Digg Founder Predicts New iPod Nano

Digg founder Kevin Rose has posted a "leaked" photograph of a new iPod Nano on his blog, along with details of updates across the iPod lineup. It's kicking up a lot of dust in blog-world, but we're not so sure. Rose (who we love on DiggNation, by the way), has a history of rumor-mongering before expected Apple updates. The trouble is, he's usually wrong -- remember his prediction that the iPhone would have two batteries?

According to Rose's blog, the new Nano will look like the picture above, a kind of cross between the 2G Nano and a MacBook Air. But according to his video (below), the widescreen will run across the Nano, not in portrait but in landscape format.

Rose also throws in a few easy predictions, most of which are obvious to anyone with a brain and a pair of eyes: iTunes 8.0 will contain new features that will make it a worthy "point release" (yes, which is why it is 8.0 and not 7.8). Also, the iPod Touch will see "small cosmetic changes" and come with a 2.1 software update. Best of all, Rose says that the whole iPod line will drop in price so as not to lose sales the the $200 iPhone. That's right: Apple will take a hit on its most successful line in order to sell less iPhones. IPhones which generate an estimated $500 plus each for the company after carrier subsidies are counted.

We'll soon be able to check the accuracy of Kevin's sources. He says all this will happen in the next two to three weeks.

New iPods Coming Very Soon [Kevin Rose via Apple Insider]

by Charlie Sorrel for Wired.com