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iPod Another iPod nano 4G case released

[to the picture posted above]

not liking the center click button inside the wheel... :(
but the shape and size is awesome personally... :)
 
mogzieee said:
[to the picture posted above]

not liking the center click button inside the wheel... :(
but the shape and size is awesome personally... :)
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Are you saying you don't like the _idea_ of a center click button, or that you don't like the look of that particular style/iteration?
 
I've always hated to fatty, and I think it's great that they are going back to a more 2G'ish design! But until I see it in person I can't say if it's genious or rubbish...

I really hope it does something new though, video playback on 16/9 doesn't do it for me, unless it has a capacity boost or some cool new feature I'm sticking with my good old 2G Nano... :)
 
coolfactor said:
It'll be next week. This is return-to-school week, so they will want that out of the way first.
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True I guess.

My guessing is that this Spanish shop owner mis-read a handwritten note to stock them on their shelves on 10th Sept, the day after the rumored launch, though the mis-read, and put them up today, the 1st Sept...

Understand that?

coolfactor said:
Are you saying you don't like the _idea_ of a center click button, or that you don't like the look of that particular style/iteration?
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I don't like the way that it sticks out in the photo posted on page 3 of this thread - the idea of the click button is awesome, just not when it sticks out like in that photo...
 
Foolish people! Don't knock it 'til you've tried it, or at least until it's officially unveiled.
 
garyhoare said:
Yeah, but there used to be some discussion. Now it seems like 90% of the posters on this site just copy and paste" It's ugly." into every thread.

Frankly, it smacks of a viral, anti-Apple, propaganda campaign.

I mean, how upset can people really get about the slight rearrangement and re-proportioning of a circle and a rectangle? -- especially when no one has seen it yet?
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I get your point. If I were a more reasonable person I wouldn't feel like I do but this redesign actually puts me into a homicidal rage. If they do this I will switch to windows and buy a Zune. Steve are you listening?!?! :)
 
coolfactor said:
It'll be next week. This is return-to-school week, so they will want that out of the way first.
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I'm thinking the Special Event won't be until Sept 9th, either. I think we won't see any major changes with the iPod line, except for the new elongated Nano with the turned widescreen and the backlit, visual display clickwheel. The other iPods will jstu get a capacity increase and/or price reduction. Maybe a colour change or two, but I don't think so.

The Mac notebook line will be introduced but they won't be shipping until october. I'm getting this because there is still no one selling Montevina mobile chipsets. And sicne the other manufacturers so considerably less notebooks that Apple in the consumer market for these new high-end chips, the production won't be ready this month.
 
The negativity is juvenile.

We won't know how it looks or works until it is out. Those old photos of the case CG and actual product are still most likely fakes/clones, though this confirms the general shape.

I personally don't think a curved screen is a good idea, unless Apple compensated somehow. It could still be a curved case with a flat screen.
 
JML42691 said:
I won't if this proves to be true, I am not at all a fan of the curved screen with the long-vertical design, whenever I look at this design I am reminded of the Zune which I hate. If Apple goes through with this, then it will just seem like a knockoff of the Zune.
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I wasn't aware the Zune had a curved screen... did they change it recently? :rolleyes:
 
emmab2006 said:
Throws up ..... the 4G Is VILE bad move apple ... its vile..
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This is an understatement. It's truly a look at where Apple may be headed with industrial design. Leaving simplicity behind and copying off of their ugly 3rd party vendors and Microsoft.

I can see the rumored future Mac Books and Mac Book Pros looking remarkably like Dells and HPs but with less hardware and more cost.

Seriously bad move Apple, if this turns out to be true, very very bad and awful move.
 
Lesser Evets said:
The negativity is juvenile.

We won't know how it looks or works until it is out. Those old photos of the case CG and actual product are still most likely fakes/clones, though this confirms the general shape.

I personally don't think a curved screen is a good idea, unless Apple compensated somehow. It could still be a curved case with a flat screen.
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Sort of like how other Apple products have gone with the curved edges?
 
Real or not, one design element I am not liking is this rounded/tapered thing Apple is doing.
Take the cueved backs of the iPhone 3G - has prevented me from upgrading from my original iPhone. Now, when/if using on a flat surface, the device wobbles. Annoying. Who thought this a good idea?
Thus, I would not be a fan of a nano you couldn't sit on a table & use sans wobble.

Fail.
 
miamialley said:
I don't get the market for this product. Just buy a touch.
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Cons of Touch compared to Nano:

— More expensive
— To large for jogging
— Battery doesn't last as long
— Can't be controlled without looking at it
— Too complex/too many featires

The Touch has plenty of pros compared to the Nano, but one device does not fit all.
 
What seems weird/awkward to me is when you are watching in widescreen that the controls (Menu, Forward, Reverse, Pause/Play) will still be in the same position. I would think that Apple would design it so that when rotated the controls would also rotate properly.
 
ryanwarsaw said:
Sort of like how other Apple products have gone with the curved edges?
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This is a bit more drastic since the entire case is rounded into an iris/almond shape instead of the bullnose type edges.

It IS odd they have all these cases on display and not one product to fill into them, but odder things have happened. The shop might not know the product isn't actually released that fits the case.
 
You don't even have one and say it wobbles? Well I do and here is a clue for you: You don't need to push the screen hard enough to make it wobble. I just tried and had to push it way harder than I would ordinarily to produce a wobble.

Your little "FAIL" at the end is exactly what people are saying is juvenile, moronic and uncalled for.
 
bperkins said:
What seems weird/awkward to me is when you are watching in widescreen that the controls (Menu, Forward, Reverse, Pause/Play) will still be in the same position. I would think that Apple would design it so that when rotated the controls would also rotate properly.
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Who says they won't?

lazyrighteye said:
Take the cueved backs of the iPhone 3G - has prevented me from upgrading from my original iPhone.
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But it feels better in the hand... which is where people use it. Well, almost everyone.
 
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