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“Ironically, the only sure way to know the truth in an Apple rumor is to receive a takedown notice from Apple Legal. That’s what happened to both Gizmodo and Apple news site 9to5Mac, who posted leaked images of a new, big screen iPod Nano,” Charlie Sorrel blogs for Wired.
“The Fatboy Nano will play video and come in matt black, silver, cranberry, light blue and light green,” Sorrel reports.
Full article here.
Gizmodo is running an online poll, “What do you think about the rumored new iPod nano?” along with a larger image of the rumored next-gen iPod nano here.
9 to 5 Mac’s post (with imagery removed) along with reader comments here.
i dub thee “fatboy©.”
lol.
Why am I thinking this is what the new regular iPod will look like and not the Nano? It seems like a shrtened iPod with Video, not a Nano.
Grrrilla, I think you’re onto something. This is gonna be like a shuffle with a screen!
And for those who doubt this is real, I’ve never heard of Apple Legal acting on something that didn’t turn out to be true.
The people on this board seem to be clueless. How can they make the nano screen bigger without making it wider? For the price of the nano, you get a screen close to the size of the current video iPod. This make way for the current video iPod to transform into an iPhone without the phone feature. I for one think this nano looks great. I hope the back is metal. It will look great with that matt black front.
Although … a wider form factor than the current nano would make more sense for video viewing.
I think the colors and shapes are ugly. How can that thing feel good in your hand? I’m glad I got a 2nd generation when I did. Ugly iMacs and now this? Apple is losing its touch.
If this is real, then I’m going to get the current Nano.
Me don’t like.
I knows me some ugly…
and you, you is ugly!
(thanks to Ze)
U G L Y.
The image, however ‘real’ it claims to be, does not make sense.
The screen ratio is neither 16×9 nor 4×3.
If it were designed to play video, don’t you think it would have to be one or the other? (and most likely 16×9?)
its not that wide.. it just looks wide because its shorter… you will all love it and buy one… haters shutup
Come on, people!!! Both these pictures and the video of the new UI are REAL! Apple Legal doesn’t ask sites to remove these things unless they are real. Can anyone name a single instance where it was not a real product? And, don’t say the Jason O’Grady Asteroid incident, because in court Apple admitted it was a real product under development.
Thanks, Dave Viet, for the compliment!!!
Just because Gizmodo and 9-5 claim Apple made them take down the images they are automatically believed by everyone. Apple made them remove the images!!! Oh yeah? Says who? Bogus. The whole bit is a sham. This debate is stupid.
Fat Boy???? Methinks Apple is making a real bomb this time.
I honestly dont think that these are new NANO shots…..
I believe that Apple will go to a 4 iPod platform
The Shuffle, Nano (maybe a bit shorter), the thing up there will be a new flash based video iPod, and the iPhony touch iPod that has a HDD for massive storage.
the above images fit for a mid range video ipod that isnt for the hard core
Doesn’t look as good as the current one. I just hope that, it is NOT as wide as it looks.
Across the Universe isn’t on the Beatles Love album
I don’t think these are ugly at all. And it’ll be nice to have a screen.
Eww.
Between the decidely negative reaction here to this iPlod, and the overwhelming dissing of iMovie ’08 (warranted or not), the frequent trolls on MDN should have ample evidence that we’re not all a bunch of glazzy-eyed supplicants worshiping at the Apple iAltar.
I agree – this thing blows.
What makes me think it is a fake:
The original posting of the image is a blurry photo shop file.
The album art is crooked/slanted.
The song “Across the Universe” is not on the Love album.
@ Grigori
Don’t forget those crappy glossy iMacs!!! ;P
This looks too much like a Creative Zen. Its too fat and ugly to be a Apple product. Probably a internal Apple joke leftover from last april fools.
If you think about it… it is the simplest design possible to have the click wheel and decent size screen as close and small as possible. I like it.