iPod nano 6's firmware shows TV out, leftover video support

In spite of dropping video support from the new iPod nano, a new exploration of the shipping firmware hints that Apple has photo slideshows and has left code for video support inside. Checks by TUAW show code for TV out for photos as well as captions, subtitles and other features that would normally be needed only for video. The movie code is most likely material that wasn't pulled during ...

iPod nano code hints at possible video playback

It may not be anything more than a bit of excess or leftover code, but it looks like there's at least a hint of some possible video playback capabilities lying deep in the code for the new iPod nano (the internal settings property list, to be specific). As discovered by Erica Sadun over at TUAW , that includes options for things like TV subtitles, captions and alternate audio, and even a fit-to ...

iPod nano (sixth generation, late 2010)

No iPod model has received as many makeovers—both minor and dramatic—as the iPod nano. (Perhaps not coincidentally, no other iPod model has sold as well.) The original nano was simply a scaled-down version of the standard iPod—tall and thin with a shiny, steel back and a white-plastic front, but the first revision gave the nano an all-aluminum body. The third version brought a short-and-wide ...

iPod touch (fourth generation, late 2010)

You know the story by now. For many, the iPod touch is the iPhone without the phone and GPS features--no cellular voice calls, no texting, and no EDGE or 3G wireless service. The remaining features that the two have in common (or lack) is often how the iPod touch is judged. In the case of the fourth-generation (4G) iPod touch--available in 8GB ($229), 32 GB ($299), and 64GB ($399) capacities ...

Apple iPod Touch 2010 (8GB)

The iPod Touch is the best iPod yet, offering all the fun of the iPhone experience without a carrier contract or monthly bill.