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Flash Based Video iPod in September?

Monday August 6, 2007 9:36 am PDT by Arnold Kim
Digitimes reports that Apple is said to be unveiling a 16GB NAND Flash-based iPod video in late September, according to sources at Taiwan-based component makers.

The new iPod video will use NAND flash as the major storage media, and will have a storage density of 16GB, according to the sources.


This could be consistent with recent rumors which point to a revised iPod nano with video playback capability. Apple's current iPod nano is a Flash-only device that tops out at 8GB of storage and will not play video.

Apple is holding a media event on August 7, 2007 but this is reportedly a Mac-focused event.
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RBilRamZ
59 months ago
This sounds like a great device. Just big enough to carry some music, pics and a movie or two. It just seems like it needs to come out in August, so people doing there back-to-school shopping can pick one up.
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RustyM
59 months ago
sounds great!
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kwood
59 months ago
That would be awesome especially if it had an LED backlit screen. Does anyone know if the current iPods have LED backlit screens?
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aswitcher
59 months ago
Would be very nice if true and if it basically has everything the iPhone has but the phone bit.
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Dagless
59 months ago
A video Nano? I find the current 5.5G screen okay for watching video, but a Nano screen is really pushing it.

I'm guessing-
16gb Nano, no video playback. Improved battery life. Or just a 16gb iPhone.
100gb iPod video with the "Blackberry" dimensions. Smallest capacity to go to 60gb, or just 30, 60, 100 variations. Possible wireless tech for some reason.
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Squonk
59 months ago
I'm thinking that 16GB is kinda small. Of course, my needs are to carry my full music collection around and not necessarily video...
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gkarris
59 months ago
I was at AT&T and I found the iPhone screen suitable for watching videos over my iPod. But the iPhone is a whole different thing.

Apple will have to make an iPod out of the iPhone screen in order to have a true Video iPod...
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Derwood
59 months ago
...let's just hope it brings with it a substantial battery life improvement over and above the existing 5G iPods. I've only had mine a year, have properly conditioned it, and I'm lucky if I get my journeys to-and-from work covered. Actually, that's probably a huge exaggeration. Fairer to say that it runs out on me more than I'd like it to.
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rockthecasbah
59 months ago

This sounds like a great device. Just big enough to carry some music, pics and a movie or two. It just seems like it needs to come out in August, so people doing there back-to-school shopping can pick one up.


The back to school promotion is used to get rid of leftover stock quickly. Apple usually does this: it gets attention right in time for the start of the holiday season and then they make a bundle.


It wouldn't be for me, but 16GB sounds like the perfect next step for NAND. Now let's see it released with some touchscreen video iPods and that'll really be something :)
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gusapple
59 months ago
I just think that there should be more space for this kind of stuff. Possibly this is an iPod Nano?
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