Rumor: Next iPod nano to Bring Back Camera

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Apple may be planning on including a digital camera in its seventh generation iPod nano, just as it did on the fifth generation model. Word of the new nano camera rumor comes courtesy of Apple.pro and an allegedly leaked photo showing what looks to be a camera lens cutout in what otherwise could be a sixth generation iPod nano.

Assuming the rumor is legit, Apple has apparently found a way to pack a camera into what is already a cramped case considering the sixth generation iPod nano is nearly the same size as the iPod shuffle. What isn’t clear from Apple.pro’s photo is how users will snap photos with the nano, or what Apple plans to do about the large belt clip on the back of the device.

Including a digital camera in the next gen nano doesn’t seem overly likely especially since the company dropped the camera when it released the sixth generation model. For now, this rumor seems like little more than a clever idea, and since Apple doesn’t comment on unannounced products, it should be taken with an appropriate dose of salt.

[Thanks to 9 to 5 Mac for the heads up.]

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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