Suspected next iPod Nano redesign leaked
August 24th, 2008Apple, Digg, iPhone, ipod, ipod nano, iTunes
Kevin Rose, the mastermind behind the social bookmarking/news site Digg, has just announced to the internet that in roughly a month (give or take a week) the iPod Nano line will be redesigned. The new (4th generation) iPod Nano will revert back to the 2nd generation iPod Nano’s rough shape, but with a gently curved profile. The screen will also be in widescreen format, but positioned vertically.
Also, since the iPhone line has seen a large price drop from the original to the 3G, its iPod cousins will follow suit with a significant price drop (woohoo!).
Beyond the minor cosmetic changes to the iPod touch, iTunes is moving up to 8.0. The upgrade is tagged as significant enough to deserve the “8.0″ grade.
I can’t wait - this will be a huge improvement over my old first gen Nano!
Here’s Kevin’s video:
The most interesting thing about this to me is that Digg in the person of Kevin Rose is doing what in the old days (circa 2005) journalists used to do: break news. Is Digg the new news paradigm?
On the other hand, check out this comment to cnet by jscott418 August 24, 2008 3:54 AM PDT
I second everything said about Kevin Rose. Digg has become not about really good hidden stories. But about redundant stories nobody cares about. You can go to the site almost everyday and find a story on Linux and how great it is. Or how somebody did something stupid. Its not news, its not even good conversation. This comes from a guy who sits around drinks beer and talks about these stupid stories on a podcasts! He’s old enough to get away from the fraternity lifestyle and start acting like something better.
I have rarely read about any predictions that were really close to what Apple does in new products. They do a very good job at keeping the lid on those things. Yes, almost anyone can predict a product line change. Even someone who sits around and drinks in front of a camera.
Cool Stuff! Love the new design.. You really got a great web 2.0 look..
Much of the new Ipod Nano.. lol!
Wow, the new iPod looks decent… and it’s sleek!
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