Patent Reveals Next-gen iPod and iPhone Nano
- May 10th, 2007
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Now that the iPhone has almost arrived, Apple is starting work on a new version of the iPod and possibly the iPhone. A recent patent filing reveals a new full-screen iPod that uses touch controls located on the back of the device. A user will slide his thumb along the back to browse through menus while applying pressure to act as a “click” or “selection”. Feel me so far?
The technology in question makes perfect sense. If you have an iPod Nano lying around, grab it and look at the current screen. Your thumb would cover that display up, so a touch-screen on a device of that size wouldn’t really work. It looks like the infamous iPod clickwheel will return as a virtualized version too. Take a gander at the top right of the patent drawing and you’ll see a numpad, which could indicate an iPhone Nano or an iPod Nano with numerical input capability. Either way, the best idea for now is to just sit back, relax, and wait to see what forms out of all this.
Next Gen iPod and iPhone Nano [Unwired Review]
Jon (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I look forward to buying one of these cool gizmos… neat and functional!
Jon
Lalala
1 year ago
I love the idea of a iphone nano it’s better than that stupid iphone shuffle it’s the dumbest idea in the world so small I could touch it and it will break.
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Adrian Soroka (Who am I?)
1 year ago
honestly i think you guy should give a way a free i phone every month and if i may i would like on but how does that make me differnt form enyone else you ask ? well you see my current cell phone is crap and i need a new one the thing is i cant pay for a i phone and also ive’ bought about 10 i pod nanos and they have all craped out on me and i have payed the amount of the phone abut 3 times over and id much apperciate it if you did its just a shot in the ball park so i hope you get back to me (with a iphonenano)
thnx
adrian soroka
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a really smart guy (Who am I?)
9 hours ago
dont listen to this. it is a fake. Crunch gear is trying to get you to beleive about this and then it never comes out. You sue apple.Crunch gear wants you to sue apple they are scamming you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!