New iPod Nano to Bring Back Slim Design?

One possible design for Apple's fourth-generation iPod nano, on the right, as compared to a Microsoft Zune music player.
The next generation of the iPod Nano might be getting a slimmed-down makeover, according to a report.
iLounge believes it has hit on thr design for the fourth-generation iPod Nano, reporting that Apple plans to bring back the thinner iPod Nano design of years past but in a taller package that's a nod to the screen size of today's "fat" iPod Nano. Video would play in landscape mode, borrowing from the landscape viewing mode of iPhone and iPod Touch and delivering a 1.5-to1 aspect ratio.
The fat iPod Nano was a bit controversial when it was first introduced, but people seem to have gotten used to the idea. Last year Apple redesigned its most popular iPod in line with its increased focus on video in the iTunes Store, as the screen size on the early thin iPod Nano was way too small to comfortably watch video.
The new design also reminded iLounge of Microsoft's Zune flash player, although to be fair, that Zune player seemed to remind people of the original iPod Nano design when it was released. In any event, the Zune didn't seem to make much headway in the past year against the fat iPod Nano design.
Apple has held a September iPod event the last several years, and we're pretty sure they'll have another one on tap this year, with a revamped iPod Touch likely to accompany a new iPod Nano. In support of that suspicion, Applelnsider is reporting that resellers have been told to expect shortages of iPods and Macbooks in the coming weeks.

Review: JC Matthews 7" Digital Photo Frame

It's very slick-looking, with its black exterior and white marbled border.
The picture quality appears bright on the 800x480 resolution screen but the pictures do lack some of the crispness of some similar priced frames on the market.
Importantly it has a great field of view allowing you to stand almost anywhere in front of the frame and still see the pictures clearly.
It comes complete with 128MB of on board memory which you can copy your photos onto easily with the supplied USB cable. Otherwise it also comes complete an inbuilt card reader which accepts CF, SD, MMC, XD, MS/MS and USB memory cards/sticks which can be plugged in and used.
On top of displaying photos this digital photo frame can also play accompanying audio (MP3's) or video's (AVI's). The sound quality from the two built-in 1.5W speakers is average which is similar to other similar priced frames and to be expected with such small speakers.
The device can be setup and managed by using the onboard buttons or using a remote control. The setup itself was very easy as all you need to do is plug in the power, slap in a memory card and say go.
Advanced features like setting up the power save function or adjusting the colour are easily found using the remote. The supplied user manual is very logical and easy to follow.
Overall it's a good frame. What it lacks in image quality it makes up for in easy of use and a good field of view.
The JC Matthew's 7-inch photo frame is available at Noel Leeming with a RRP $179.