, and I think that if it would fit in that form factor it would have to be flash. Again with the separate lines. Keep the same form factors for both, maybe make it full screen.
-For those of you who state "ZOMG .PSD!!!" is it so far to imagine that Apple uses photoshop? A .PSD is a lossless format that is helpful when others may be working on it.
-I dont think Apple would do this. Their form factor right now for the Nano is great. It's hip, it's sleak, comes in multiple colors and is great for people that want an MP3 player to hold some of their music. Short fat and stubby is not really the way that Apple swings.
-I dont think that the people that buy Nano's are going to be ripping movies and wasting 1gig+ of music to watch on a screen that is still too small.
-I think that you have to have several differences between your product line. Look at the MB and the MBP. If they introduced a true video nano you are down to size and capacity. If you dont want to pay extra for the capacity, will you still be really concerned about video?
I would hope Apple would stay with somewhat of the same form factor for the Nano. I dont think that it is right to drop the GB to 16 for your top of the line iPod, and I think that if it would fit in that form factor it would have to be flash. Again with the separate lines. Keep the same form factors for both, maybe make it full screen.
I would never buy that. It seriously looks like a ch*de. If they make that I will be very upset with Apple. Nobody wants a fat ugly iPod.
Hmm well if this is any indication of how then real 3G nanos are gonna look I dont like it. The only way I would buy one is if it had video playback and great video life.
i think it is. look at the very top of the picture... It is a scrnsht of a photoshop window called "nano flower.psd" maybe that was just to add the watermark though
iPod nano
The natural progression would be to include video on the iPod nano. As Internet speeds progress and video compression improves, there is no need for Apple to offer 2 iPod lines that only offer music. The iPod nano will have to include video in order to fit in with the future 6th generation iPod which as we all suspect will be full screen, similar to iPhone.
The product line up will have to change drastically in order to accommodate emerging media availability. Eventually even the iPod shuffle will have to include a screen in order to be a viable product.
The real thinking behind the iPod was never the casing. Sure it is slick looking, but there are countless designs out there with more geek appeal, but the beauty is the heart of the iPod. The simple, one-hand/thumb navigation and the seamless integration with a computer and software.
Sure we may not like short and wide, but look at our influence, we are bombarded by thin, everywhere from fashion to technology. We need to see a profile of these new iPods before we pass judgment on the design.
The natural progression would be to include video on the iPod nano. As Internet speeds progress and video compression improves, there is no need for Apple to offer 2 iPod lines that only offer music. The iPod nano will have to include video in order to fit in with the future 6th generation iPod which as we all suspect will be full screen, similar to iPhone.
The product line up will have to change drastically in order to accommodate emerging media availability. Eventually even the iPod shuffle will have to include a screen in order to be a viable product.
The real thinking behind the iPod was never the casing. Sure it is slick looking, but there are countless designs out there with more geek appeal, but the beauty is the heart of the iPod. The simple, one-hand/thumb navigation and the seamless integration with a computer and software.
Sure we may not like short and wide, but look at our influence, we are bombarded by thin, everywhere from fashion to technology. We need to see a profile of these new iPods before we pass judgment on the design.
Kinda Fugly.
I think they're fake because I don't think they'd go down this route...Kinda a step back design wise. They look just like the mockups they did a month ago that were nothing but photoshop jobs. When have the early mockups been true?
IPhone and IMacs and MBP all have a certain feeling...these don't fit it at all.
edited only to change pronouns.
I think they're fake because I don't think they'd go down this route...Kinda a step back design wise. They look just like the mockups they did a month ago that were nothing but photoshop jobs. When have the early mockups been true?
IPhone and IMacs and MBP all have a certain feeling...these don't fit it at all.
edited only to change pronouns.
A new keyboard probably won't significantly undermine current keyboard sales, whereas leaks regarding a product comprising a significant chunk of a company's bottom line is much more likely to have an Osborne Effect (recall interface leak a while back).
Glad somebody likes it... I on the other hand think those look like iPod "Imp edition," its a squished and weird.... oh well!! Nobody bats 1000!
Haven't read through the replies, but I really hope this a fake picture.
If these are in fact, real, these are some ugly Nano's. They look like the Creative Zen mp3 player.
If these are in fact, real, these are some ugly Nano's. They look like the Creative Zen mp3 player.
They never attacked the new keyboard. That just draws attention.
People are buying iPhones with the same capacity and putting movies on them. This is the same screen size as the current 5G iPod, so people are used to the idea.
Current Nano owners will definately have to invest in new accessories.
Happens with every new iPod. But the dock connector alleviates things a bit.
Here's what I don't get...
There are Nano knockoffs all over eBay, Craigslist and the 'Net in general - similar form factor, slightly larger screen, capable of playing more file types including video, and also with an aluminum case. Why would apple make the Nano form factor so "fat" (read: as potentially wide as the regular iPod), when the slimline is one of the strongest sell points? Plus, do you really want to watch video on a screen *that* small? I find the screen on my 5G "about right," meaning that I don't use it as a substitute for full-screen DVD movies but when I'm trapped on BART or flying cross-country it works for me.
Steve did mention a decrease in sales in Q4 due to an "upcoming product transition." I wonder if Apple would be as bold to completely "unify" the existing Nano and video into a single device, and then offer a higher-end multitouch iPod in early 2008 (the long-awaited "iPhone" without the phone)? I can't imagine that the iMac revision would be this transition, unless he may have been referring to the Mac Pro and XServe which are sorely out of date and won't get revised until Penryn release...
There are Nano knockoffs all over eBay, Craigslist and the 'Net in general - similar form factor, slightly larger screen, capable of playing more file types including video, and also with an aluminum case. Why would apple make the Nano form factor so "fat" (read: as potentially wide as the regular iPod), when the slimline is one of the strongest sell points? Plus, do you really want to watch video on a screen *that* small? I find the screen on my 5G "about right," meaning that I don't use it as a substitute for full-screen DVD movies but when I'm trapped on BART or flying cross-country it works for me.
Steve did mention a decrease in sales in Q4 due to an "upcoming product transition." I wonder if Apple would be as bold to completely "unify" the existing Nano and video into a single device, and then offer a higher-end multitouch iPod in early 2008 (the long-awaited "iPhone" without the phone)? I can't imagine that the iMac revision would be this transition, unless he may have been referring to the Mac Pro and XServe which are sorely out of date and won't get revised until Penryn release...
The flower layout is the same pentagon shape as the iLife and iWork packaging. the reason its not perfect is that the shot is taken at an angle.
Look closer, step outside the reality distortion field for like 2 seconds
People. Get a clue. This is doing nothing more than wasting all our time.
That photo has got to be one of the _worst_ photoshop jobs out there. Look at the highlight/lowlight on the thumb button. it freaking *rotates* with each Nano rotation! And so does the shadow! OMG.
I can't believe this made it to the front page.
Nothing to see here - move along.
People. Get a clue. This is doing nothing more than wasting all our time.
That photo has got to be one of the _worst_ photoshop jobs out there. Look at the highlight/lowlight on the thumb button. it freaking *rotates* with each Nano rotation! And so does the shadow! OMG.
I can't believe this made it to the front page.
Nothing to see here - move along.