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Inside the Third Gen iPod Nano

Posted by Zonk on from the peek-under-the-hood dept.

ahess247 writes "When the leaked photos of the 3rd-gen iPod nano first hit the Web it quickly took the nickname 'little fatty,' but fat could be better used to describe Apple's profits on the project. BusinessWeek reports that a teardown analysis by iSuppli finds that it costs Apple only $58.85 to build the 4-gig iPod nano, and $82.85 for the 8GB version. The analysis also reveals some of Apple's suppliers, about which it is usually very tight-lipped. Synaptics is back as the supplier of the click-wheel technology, beating out Cypress Semiconductor which had it previously. Also of note: The same Samsung CPU chip that powers the video and audio in the nano is being used in the iPod Classic as well."

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  1. Big ol' mug by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Of apple-flavoured piss, right in your face. YOU FUCKING APPLE BITCHES

    1. Re:Big ol' mug by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Apple users fall into three categories:
      1. Out and out fags.
      2. Closet and "secret" fags.
      3. Catholic priests.
      Apple is the gayest computer of them all.

      Sincerely,

      Fr. Randy O'Day, S.J.
    2. Re:Big ol' mug by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Mocking the Jebbies? You're going to hell, young man.
      Besides, the Jesuits don't molest little boys - they're into the black bitches.

    3. Re:Big ol' mug by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      AC writes:". . . Besides, the Jesuits don't molest little boys - they're into the black bitches."

      And spanking. Don't forget the spanking. Lots of spanking and discipline.

  2. Tor like oatmeals! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Tor like oatmeals!

  3. Losing a lot of money by LoverOfJoy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Man, they must be losing a lot of money. All the ads I see for them say, "Free ipod nano!"

    Maybe they're hoping to make the money back in itunes sales?

  4. FANBOI? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I heard Shaun Earsom is one of the biggest Apple Fanboiz alive. Hes fat. A coward. a true coward at that. And he would like nothing more than to have a mouthful of a japanese mans balls. He overly worships anything japanese. If Apple ws japanese he would totally shit himself. I know for a fact he has tasted a mans sperm more than once. If you look at you tube .. he is the exact look alike of the fatass starwars fanboi doing the light saber fight alone. because he has no friends. Just another knowitall fat wannabe japanese apple fanboi. nothing more. BTW.. he only wishes to date asian women. fuckin weirdo.