iPhone Nano To Be Launched By Christmas?

the-s-dog writes writes to mention that while there have been many people wishing on a star for an iPhone nano, it seems that at least one UK news pub is confident that it will happen, and in time for this Christmas no less. Still completely unfounded rumor, but an interesting possibility. "Apple is about to launch a 'nano' version of the hugely successful iPhone. It is expected to be in the shops in time for Christmas. The product will be launched in the UK at up to £150 for pay-as-you-go customers by O2, the mobile phone group owned by Spain's Telefonica. 'This will be a big one,' said an industry source."

iPhone SJ version

[Anonymous Coward]

When does the Steve Jobs version ship? The one with the brain implant that lets you control and direct the iPhone with your mind? Oh wait. Crossed wires there. That's actually the version that has the brain implant but you can only do what Steve Jobs tells you to do...no, wait. Or is the version with the home lobotomy accessory? I get so confused. I keed! I keed! I'm hankering for the next iteration of the iPod touch myself. mm hmmm. hmm hmmmm hahahahHhAHAHah! I worked in "touch myself"!~!! I rule. No seriously. I want an iPod touch for the apps and wifi but I don't want to pay the $30+ a month for always on access.

Screenless cellphones...

[dotancohen]

...are a bad idea. [screenlessphone.com]

Re:iPhone Slider

[StreetStealth]

If Apple ever does offer an iPhone with a physical keyboard, it won't be a new version of the phone, and it definitely won't have hinges, slides, or latches.

It will be an accessory. Most likely a minimalist Bluetooth-based slab that you set out on the desk.

Re:oh well

[DerekSTheRed]

I have a blackberry and my wife has an iPhone. I am very jealous of her iPhone. The speed of the internet alone makes me want to dump my blackberry and get a new 3G.

Re:This might once have been possible

[p0tat03]

The varying hardware feature set (camera, microphone, etc.) between the iPhone and iPod Touch are already diverse enough to make software marketing a bit dicey

If you poke around the API you will find that Apple has included ways to check the existence of various hardware capabilities (as well as network connectivity). Presumably they've already thought about devices that support different hardware profiles. For example, it is ill-advised to try and initialize the camera without first checking if it is available.

but I can't see Apple introducing a major new variation to the UI for smaller screens along with a whole new set of targeting constraints for developers.

Doubtful they will, but the same UI will work at different resolutions and screen sizes. I suspect the people who have hard-coded the screen width into their apps will be screwed at SOME point.

Re:Oh, how user friendly!

[PacoCheezdom]

Or, you could use a touch-wheel to dial a phone number like ... a rotary phone dial! It would be such a novel concept.

Re:This might once have been possible

[LWATCDR]

One has to ponder the idea that the next IPod Touch might come with a camera and maybe a GPS.
Why not make your touch your camera as well. A camera on a media player isn't any dumber than on a cell phone.

Re:Bend over Apple Luvers...

[socz]

I disagree, it isn't flame bait... My reaction to the title of this article was "YES! They're gonna get screwed AGAIN!"

No one is perfect, but damn, apple keeps burning its customers with phones! I'm too cheap and poor to be buying the latest phone, but at least my HTC mogul (aka titan, ppc 8600) has lasted a while and held it's value more or less over time.

All i want

[Reed Solomon]

Is for a nokia style flip phone with an original iphone style scrollwheel and monochrome or minimalist screen similar to regular ipods, that uses mini-SD memory. that's all. Is that too much to ask for?