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AppleInsider is really on the ball with their unboxing pics. They have posted some high quality pictures of the new iPod classic being carefully removed from it’s cardboard home.

Apple is about to release it’s new iPod nano over the weekend and the staff at AppleInsider have already posted some great unboxing pictures. It’s being called the Fatboy, AKA Tubby, because of it’s new wider and shorter size.

Of course this new size is to accommodate a widescreen display capable of video playback.

More details on the new nanos are expected over the weekend as they become available.

Apple announced their financial results for the 2007 third quarter. They have set many new records. Here are some of the more interesting results…

- Net profit of $818 million.
- Last year’s profit for the same quarter was $472 million.
- 1,764,000 Macs sold. (33% growth)
- 9,815,000 iPods sold. (21% growth)