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This could quite possibly be the strangest iPod Nano accessory we've come across. Designed to look like raw beef, it even boasts its own package and label. Available now, priced at $66. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Apparently, a company in Japan is under the impression that you want to wrap your music player in a grade A lookalike, undoubtedly to the thrill of your vegetarian friends and family

MJair of Niketalk forums recently awoke to find his first-generation iPod Nano on fire, causing the smoke alarm to go off. Fortunately, nothing was damaged by the blaze. Click here for first picture in gallery.

On a quick panicked inspection of the room, an "orange glow" near his PS3 was seen. That orange glow was nothing less than a fire, approximately a foot wide in length

A modder decided to enhance the iPod Nano movie-viewing experience by stuffing the player inside a 70s-style slide viewer. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Formerly a 35mm slide viewer, the device was repurposed through a bit of Dremel to fit an iPod Nano (because it happens to have a screen size not so different from 35mm film)

Brian Lam recently got his hands on a Zune Flash and sets to find out just how practical it really is, when compared to the iPod Nano. Click here for more pictures.

More or less - the Zune has a 1.8-inch screen vs the 2-inches on the pod. Don't be fooled by the black border around the Zune's screen, which makes it look bigger than it is, but to Microsoft's credit, the black border helps the screen pop nicely

Brian Lam recently got his hands on Apple's new iPod Nano and provides us with his first impressions. Video after the break. Compare prices. First picture in gallery.

Gripes and design curiosities aside, this is the nano, and the best one yet. It'll make a great sidekick to an iPhone, a great present for those people who you don't love enough to buy an iPod touch for or an iPod you can watch video on but mistreat like you'd roughhouse an inexpensive shuffle. I'm using mine to protect the iPhone from battery drain and muggers

The crew over at iLounge managed to get their hands on an iPod Classic and lots of iPod Nanos, providing us with pictures of their unboxing efforts. Click here for more pictures.

So we know the new iPod Nano will sport a QVGA display and have built-in games, now check out Apple's latest ad. Video after the jump. First picture in gallery.

This is the moment some have been waiting for: a first look at the new 3rd-generation iPod Nano. Available in 4GB or 8GB varities, it features a 2-inch QVGA display and up to 24-hours (audio) / 5-hours (video) of continuous playback Click here for another picture.

The new displays have the highest pixel density the company has ever shipped, and it seems the extra-wide players will sport an "enhanced" UI with its own version of Cover Flow. The Nano will come bundled with three games, including a circular-Arkanoid rip-off called Vortex, and apparently you'll be able to purchase more from the iTunes store

Though we can't confirm the authenticity of these photos, they do look much better than the previous blurry shots. Would you buy a 3rd-generation iPod Nano if it looked like this? Click here for another picture.

Since we've seen so many photoshop mockups floating around the Internet recently, we are not saying these are the real deal by any stretch of the imagination - however, we love how these look, and a guy can dream, can't he?

A couple shots of the alleged 3rd-generation iPod Nano have surfaced on the internet over the past week, and they all seem to resemble the concept image shown above. Do you like it?

You already saw the allegedly—and obligatorily blurry— spy shots of the new jeans-pocket-sized iPod nano. Now here's a crystal-clear picture of how it would look like if the pics are confirmed to be real