Apple September: New iPod nano, iTunes 8, cheaper touch and Blu-ray?

Jonny Evans
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August 23, 2008
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 Digg’s Kevin Rose has kicked in with his latest pre-Apple announcement rumours.

- Curved iPod nano with horizontal screen

- Price cuts and revamps across iPod range

- iPod touch gets small changes, but gains software 2.1 as standard (no need to pay for that upgrade).

- iPod range to use price to differentiate from iPhone

- iTunes 8 (big update, new features - subscription services anyone?)

- Blu-Ray soon in OS X 10.5.6

Watch what he has to say after the break.

 

Comments (13)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 23, 2008 - 6:40am

nice nano .. add that with nike+ and nice show .. daaayum

crtaylor (not verified) | August 23, 2008 - 7:10am

Apple especially needs to get support for Blu-Ray. That is one thing Adobe still has over Apple in the video department. Also, I really hope they drop the price on the Macbook line come September so I will not have to settle for my mother getting a PC notebook.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 23, 2008 - 8:11am

Boy, I hope they DO NOT use a curved screen like that!

I am a mechanical engineer for consumer medical products, and twice our marketing group demanded a curved screen on a new design. Twice we got TONS of customer complaints about reflections interfering with viewing.

You can see it in the photo from this article. If you have a curved screen, you WILL have reflections, NO MATTER WHAT, unless you are in a completely dark room.

Big mistake if true.

9to5Mac R33t (not verified) | August 23, 2008 - 4:33pm

Exactly what struck me looking at it. :( Going with a more matte finish on the glass to reduce the glare would fuzz the picture a lot.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 23, 2008 - 9:01am

i think the ipod is going to have multi-touch screen, just watch the web page of electronic arts about the game "spore origins". this game is announced to be for iphone, ipod touch and ipod so i cant understand why apple will put such a terrible scree in nano.

also i believe that the special event will be in september 4th because a lot of games and apps from big companies are announced for this day.

Also i hope a bog macbook update to get in the aluminum mac line.

i don't like a zune-like ipod!!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 23, 2008 - 9:13am

nice call on the game release day

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 23, 2008 - 11:15am

I would not like that plus it looks to much like the fake nano that is sold here http://www.brandsmart.com/ProductViewer.aspx?c=1005&m=0&sc=1042&pg=1&pgs... but that is also 1/3 of an inch thick

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 24, 2008 - 2:40am

where's the new macbooks?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 24, 2008 - 4:34pm

Apple going back to the older form factor is a TERRIBLE idea. I like the current nano form factor, and it would be better for Apple to release a "3.5G" nano that looks like the current model but changes the circuit board for longer battery life and offer 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB storage capacities for the player.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 25, 2008 - 9:41am

Actually I'm glad Apple is going back to the slimmer models, the fatboy nanos always put me off. As b/c I like to jog with the first gen nano in my hand, sold my 3rd gen b/c it made that very uncomfortable.

CHarlie (not verified) | August 24, 2008 - 4:59pm

You are full of SHIT.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 25, 2008 - 2:51pm

That Video And Pic Would Have Been Taken Down By Apple Legal By Now.
My Verdict... Its Fake!!!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 25, 2008 - 8:51pm

or is it... (just kidding its defiantly photoshopped the reflection is one of the presets in adobe photoshop, then add slight distortion and wala.