iPhone Nano Plans Leaked

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Documents released on the US Patient and Trademake Office website today show a new concept from Apple for a tiny touch-phone, but will this possible "iPhone Nano" look anything like its big brother?

The Apple iPhone, still unreleased for at least another month, has been causing quite a stir among the tech-savvy internet community for nearly a year. It comes as no big surprise that next-gen iPhone concepts, speculation, and discussion is already running rampant online.

The documents filed by Apple Computer Inc., form part of a patent application, showing a nano-sized device with a non-touch screen on the front and traditional scroll wheel around the back. The perceived idea is that as you touch the scroll wheel, the display shows semi-transparent controls on the front.

Apple's new "clickwheel" concept is also force sensitive, meaning a light touch will make the iPhone's menu selection hover, while a firmer prod makes a selection.

You can check out Apple's lengthy patient application here, Who knows, iphonenanocommunity.net may be just around the corner!