Kevin Rose (of Digg and Pownce) posted an image of what is supposed to be the next iPod Nano on his blog and confirmed many of the other rumours that have been bounced around the cloud this past month. He also posted a video entry, with him personally describing all that we’ll hear in the September announcement Apple informed their shareholders about.
According to Rose, we can expect to see a complete revamp of the iPod line — including a significant redesign of the iPod Nano, that looks a little like a thinner 4GB/8GB Zune, and small cosmetic changes to the iPod Touch. The new Touch will be the first device to carry the 2.1 firmware out of the box. iPhone users will most likely have to update from 2.0 manually via iTunes.
We can also expect a new version of iTunes, with added features that, according to Rose, “deserve the 8.0 name”.
In the video entry Rose also mentions that Apple intends to bring down the prices of these players significantly, so as to prevent the iPhone’s new US$199 price-point from cannibalizing iPod sales.