Just so you know: there’s an iPhone nano rumor

Written on August 4, 2008 – 10:02 am
Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief

Britain’s second newspaper has thrown a rather interesting and spectacular rumor into the world. Supposedly, there are iPhone Nano’s on their way to thousands of Christmas trees all over the world. The Daily Mail reports that the little device will be launched in December.

The product will be launched in the UK at up to £150 - €190 - for pay-as-you-go customers by O2, states the conservative newspaper. An iPhone Nano will be the affordable alternative that is cheap enough for most people to give to their family and friends for Christmas.

If these rumors turn out to be true, two things will surely happen. Firstly, early adopters will be angry (like me). Secondly: time for the early majority: the iPhone is gonna be as common as the iPod - which partly owes its success to its stocking stuffer task during the joyful feast of Christmas.

But for now, it’s just a rumor. And not really a realistic one if you take the last paragraph of the Daily Mail article in account. A touch wheel on the back… are you serious?

One expert suggested the nano phone would have a touch wheel on the back and display on the front so that numbers would be dialled from behind.

UDPATE: also check out this article on Techcrunch. Foxconn is building 800.000 iPhones a week now. Are those iPhone Nanos?

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About the author: Ernst-Jan is blogger and co-organizer of BLOG08, who previously worked in New York to cover news at the United Nations. Next to writing, he's also a singer in the band Christina Five. Follow him on Twitter or read his personal blog Dutchproblogger.com .

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By Joop Dorresteijn on Aug 4, 2008

While mobile market is just one of the competitive markets Apple reside in, its definitely not the most interesting to mee. I would love to have a iPhone nano though :)

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By Jeroen Hermkens on Aug 4, 2008

Putting a clickwheel on the back and a touch screen up front would open a whole lot of new interactions, faster selection etc. Try it yourself with your iPhone.

Second point if they do not include touch in the iPhone nano but a clickwheel on the back than it can be much smaller. If I remember correctly Apple already has a patent with a click wheel on the back.

I wouldn’t be surprised.

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By Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten on Aug 4, 2008

I can’t find it now but I do remember a demo where someone put a touchscreen in the back of a gadget where you could see your fingers glide across the screen on the front. It actually looked cool and intuitive.

But I agree that this rumor sounds very unlikely, especially with Techcrunch story about Foxconn building 800.000 iPhones a week now. Or are those iPhone nanos too???

Source: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008.....es-a-week/

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By Steven Carroll on Aug 4, 2008

My former biz was design, manufacturing, distribution of electronic products. There is NO WAY that apple could pull this off. They are the kings of tech sure, but one cannot beat the logistical problems of manufacturing so easy. Products have to be plained typically 2 years in advance, thus it would make no sense to launch a new product so shortly after the second in this line, but it may be viable for next year (fingers crossed).

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By xadness on Aug 4, 2008

not to be even more confusing [or to get even more excited] but I heard that there will be TWO new ones brought out within half a year…

:)

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By Olivia on Aug 4, 2008

There is no Nano iPhone, it doesn’t have economic sense.
Iphone currently so cheap, why would bother to destroyed its market with lower and cheaper phone just like Motorola business model?

New product should be new computer with iPhone function and capability

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By Kim on Aug 4, 2008

Sounds suspiciously like the iPhone Shuffle

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