The nano gets bigger

Posted by T3 Online on Fri 21 Apr 2006

At least where storage capacity is concerned. According to Apple-watchers, 8GB and 10GB versions are on the way.

In the wake of the iPod touchscreen delay, Apple will be launching new 8GB and 10GB iPod nanos in the summer. At least that's what Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is saying.

Munster's reasoning is that, as the touchscreen iPod will likely not now appear until next year, Apple needs to launch something eye-catching in time for the lucrative run-up to Christmas - and bigger capacity nanos fit the bill nicely.

Apple itself has hinted that iPod prices are due for a spot of pruning. "We expect [the average iPod selling price] to be down a little bit in the June quarter," said CFO Peter Oppenheimer recently. Reading between the lines, this doesn't necessarily mean that iPod prices will drop, but that Apple could be predicting increased sales of the cheaper Shuffle and nano models.