Briefly: new iPod shuffle ad, iPod nano 2G clones, configurable input system patent

Apple posts new iPod shuffle ad:

Apple has posted a new ad for the second generation iPod shuffle which was announced on September and is available since earlier this month.

The new ad features "Who’s Gonna Sing?" by The Prototypes.

Check it out here!

iPod nano 2G clones found in Malaysia:

A blogger has noticed that there are already clones of the second generation iPod nano, released last September.

The author, who has Malaysian origins, found these iPod 2G clones in "a local tech forum" and asks people to not buy it.

Configurable input system patent

Hrmpf has found a new patent named "Configurable Input System". It recently was filed by Apple at the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office.

It consists of a touch sensitive pad on which the user may add modules with controls dedicated to an application. For example, it can be used to convert a laptop's keyboard to a mixing desk or to add a second button to a trackpad.