The dust hasn’t even settled from the initial iPad release, but rumors have already begun about a possible iPad Nano.

Faster, then smaller- that is the demand on tech from consumers these days. The iPad isn’t even a week old, and while a faster version is likely inevitable sooner or later, it now appears that a smaller version may already be in the works for a 2011 release.

Website DigiTimes is reporting that a 5 to 7 inch version of the iPad Nano could be out as soon as Q1 2011. The article also suggests a possible retail price of around $400.  The device would likely be aimed at the digital media market.

But don’t go putting your pre-orders in quite yet. Rumors of an iPhone Nano have been around since the initial launch in 2007 (and continue to circulate), and analysts went as far as to suggest technical specifications, release dates, and pricing.

Reports released today suggest that the actual first weeks sales figures of the iPad are closer to 600,000 than the initial opening day figures of 300,000. If the report of a companion iPad Nano due out by Spring of next year are accurate, this could spell trouble for HP’s Slate, as well as all the other entrants in the tablet market later this year.

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  1. Lynette Cadena at 7:58am 11th June 2010 what the heck? They need to calm down they just came out with the I-PAD. Let that become popular, once the sales start going down then come out with the ipad NANO. (DUHHH)
  2. ipad nano at 9:51am 20th May 2010 Its smaller than ipad tablet.
  3. ipad 16gb wifi at 9:49am 20th May 2010 I'm waiting for iPad nano.
  4. Ian Bell at 11:30pm 8th April 2010 I personally do not understand why Apple would do this? The current size is just fine, and the iPhone is a good portable alternative. Where would this smaller, iPad even fit in? What would it's advantages be?
  5. Nah at 11:24pm 8th April 2010 I believe it already exists... and it's called "iPod touch". Duh.
  6. james braselton at 8:20pm 8th April 2010 hi there that be alwsoume 5 or 7 inch i pad nano with a 128 gb solid state flash drive
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