Is this iPod Nano 6?
Sep 1, 2010 Apple
Is it how the new iPod Nano 6G look like? Though the new iPod Touch 4G and iPod Nano 6G are not release yet, accessories for them are being sold in Alibaba. All these tip us that the new iPod Nano will have a square body, instead of rectangle.
Personally, I think a mini iPod Nano is really bad!
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Tags: Apple, iPod Nano, iPod Nano 6G, iPod Touch 4G
Is this for iPod Touch 4G?
Aug 28, 2010 Apple
Picture above was previously published on China mobile phone community, sj.91.com. The website claims that these are accessories for the new iPod Nano and iPod Touch 4G, manufactured by X-doria.
If it is true, we will then see a hobbit version of iPod Nano. iPod Touch 4G maybe maintains the rounded corner of previous version. The little hole on top right of the case seems made for built-in camera and flash light. Probably not, it could be made for built-in speaker. 
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Tags: Apple. iPod, iPod Nano, iPod Touch, iPod Touch 4G
iPod Shuffle Only Works with Apple Earphone?!
Mar 16, 2009 Apple, MP3 Players
Guys at Boing Boing dissects the earphones of the new iPod Shuffle, and found a tiny chip, coded 8A83E3. It could be just a normal chip that read and transmit a button click to a digital signal. As the new iPod shuffle has no button on the device, all the functions are controlled by its earphones. It seems Apple is making advantage from its 70% of the market share. The company can make a decent revenue by just turning the earphone chip into a licensing scheme!
By adding such a chip to headphones, Apple could force third-party manufacturers to pay fees to make headphones for its iPod Shuffle—after all, the device has no controls, so normal headphones are useless.
[ Boing Boing via CrunchGear ]
More reading:
iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen Reviewed by CNet
iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen Dissected by iFixIt
iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen Deals
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iPod Nano 2G Clone Hits Malaysia!
Nov 20, 2006 Apple, MP3 Players, Related News
Oh my god, iPod Nano 2G cloned is now available in Malaysia! I discovered it while browsing the local tech forum, Lowyat.net (ya, I’m Malaysian). It is even printed with Apple logo! If you are an Apple fanboy, please buy the original iPod Nano 2G
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How to disassemble iPod Shuffle 2
Nov 4, 2006 Apple, MP3 Players, Tips & Tricks
iFixit recently published a complete guide on how to disassemble the world smallest MP3 player – iPod Shuffle 2
Well, let skip all the dissassembling process. What I want to know is what the heck inside this tiny thing!
On the top of its circuit logic board, you can see five button sensors, ARM chip and data cable ribbon. No idea about the ARM chip, but it has the number: 337S3300 844A N05WDK01 0642 ARM
The bottom of the board has a Li-ion polymer battery and headphone jack plug, which is most impressive part of iPod Shuffle 2. The plug is multi-modal and switches between USB, analog audio, and possibly power modes. Read the rest of this entry »
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