An Apple Mid, Tablet, or iPod XXL!

Well the iPhone Nano has been the toast of the MacWorld rumours, getting early and lot’s of coverage, thanks to not one, but two case makers, letting the rabid fanboys, get what they think is an early look at the iPhone Nano all be it fleeting.

From the Washington Post
The analysts still say it’s inevitable, the critics still say it’s unlikely, and the fanboys are still panting over mock ups and screaming, “yes!” However, this time there might be a little more to it. Vaja–a company that specializes in protective cases for mobile devices–briefly added an iPhone Nano category to its Web site, where you could pre-order a case for this non-existent Apple toy

Needless to say I’ve been skeptical about the Nano iPhone, for a long time, but the feeling around this  rumour seems to be moving from “glass half empty” to “glass half full” on this one. In a rather strange twist today, we’ve gone from minimise to supersize in one foul swoop.

How would you like a netbook sized iPod touch, what about a 7 to 9 inch screen? Well a little tweet from TechCrunch I saw this morning is pointing in that direction!

There’s been a lot of talk about an Apple Netbook, especially speculation as to when Apple would pick up on what has been the largest device growth sector of the last year. So six days out from MacWorld, Mike Arrington over at TechCrunch comes up with

We’ve got this from three independent sources close to Apple: expect a large screen iPod touch device to be released in the Fall of ‘09, with a 7 or 9 inch screen. Prototypes have been seen and handled by one of our sources, and Apple is talking to OEMs in Asia now about mass production

I’m not going to imply anything here, but independent sources close to Apple? Doesn’t really inspire confidence in me as far as this goes. The author is also known for his, shall we call it satirical look at all things tech. I’d have to say though, I think this would be a welcomed addition to the i family, and maybe give Microsoft a hurry up, in terms of it’s touch screen technology. Hit the Link to read Mike’s post, and be left wondering at the ramifications!

TechCrunch – Large Form iPod Touch

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