Brenneman: New Photos of Camera-Equipped iPod Nano Casing Surface

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

New Photos of Camera-Equipped iPod Nano Casing Surface

last april, taiwanese site apple.pro posted photo of appeared ipod nano hole in rear casing said camera. second photo showing casing other side surfaced month later, appearing show clipless design device , claiming carry 1.3-megapixel camera.

apple made no changes design of ipod nano in september of last year, instead opting update software , lower pricing on 8 gb , 16 gb models. idea of camera-equipped ipod nano revived in november publication of may 2010 patent application on speaker design appeared show hole in ipod nano's clip in same location rumored camera hole seen in leaked photos.

apple.pro reports [google translation] series of new photos have surfaced showing camera-enabled ipod nano casing in more detail. new photos show device retaining clip-on design metal housing camera assembly protruding of main case , sitting flush hole in device's clip.

design allow apple squeeze camera current diminutive form factor of ipod nano moving of lens , sensor hardware outside of main casing still within overall device envelope utilizing small portion of gap between device , clip.

given design camera-equipped ipod nano has been floating around time , did not make appearance during last october's update, unclear whether design still in works apple or if has been scrapped reason. company had introduced low-resolution video-only camera on previous ipod nano form factor, removed feature when redesigned device smaller, ipod shuffle-like form factor in 2010.

apple patent application filed in late 2009 suggests apple has interest in equipping current ipod nano design camera, offering 1 example of environmental sensor used allow device display screen savers , other content relate device's environment such current weather or other factors.

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