Rumor: Apple patent points to "iPhone nano?"

If the iPhone nano is in the works, I dont think that the patent is a direct clue to it. Moreover, after introducing a revolutionary multi touch technology, I think a nano would sport more than a simple rotary mechanism.

Ive put in some detailed opinions in my blog here:
http://abhishek-myspace.blogspot.com/2007/07/apple-iphone-nano-hoax-or-reality.html

I saw this the other day on www.deviantart.com thought I would share it for you guys here is the link

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/48259160/?qo=1&q=iphone+shuffle&qh=boost%3Apopular+age_sigma%3A24h+age_scale%3A5

-Tim-

Looks like a way of inputting numbers into a boring old 5/5.5G iPod. An input for a calculator perhaps?

Firstly this looks more like the "lock" that they already use on their iPods. Secondly this patent was *not* filed "today", unless by "today" you mean Nov. 1, 2006. Way to actually read the patent.

I'd rather see an iPod that could access the internet, maybe even make VOIP calls over wifi (maybe an additional feature download/hardware attachment, like an iTrip), no contract, no AT&T. Less of a phone replacement, more like an internet enabled iPod that can make calls on occasion. And maybe a camera attachment! (Sold separately).

I won't be happy until the iPhone Shuffle is released. Imagine - setting up a call list that you can either call in order or flip a switch and make calls at random. Throw in some friends, your boss at work, and your relatives - random calling gets a LOT more interesting. And with the current 4GB iPhone being $499, the iPhone nano would fill the $199 to $299 range. The iPhone Shuffle should be a nice $129 for a 1GB version.

Hey Apple! How about something I can run with? I can't count the number of times I'm out running and miss my friends calls. I dont want a $600 bulky sweat band.

The current iPhone *is* an iPhone nano. It comes in 4 and 8 GB. The iPod nano comes in 2, 4, and 8 GB. Thus the current iPhone is the iPhone nano.

iPhone shuffle? And it would no doubt randomly dial people from your addressbook, right?

Does an iPhone shuffle call people at random? If so, this is old hat - my Nokia does this already when it's knocking around in a pocket :-)