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Leaked Photo of 4th Generation iPod Nano in Packaging?
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With the mini/nano Apple seem to keep switching the design between, curved aluminum to chrome back.
mini - curved aluminum
1g nano - chrome back
2g nano - curved aluminum
3g nano - chrome back
4g nano - curved aluminum ?
PS why won't this forum let me spell aluminum properly?
mini - curved aluminum
1g nano - chrome back
2g nano - curved aluminum
3g nano - chrome back
4g nano - curved aluminum ?
PS why won't this forum let me spell aluminum properly?
Considering that 16GB flash cards are now 40 bucks, I really think $200 should be the limit. I'd like to see Apple start to match their prices with component price reductions...but I suppose Apple doesn't really care what I think.
Ooh it's as thin as Steve!
Would be nice to do widescreen video on it. I'm hoping for a 16gb nano, the remote control rumour sounds good too and transfer songs wirelessly. Wonder if they'll be any Apple TV updates? Would love to see that USB port opened up for external drives 'offically' rather than it being hacked.
Would be nice to do widescreen video on it. I'm hoping for a 16gb nano, the remote control rumour sounds good too and transfer songs wirelessly. Wonder if they'll be any Apple TV updates? Would love to see that USB port opened up for external drives 'offically' rather than it being hacked.
I'm usually awful at visualisation, but that's pretty much how I expected it from drawings :/. Anyway, size comparison of 2g/3g/4g from various angles.
Easier to fit in an empty jeans pocket, harder to fit in a half full one. Perhaps easier to hold while vertical, but more awkward while horizontal. That much is testable with 5 minutes cutting up wood. As for curviness, 3g seems like 1g; 4g seems like exaggerated 2g. I prefer the 1g/3g style; I was thinking these give a better grip but given that hands and fingers mould around the edges I might have to limit it to an aesthetic preference.
1. If you're taking a sneaky pic, you try to be as quick and subtle as possible.
2. Apply a filter to reduce chances of identifying marks. Not just against serial numbers/unique unit blemishes but perhaps against any watermarks the camera puts on the picture directly (aside from easily removable EXIF). I'm guessing that if printer manufacturers do the sneaky thing with the yellow ink so you can trace a printout back to a printer, so might camera builders?
A basic encoding of a 10-digit decimal serial number, say, would require colouring only ceil(34/8)=5 bits. Better algorithms adjusting more of the picture could be made resistant to common filters (and JPEG fuzzing!).
One low tech approach to deniability would be to get a friend to take a photo of the photo.
3. Add to the mystery.
Easier to fit in an empty jeans pocket, harder to fit in a half full one. Perhaps easier to hold while vertical, but more awkward while horizontal. That much is testable with 5 minutes cutting up wood. As for curviness, 3g seems like 1g; 4g seems like exaggerated 2g. I prefer the 1g/3g style; I was thinking these give a better grip but given that hands and fingers mould around the edges I might have to limit it to an aesthetic preference.
Thoughts:
1. If you're taking a sneaky pic, you try to be as quick and subtle as possible.
2. Apply a filter to reduce chances of identifying marks. Not just against serial numbers/unique unit blemishes but perhaps against any watermarks the camera puts on the picture directly (aside from easily removable EXIF). I'm guessing that if printer manufacturers do the sneaky thing with the yellow ink so you can trace a printout back to a printer, so might camera builders?
A basic encoding of a 10-digit decimal serial number, say, would require colouring only ceil(34/8)=5 bits. Better algorithms adjusting more of the picture could be made resistant to common filters (and JPEG fuzzing!).
One low tech approach to deniability would be to get a friend to take a photo of the photo.
3. Add to the mystery.
Price drop please
My iPod 3G Classic is getting really tired, and I can't afford a new one. All I want is a cheaper Nano, like 8 or 16 gigs for 100 bucks or euros (even refurbished will suit me). Another question: does Apple sell old stock models cheaper immediately after the new releases? Do you guys remember from earlier updates?
My iPod 3G Classic is getting really tired, and I can't afford a new one. All I want is a cheaper Nano, like 8 or 16 gigs for 100 bucks or euros (even refurbished will suit me). Another question: does Apple sell old stock models cheaper immediately after the new releases? Do you guys remember from earlier updates?
A nice surprise would be the nano having a touch screen in addition to the click wheel, but I don't know if I can see that happening so soon.
Totally with you, been chanting it for months - looks like it's next Sept's refresh - not this one :/
Cna't help i: I still hate the new design
Mainly because I see it as a step backwards, since it's bigger then the fatty. In this way, this iPod nano has a lower 'nano-factor' then the current one
But anyhow I don't really care, since I'm only in the market for the updated iPod touch (I hope the 32GB one gets cheaper!!!)
Mainly because I see it as a step backwards, since it's bigger then the fatty. In this way, this iPod nano has a lower 'nano-factor' then the current one
But anyhow I don't really care, since I'm only in the market for the updated iPod touch
(I hope the 32GB one gets cheaper!!!)
Why would you need both means of input?
The best of both worlds. One of the most common complaints about the iPod touch is that you cannot control your music while the device is in your pocket.
Also, doesn't one of the Palm phones have a keyboard and touch screen?
It's show in the plastic packaging which reminds me of the 2nd gen version box-only taller this time around.
haha - all you folks who hated the design can suck on it cos you have to live with it now! hahahaha
I love that. I'm gunna get one. In orange. Nice...
I love that. I'm gunna get one. In orange. Nice...
