OK, OK! So the conference is still two days away. But rumors are flying around the internet about whether Apple will or will not announce the much anticipated iPhone Nano.
All Macworld has to say is:
iPhone: The sequel: The next-generation iPhone will be released in the second quarter of the year. AT&T will prompt customers to upgrade by sending them frequent text messages informing them that their original iPhones are no longer cool…
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Not the kind of prediction we are really wanting to hear!!
Check out these two “mockups” of the iPhone Nano
AlleyInsider reckons:
Apple’s six-month-old, $400 iPhone is still the phone to beat in the wireless business. Would Apple want to broaden its appeal even further with a smaller, cheaper phone — say, around $200? We have no doubt that Apple’s phone lineup will grow this year, including a faster, “3G” iPhone. But we don’t think you’ll hear about an iPhone nano on Tuesday.
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Ben Reitzes (Market Analyst for UBS), predicted in December:
Perhaps at Macworld or shortly thereafter, we expect Apple to announce a lower-cost (or ‘nano-like’ option) along with a 3G option potentially coming later in 2008….
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iPhone Gizmo predicts that
the Nano will be passed over at the conference and that Apple will be aiming to keep the market hyped with novel “leading edge” product designs. iPhone was 2007!!
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We will keep you posted on the latest from the conference!