A Mac website has obtained what's believed to be the first proven genuine photo of a fourth-generation iPod nano, days ahead of its launch.
True to the leaks, the new flash-based iPod is tall and has a tapered shell at the front and back which is reminiscent of the MacBook Air. The report claims that the new nano is wrapped entirely in aluminum, but that it will come in "more vibrant" colors than the light-tinted models on sale today — one of which is the coppery orange that was used for the second-generation iPod shuffle.
Throwbacks to the new model's close cousin, the second-generation iPod nano, are also in evidence elsewhere: the dock connector is once again offset from the center, and the packaging is the same clear, tall plastic case.
Fourth-generation iPod nano. | Image credits: MacNN.
MacNN provides little else to fill in details of the product itself but is convinced the updated iPod nano will not only be announced at next week's "Let's Rock" event but that it should be ready to sell almost right away and thus mirror many of Apple's more recent product launches. The site also warns returning students that the new models won't qualify for the back-to-school promotion from this summer that ends on September 15th.
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Hmmm.... Tall and slender... Looks suspiciously like a phone handset to me... iPhone nano, anyone?
- Jasen.
Hmmm.... Tall and slender... Looks suspiciously like a phone handset to me... iPhone nano, anyone?
- Jasen.
Not a chance.
And we're suppose to take their word for it because...?
It may well turn out to be true, but how is this any different than any other 'confirmed' rumour?
No mention of the clickwheel buttons? I would think it would be remiss of Apple to offer the same Zune experience as their Zune 4/8 with the printed buttons being sideways when watching videos in landscape mode. Besides that, the Zune has a better UI than the Nano and Classic.