With the September 2010 Apple media event just days away, here’s a quick team round-up of our takes on the likely product introductions.
Victor Agreda: I’m betting on an iPod nano with touchscreen (because flicking is the new scrolling), and an iPod touch with a camera and retina screen. As for the “One More Thing?” How about a digital shelf in iTunes for your music for MobileMe subscribers? I’m expecting a new iTunes supporting this feature (and more) later this year.
Megan Lavey: I’m with the crowd on the iPod nano and iPod touch rumors, but I think if the smaller-form nano is true then the shuffle will be quietly retired. I will go out on a limb and say that if there is no iTV/Apple TV mention this time, it’ll be there in January. I think “One More Thing” will be a cloud-based subscription to iTunes, of which the seeds are already there.
Erica Sadun: My money rests on a 4th generation iPod touch and a new nano. I’m expecting the touch to introduce a camera (with FaceTime), retina display, and A4 chip. I’d also like to see iTunes get updated, possibly centered around features arising from the Lala streaming music acquisition. My outlier is an iPad refresh, shipping around November with device options that leverage a newly seeded 4.2 iOS beta.
TUAWTUAWxperts: September event predictions originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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