Images show unreleased first-gen iPod touch prototype with glossy black design – 9to5Mac

Images have actually appeared on Twitter this weekend using a take a look at an unreleased first-generation iPod touch model. In these images, the iPod touch includes a glossy black finish on the back, which the leaker states is the “same finishing as the 2013 Mac Pro.”

Apple launched the first-generation iPod touch in September of 2007, and it was upgraded yearly until September of 2010, after which updates became a bit more sporadic. The first-generation iPod touch that Apple eventually launched looks rather a bit different than this prototype.

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Apple ultimately selected a mirrored finish on the back of the first-generation iPod touch, which resembled other iPod designs at the time. The current-model iPod touch, which was upgraded in May of 2019, features a matte finish on the back– a design that initially concerned the iPod touch in 2015. Its definitely more resilient than the mirrored finish of the early iPod days.

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The dripped iPod touch prototype images this weekend, which come via the Twitter account DongleBook Pro, reveal that Apple considered a shiny black finish for the back of the device. At the time, this shiny black surface would have been a new design language for Apple, but ever since, weve seen it surface area in a number of various items. The iPhone 3G ended up including a shiny black design, as did the 2013 Mac Pro and the jet black iPhone 7.

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The leaked iPod touch prototype images this weekend, which come via the Twitter account DongleBook Pro, reveal that Apple thought about a shiny black finish for the back of the device. Apple eventually opted for a mirrored surface on the back of the first-generation iPod touch, which was similar to other iPod designs at the time. The current-model iPod touch, which was upgraded in May of 2019, includes a matte finish on the back– a design that initially came to the iPod touch in 2015.