Apple Rumours floating about...Nano Redesign, iPod Touch...

[Cormier6083]

New iPod Nano Mock-up Takes the Sting Out of the New iPod Nano

1:50 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008 By Mark Wilson

I can't speak for everyone in the room, but I'm not all that excited about the possibility of the iPod nano returning to its long, skinny origins. Originally repulsed by the latest iteration of nano, the deformed, squat body won me over the first time I actually held it in my hand. And it instantly made the styling of its thin predecessor seem like a vanity device?a lipstick-like accessory, not something designed to easily play my music. Anyway, these concept mock-ups by flickr's Umpa reminded me that skinny is still pretty hot. Widen the screen a tad and I might be sold, again. Bonus shot:

You see, putting Wall-E on the screen makes the concept oh so much more convincing. And adorable.

[crazzy88ss]

For some reason, I just highly doubt apple would make the nano look like that for way more reasons than I list to care.

[booboo]

DAMN nice concept though.

[tsupersonic]

Damn that looks sexy. I always wanted for Apple to make exactly something like that

[Brian M. Veteran]

IMO, we have no chance of something like that, as it looks nicer than the touch, and it's hardly good business practice to have a cheaper product upstage a more expensive one.

[Impact]

I guess the new design isn't so bad, but I really like the design on the current gen.

[.Neo]

@The mockups

The clickwheel magically turns with the iPod? :p lol

[PyX]

@The mockups

The clickwheel magically turns with the iPod? :p lol

I was wondering the same thing as well...

(and that change from Neowave to .Neo was easy to notice, but from .Neo to .Reo while changing your avatar and your sig... it took me a while :p)

And now, with all these mockups and covers, there's no more reason to call it a rumour.

I mean, who would lose its time to do a mod to an older iPod, then create covers, or to photoshop so many pictures?

I'm not saying all these informations are true, like that strange iPhone interface fitted in an iPod nano, but the physical design of the device has to be true.

[Quillz]

Am I the only person who loves the nano 3G? I hated the long, skinny design. I just find the shorter, wider version to be much more comfortable, at least just for me.

Also, someone brought this up on MacRumors... Rarely, if ever, does Apple replace one gen with another one based on an old design. Yes, the materials change from time to time, but not usually the overall design. It seems like Apple clearly wants the nano to have an even larger screen than what it has now. Couldn't they accomplish this by simply making the screen larger on the current design, and either move the click wheel to the back (un-Apple like) or make it software based? (More like the touch.)

[MrFuji]

Am I the only person who loves the nano 3G? I hated the long, skinny design. I just find the shorter, wider version to be much more comfortable, at least just for me.

No, you're not alone :p although I admit that these mockups on the previous page look hot, even for a long and skinny iPod.

[Lqv2015]

I know technology moves fast, but I hate it when Apple release their iPod lineup so fast. It's buggy as hell when first release. Takes a few months for updates to be release & maybe finally it's running good. Then boom! Another iPod. Same can be said about iPod accessories. You wait months later to get a great case or any accessory. Boom! Another iPod that will only work with whatever new is coming out later. And it won't work with the older iPods.

I give Jobs a lot of credit for being great at marketing. They get everyone so giddy up for that "day" that people will automatically jump on & buy whatever they release. Bugs or not. Cool or not. Keep this up, they can release new iPods every 6 months & make even more money.

I know I don't have to buy every new iPod & Apple is a business and all. But that's just greed. Get your act together Jobs.

Edited August 29, 2008 by Lqv2015

[PyX]

What was so fast?

It's been a year now, and I think they'll go for new iPods every year, starting... last year.

If they had to make a new iPod every 2 years, they wouldn't follow the market, thus they would be incompetitive.

By releasing ipods every year they can update the design, make the hard drive or whatever bigger, change the components to make it environment-friendly, change the firmware, and create a new marketing buzz on the release day and on the next few days.

The last point is a good reason to release it every 12 months for them IMO. The other points are good enough for us.

[crazzy88ss]

I know technology moves fast, but I hate it when Apple release their iPod lineup so fast.

So you'd rather apple not be innovative and come up with great new ideas?

[Lqv2015]

So you'd rather apple not be innovative and come up with great new ideas?

How about focus on fixing the bugs on the current line-ups rather than just pushing new models out the door just for sakes of upgrading.

[PyX]

There are bugs on ipods? :p

No seriously, what have you encountered?

Also, when you encounter something, it is always better if you tell Apple, if it isn't fixed, it's probably because they missed it.

[Lqv2015]

There are bugs on ipods? :p

No seriously, what have you encountered?

Also, when you encounter something, it is always better if you tell Apple, if it isn't fixed, it's probably because they missed it.

Owners of the iPhone & touch knows what I'm talking about. Ever since I've upgraded to 2.0, nothing but crashes. 2.0.2 is out & it's still the same.

[osirisX]

Owners of the iPhone & touch knows what I'm talking about. Ever since I've upgraded to 2.0, nothing but crashes. 2.0.2 is out & it's still the same.

That's a software issue which they are actively working on. iPhone OS 2.1 is coming out next month.

[PyX]

Oh yeah, if you're talking about iTouch and iPhone, I've got one and I know what you mean. But they ARE working on a 2.1 firmware and you've got to admit that this firmware is actually a complete OS, thus it must be quite big, quite hard to develop, and contain a couple of hundred thousands of lines of code, if not millions.

As for the iPod nanos, iPod classics, and iPod shuffles, they're pretty much flawless according to me. Either people don't know how to use it, or they received a lemon, which they have to replace in store.

[MulletRobZ]

My old iPod Nano 2G only crashed on me once, which caused me to lose my music. Aside from that, it worked beautifully.

As for this upcoming one, I hope they do return to that long, skinny form factor, as the 3G version was just butt ugly! :D

[Alexandre.]

And i just bought an iPod Nano too =( Apple come out too fast with their releases.

[SkillsToShow]

The black ipod nanos in the previous page are awsome. If apple decides to make something like that that would be the 1st thing I would buy.

[.Neo]

And i just bought an iPod Nano too =( Apple come out too fast with their releases.

Once a year or so?

[instant.human]

man i always love these rumor-threats on neowin. seriously. =)

however, i never cared too much for the nano eversince i bought an ipod g5 to replace my 4gb ipod mini, which i loved (i had the rare gold one, it was rare in germany at least!) but always felt restricted because of the space...

i love how apple releases new ipods every year. i mean i bought mine in early... lets see... 2006 or 2005, i dont remember and i never felt the need to update. just buy one, sit back and watch technology evolve. and at the time you see the need for a replacement... go for it. and then again, sit down, relax and watch technology go its way. =)

[Wannes]

You can't believe anything ( completely ) until the product has been officially announced. At least, you can't in my opinion.

[instant.human]

^...as always. =)