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Apple may be working on an Apple iPhone Nano, if current rumours are to be believed. Although talk of an iPhone Nano has been around since as long ago as August 2006, nothing concrete has ever emerged about such a device…until now.

Actually, I say concrete, but there’s nothing all that strong to go on. The current rumour is based on a patent application by iPhone accessory company Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO), who’ve patented a design for a “telephonic portable digital media storage and playback device” (i.e. an iPhone dock). What’s exciting the fanboys is that the patent contains a diagram showing a phone whose features are remarkably similar to an iPod Nano.

The speculation surrounds the purpose of such a patent. MacNN asks:

“Why else would a prominent iPod/iPhone accessories developer invent and patent this design and/or form-factor if it weren’t to be a coming reality?”

Well, as someone who holds a patent for work commissioned by Orange that never saw the light of day, I’ll tell you…after the jump.