look at the protective shield. Its the touch nano not something that is taking over the current nano.
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I like the design, I think it will be easier to fish out of my pocket.
I am hoping that the screen is multi touch and the curved back hides an accelerometer, so that it can utilise the apps store.
I am hoping that the screen is multi touch and the curved back hides an accelerometer, so that it can utilise the apps store.
AWESOME!!
Check out that distorted screen size!
I love watching squeezed video's on such a teeny-weeny screen! 'cause I'm sooooo
and too sexy for my lounge room!
Check out that distorted screen size!
I love watching squeezed video's on such a teeny-weeny screen! 'cause I'm sooooo
and too sexy for my lounge room!Skinny > Squat > Skinny
I just don't understand it at all. All the leaks thus far seem to demonstrate nothing more than a change of form factor.
To me, the much hinted at curved surface would be an aesthetic and ergonomic disaster. How to incorporate a flat screen and flat click-wheel without recessing them or having them protrude from the enclosure? If they put a flat display behind a curved piece of plastic, or even glass, it will look horrible.
Where is the added functionality? Still got a click wheel for navigation. It has to be the guts: new chips, better battery life, higher capacities. Maybe an accelerometer to allow for access to (some) of the iPhone/iTouch games through the AppStore? They could have already forewarned developers that this would be coming. This would admittedly require a major overhaul to what is currently under the hood in terms of available processing power. Would make sense in a way though, because the move back to a vertically oriented screen problematizes Apple's previous introduction of CoverFlow to the Nano - which requires a horizontal aspect. Hmmm...
Won't be any major software changes I wouldn't think as Apple couldn't possibly allow for the Nano to have a richer feature-set than the Classic (which, according to rumor build up, will not be seeing any major changes on Sept 9th).
I am flummoxed. Well and truly. Despite the fact that it's holiday season upcoming, this seems to me - at the moment - like a tough sell, especially if the remaining stock of Nano 3G's are discounted after launch. Unless, they somehow open up the AppStore to the entire iPod family.
My tuppence worth, Derwood
I just don't understand it at all. All the leaks thus far seem to demonstrate nothing more than a change of form factor.
To me, the much hinted at curved surface would be an aesthetic and ergonomic disaster. How to incorporate a flat screen and flat click-wheel without recessing them or having them protrude from the enclosure? If they put a flat display behind a curved piece of plastic, or even glass, it will look horrible.
Where is the added functionality? Still got a click wheel for navigation. It has to be the guts: new chips, better battery life, higher capacities. Maybe an accelerometer to allow for access to (some) of the iPhone/iTouch games through the AppStore? They could have already forewarned developers that this would be coming. This would admittedly require a major overhaul to what is currently under the hood in terms of available processing power. Would make sense in a way though, because the move back to a vertically oriented screen problematizes Apple's previous introduction of CoverFlow to the Nano - which requires a horizontal aspect. Hmmm...
Won't be any major software changes I wouldn't think as Apple couldn't possibly allow for the Nano to have a richer feature-set than the Classic (which, according to rumor build up, will not be seeing any major changes on Sept 9th).
I am flummoxed. Well and truly. Despite the fact that it's holiday season upcoming, this seems to me - at the moment - like a tough sell, especially if the remaining stock of Nano 3G's are discounted after launch. Unless, they somehow open up the AppStore to the entire iPod family.
My tuppence worth, Derwood
I know it's been said, but it is a fake. It's a classic 3d render. But...it will, most likely, look something like this. How many possible configurations can apple keep coming up with for their smallish mp3 player? Watching the current trend of the nano, each revision will be strikingly different than the last.
I would quite like to see a Nano the same size as the current generation but with no click wheel and a full multi touch screen taking up the entire front surface. Then on the top have a few small tactile buttons for play pause etc possibly (asthetically a problem for that one though).
I actually like the look of it (if this is real). The "fat" iPod's are nice, but I think going back to "tall and skinny" is better.
I don't get it...
Where has anybody seen a curved LCD screen? Surely this will be a flat screen with a curved plastic (unless it's glass, of course!) window. Assuming that this is real, of course.
Maybe an OLED screen making it's debut? Who knows?
Not in the market for another iPod Nano, myself, but interesting to see what DOES happen.
In the meantime, I'm waiting for a ACD/MacPro refresh....
