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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.
What about the keyboard images? They were available all over the place and I don’t think Apple Legal took them down.
U! G! L! Y!
You aint got no alibi!
You Uglay!!
You Uglay!!
Yo mama says you uglay!!!
@ M.X.N.T.4.1
Maybe it’s because selling keyboards is not a core Apple business?
These kinds of leaks scare me. FSS is going to be firing a LOT of people soon.
FSS…? I mean FSJ
If this is the new form, then will this work with the Nike+ sensor?
“FSS is going to be firing a LOT of people soon.”
I had no idea the Florida State Seminoles were in that much trouble.
I don’t think a takedown is proof of an actual product. I think Apple’s just as concerned about their name being attached to something not real as they are about premature news of real products.
Love it…I want…oh wait, I already have an iPhone. Whatever, I want anyway.
“Fatboy Nano”
Quentin Cook, Jr.?
Woody: Good point. If Gizmodo claimed to have photos of a new, brown, brick-like iPod that squirted censored WMAs, Apple should release the Apple Legal hounds on them.
well, once in a while, Apple makes a mistake…this would be one of them. I have been trying to figure out why I don’t like this new look (if real). I think it is because I don’t like the form of a widescreen rectangle inside a square form with a circle look. Not attractive at all. If it doesn’t sell very well, they will pull the plug on it about a year after…like they did with the Cube (although I loved the design of the Cube). Well see.
Just because Apple Legal has pictures taken down doesn’t mean they “confirmed” it…
stupid…
Generally, Apple only sends their legal bulls after web sites when the thing on the site is the real thing.
Me no like. The elongated elegance of the iPod mini, then nano is completely lost here. Yuckola!
Let’s hope Apple releases the widescreen iPod sans phone.
The current nanos fit in my pocket perfectly. Without the casing, just a thin cover on the screen so it doesn’t get scratched.
Fatboy nano is going to snap… it’s interesting, but I can’t see how that’ll fit in my pocket, considering that my ass is worked up to be stiff and hard, and that the current nano has a perfect width to the curvature of the smoothness of my ass.
Or what about my arm, when I wear that band to go jogging… oh I think I’ll just gain a few extra kilos, for fatboy nano to fit nicely…
In a surprising move, Apple Legal has decided to post an image in response to the images of rumored Apple products. Apparently, it’s a crude drawing of an Apple Legal proposal for new sentencing guidelines.
I do not think this is real
As the play/pause button would be unusable in docking situations, ie, car adapters, sound systems (HiFi)
Nice Zune Jr. wannabe. Still needs more buttons and decals.
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MDN word: hell. As in ‘The soon to be released Zune Jr. will put a hell of a dent in copycat iPod nano sales.’
A thought…
MAYBE this is the standard iPod with solid state flash storage instead of the hard drive?
I gots t’ agree: UGLY!
9to5mac is full of BS.
Consider this: what if the width and thickness match the current nano, the screen size is the same, and the click wheel size is the same. It’s basically the same nano, only shortened to take out the extra deck space on the front.
Now it really would fit completely in the watch pocket on your jeans, and wouldn’t be subject to bending when you sit down. Also, it would still fit in most people’s dock adapters, transmitters, etc. And if the capacity went to 16GB, it would become a lot more compelling.
After all, the nano isn’t designed for pictures, videos, etc., which is why it has such a small screen. If you want those things, get the regular iPod.
FatBoy only works as an addition to the current line. Nano-a and Nano-v perhaps?
if those iPods have a touch screen, why would they have a clickwheel ?
…the obesity problem in america is getting outta control?!?
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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.
ChrissyOne,
Absolutely (though I sort of like them).
Know that iThink about it the design is better. The problem I have with my 2005 Nano is it feels like its going to brake in my hands. I have big hands(better to do mind melds with) and with it being wider that problem would go away. They should also keep the colored aluminum body.
Live long and prosper,
Gotta call BS on this one. With the success of the touch software on the iPhone, why would they have a button set and sacrifice the size of the screen? They could double their visual real estate in the same footprint and add features at will without being limited by the input device. The only new iPod I expect to see with buttons is the Shuffle. However, if the next Nano has buttons I don’t believe it will have video as well.
Doesn’t make sense – I don’t believe it’s real.
I think the new style is good, makes for a widerscreen, and I personally have always thought the Nano’s were too small for my hand. Original iPod, too big, iPod Mini – good fit, 5 G iPod good fit, new fatboy nano – looks to be a good fit. Maybe they’ll chop the price off the regular Nano and keep them if you want 2 Gigs of memory and no video. The current Nano is still probably the best for kids 6-12, if you want a screen.
Horrible for a Nano.
Not-so-bad for a Shuffle.
Once again, Apple takes a decent idea and uses it in the wrong way or, in this case, on the wrong product. For some big name products (AppleTV, iMove 08, and now this), it seems like for this last year SJ has been doing this a lot – losing his focus. Or maybe he’s stopped listening to other talented people around him (I can’t believe Jon Ive would have anything to do with this fatboy iPod).
As the StarWars prequels proved, when someone is lauded as a ‘genius’ for too long, people aren’t willing to tell him when he isn’t wearing clothes anymore. And when that happens, the creative process – taking a good idea and refining it in the crucible of debate – simply breaks down. The you wind up with a “JarJar Binks” or “Midiclorians” … or perhaps a squat, fat, iPod Nano.
Jobs already had quite a strong say on what was and wasn’t produced by Apple, but if he’s become the ONLY voice … well, that might explain things like this. He sure as Hell isn’t listening to his customers (iMovie 08) or paying attention to overwhelming market trends (AppleTV w/no DVR or ability to play a DVD). Of course the latter may be because his new BFFs are Hollywood CEOs.
Anyway, if this is the new Nano, along with the reported feature boost, I hope a nice juicy price drop is in the cards to entice everyone disgusted by the looks.
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It will definitely be interesting to see how this one plays out.
Sweeeeet! I’m going to buy this just to store my extensive collection of Jim Croce “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” re-mixes. You wanna hear Godsmack sing “Bad Bad Leroy Brown”? I got it. How about Gwen Stefani’s rendition? It’s all right here. William Shatner absolutely nails the song, but occasionally gets confused and says “Nimoy Brown”. I also have the London Symphony Orchestra edition too!
Can’t wait! I’m gonna be the coolest dude at the gym with my “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” collection! MDN should host a Jim Croce Day!
Fatpod LOL XD !!!!
It looks like a scaled-down version of the big iPod. Why would it be “ugly,” unless you think the big iPod is ugly? I think it looks cool and makes sense. My only question is about scale. How big is that screen?
cut the iphone in half, both size and spec, click wheel to scroll ur number sync with itunes and address book looks like not just a ipod nano but poss the nano phone cut costs on form factor use same case less production cost in tooling = more profit , try that for a concept (i will be 100% wrong but what the hell sounds possible)
Say hello to iPod Zen. Ugh.
It can be used for ad campaign against junk food.
It’s funny, I was watching Incredibles with my son last night and realized where I saw the new Nano before — it’s very similar to the receiver for the homing device, sans antenna.