A recently leaked photo purportedly shows Apple’s seventh-generation iPod nano with a camera hole, though the report remains unverified.
Per Apple.pro (via Google Translate), a leaked of the alleged next-generation iPod nano was posted on Saturday. However, the author of the report was quick to note that he was unable to verify the authenticity of the image.
The author also hedged the report by asserting that the image was posted mainly for the fun of speculation, especially given that the time difference meant it was still April Fools’ Day in America. As such, no outlets have been able to effectively vouch for the veracity of the rumor and is including it here for discussion purposes only.
The report does, however, remind readers that the website has correctly leaked each of the previous six generations of the iPod nano in past years. The author speculates that Apple could follow the same pattern as with the last design of the iPod nano, where a camera was added during the update from the fourth-generation iPod nano to the fifth-generation without major changes to the form factor.
The addition of a camera to the next iPod nano could be an attempt by Apple to appease critics. Some initial reviews of the sixth-generation iPod nano were disappointed by the lack of a camera, noting that Apple had “given and taken away.”
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.