Where has anybody seen a curved LCD screen? Surely this will be a flat screen with a curved plastic (unless it's glass, of course!) window. Assuming that this is real, of course.
Maybe an OLED screen making it's debut? Who knows?
Not in the market for another iPod Nano, myself, but interesting to see what DOES happen.
In the meantime, I'm waiting for a ACD/MacPro refresh....
Definitely. The plastic screen cover pegs it as fake. It could possibly be an accurate representation done by a screen protection/coating company for expected Tuesday release.
Fake...
Would Apple really design a video playing device that has the 'Back' and 'Forward' buttons pointing up and down while you're watching it?
The word 'Menu' on its side?
I'm sensing a distraction to make the one on the 9th seem better...
It appears to have the exact same screen as the current "fatty" iPod nano only turned on its side to fit the new slender case. Now we must turn the unit sideways to gain back the horizontal space we had before. Great. We finally had an iPod nano that could display song and album titles without scrolling only to lose it with this revision.
Anyone else miss the good old days when Apple used to make computers?
first of all it would be pretty darn hard to keep the screen protector in that position in the real world...mockup.
Secondly, there is no doubt in my mind that this is the new design of the nano but it does look Apple is taking a step back...
Secondly, there is no doubt in my mind that this is the new design of the nano but it does look Apple is taking a step back...
I don't like the look really, but it's a smart move to go back to this design.
1. Better in pocket
2. For movies hold sideways and you have widescreen
3. Clickwheel can be bigger than on current design (I like my 2gen clickwheel)
4. Curved design goes with the theme they seem to be moving to
5. Bigger screen than 3gen I believe
So if only they could do this and make it look better...
1. Better in pocket
2. For movies hold sideways and you have widescreen
3. Clickwheel can be bigger than on current design (I like my 2gen clickwheel)
4. Curved design goes with the theme they seem to be moving to
5. Bigger screen than 3gen I believe
So if only they could do this and make it look better...
I think this is growing on me. Much better than the "fat" 3G iPod Nano. The dimensions of this would be better for pocket use like. But I still wouldn't trade it in over my 5.5G.
However (and listen up Apple) a 250gb+ iPod Classic would.
But I'm just wishing now.
However (and listen up Apple
) a 250gb+ iPod Classic would.But I'm just wishing now.
SCREW THIS!
If this is the new Nano, I'm going out the day they announce it and hogging a Chubby Nano in 8GB right away!!!
If this is the new Nano, I'm going out the day they announce it and hogging a Chubby Nano in 8GB right away!!!
There appear to be artifacts around the lower left side of the wheel, but this looks consistent with the pics of the cases that have leaked out over the past few weeks.
I've got my fingers crossed for some new Nike+ features. I would love to be able to set speed zones and have Paula Radcliffe tell me when to speed up and slow down.
I've got my fingers crossed for some new Nike+ features. I would love to be able to set speed zones and have Paula Radcliffe tell me when to speed up and slow down.
Fake...
Would Apple really design a video playing device that has the 'Back' and 'Forward' buttons pointing up and down while you're watching it?
The word 'Menu' on its side?
I'm sensing a distraction to make the one on the 9th seem better...
Speaking of.... I would hope that there'd be a sensor to change button function with rotation from portrait to landscape.
This is going to be the most boring event ever.
"here's your new nano...boom" isn't it great it looks like the one we already did
"here's itune's 8" its just like itunes 7 but one louder
"here's the new touch now with a curved back its the most beautiful touch we've ever made...."
crickets......
"here's your new nano...boom" isn't it great it looks like the one we already did
"here's itune's 8" its just like itunes 7 but one louder
"here's the new touch now with a curved back its the most beautiful touch we've ever made...."
crickets......
Fake...
Would Apple really design a video playing device that has the 'Back' and 'Forward' buttons pointing up and down while you're watching it?
The word 'Menu' on its side?
I'm sensing a distraction to make the one on the 9th seem better...
That only's necessary if the system can detect if its on it's side and adjusts the menu for the landscape view. But, seeing that it's a Nano it likely won't move the menu depending on how you hold it.
So it's allowed to have a static wheel. Whilst you're watching a movie or TV show on an iPod the next/prev buttons just move through chapters (or finishes the film). Volume up will always be a clockwise turn and down will be anti-clockwise.
The only problem is fast forwarding through a film which is a small price to pay to get a non-fat iPod Nano.