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Revamped iPod Nano to Include Oblong Body with Home Button?
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I disagree-the current Nano is great to use at the gym. No case needed--just a small, lightweight iPod with a built-in clip. I use my Touch now because I've predominantly switched to Spotify, but if the Nano ever got apps and Wi-Fi in that form factor, I'd go back in a heartbeat.
I was hoping to see bluetooth 4.0 in a similar form factor...
I was just thinking how it could have iPhone integration so you could see who's calling you and whatnot, saying as it is really popular as a watch.
Same thing with texts, notifications, etc... Also visual music controls blah blah blah...
I know every iPhone owner out there has had a "That chime my iPhone made... Is it worth taking out and looking at right now? Oh damn, Zombie Farm update." moment.
But who knows. October is just around the corner.
I was just thinking how it could have iPhone integration so you could see who's calling you and whatnot, saying as it is really popular as a watch.
Same thing with texts, notifications, etc... Also visual music controls blah blah blah...
I know every iPhone owner out there has had a "That chime my iPhone made... Is it worth taking out and looking at right now? Oh damn, Zombie Farm update." moment.
But who knows. October is just around the corner.
the difference being that those are ugly ass mockups unlike the leaked prototypes
This ^^
That was the primary reason I purchased the Nano when Nike+ was upgraded to work without a bluetooth adapter. Using my iPhone in the gym was a $649 accident waiting to happen every time it fell out of my pocket and dangled by my ear bud wire. XD
I agree completely. This to me was the best design and using the small screen for movies and other media was surprisingly good. I have four of them in my household and they are still being used by various family members.
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Looks more like a samsung P2. I still have that tech sitting in my drawer. One day I may fire it up again for old times sake. The sound of the P2 was a bit more superior to apple's, but the interface was just doodoo. Loading up movies on that thing was a huge pain.
The only Nano I ever liked was this one:
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I just like the proportions, and how it feels in your hand. I also like the fact that it has buttons. Buttons are cool in such a touch-crazy world. Being able to pause your song without first having to unlock your device or navigate to an app is also useful, on a music player.
The nano should remain a music player, with no extra functionality that should be reserved for the iPod Touch. The buttons could be on the side to make the device small, but not as small as the current nano, which is simply too small to even hold in your hand properly. Why not make the screen twice the size? It would still be tiny, but at least it would be useable.
I just like the proportions, and how it feels in your hand. I also like the fact that it has buttons. Buttons are cool in such a touch-crazy world. Being able to pause your song without first having to unlock your device or navigate to an app is also useful, on a music player.
The nano should remain a music player, with no extra functionality that should be reserved for the iPod Touch. The buttons could be on the side to make the device small, but not as small as the current nano, which is simply too small to even hold in your hand properly. Why not make the screen twice the size? It would still be tiny, but at least it would be useable.
...An iPod without a clickwheel must not be named iPod...
Still keeping my 4G nano because a touchscreen just "doesn't feel right" there.
4G and 5G, the last "real" iPod nanos.
The mockup looks nice, but it's totally not Apple-like.
Also reminded me of the Lumia when I saw it.
Just my two cents on the camera:
Not needed. Guys, this thing is made to listen to music, and maybe a little bit for watching videos (though the screen is really way too small for it). Get a camera or an iPhone if you want to take pics.
Also, I can remember the camera they put into the 5G was total **** in terms of resolution and image quality.
Toaster fridge!
Bluetooth:
Fully agree, adding that would make sense. Bluetooth headsets or wireless earphones/speakers are really common nowadays, and sticking a bulky adapter on it isn't optimal.
Also car makers and their buyers will also thank Apple if they made that move - no hassles if there's a new dock connector sometime in the future.
Still keeping my 4G nano because a touchscreen just "doesn't feel right" there.
4G and 5G, the last "real" iPod nanos.
The mockup looks nice, but it's totally not Apple-like.
Also reminded me of the Lumia when I saw it.
Just my two cents on the camera:
Not needed. Guys, this thing is made to listen to music, and maybe a little bit for watching videos (though the screen is really way too small for it). Get a camera or an iPhone if you want to take pics.
Also, I can remember the camera they put into the 5G was total **** in terms of resolution and image quality.
Toaster fridge!
Bluetooth:
Fully agree, adding that would make sense. Bluetooth headsets or wireless earphones/speakers are really common nowadays, and sticking a bulky adapter on it isn't optimal.
Also car makers and their buyers will also thank Apple if they made that move - no hassles if there's a new dock connector sometime in the future.
I'm in desperate want of a new iPod. I don't care for the current design, but this mock up is something I'd buy if it were available.
As nex4k mentions it would be even better with a click wheel. I can easily control my old click wheel nano without looking. I guess the controls could be similar with a virtual wheel which is possible with the larger screen of this design.
As nex4k mentions it would be even better with a click wheel. I can easily control my old click wheel nano without looking. I guess the controls could be similar with a virtual wheel which is possible with the larger screen of this design.
I'm torn.
I've kept my 4th-Gen in use because of its video playing capabilities, but I love my 6th-Gen watch.
I've kept my 4th-Gen in use because of its video playing capabilities, but I love my 6th-Gen watch.
What is everyone's obsession with the long shape? I hate it for the nano. My favorite ipods were the 3rd gen and the 6th/7th gen. Much easier for fitting in a pocket and taking it on the go (Which is what the nano is best for. For stuff like watching video or even taking pictures the touch is far superior anyways especially if you don't care about a little extra size).
I have the current iPod Nano. I don't look at it to stop/play/fast forward/rewind/tell me what's playing. That's what getting a pair of headsets with a remote (or using the ones that came with my iPhone) is for. And that remote is a helluva lot easier to use without looking than the clickwheel (especially on the fifth gen whose clickwheel was so small it was hard to tell it to just go up or down one menu item, it was very frustrating to use honestly. The third gen was better cause the width allowed them to put a bigger scroll wheel so it was easier to move in small increments).
Hell, that argument is old for any device honestly that supports the remote (it's one of the few things I liked about the fifth gen nano which was my least favorite nano of the ones I had... it's probably the only reason I sold the third gen rather than the fifth gen that I got with the Macbook student thing). You don't need the controls on the device if you don't want to look, just use the remote.