If you’ve been planning to buy an iPod any time soon… don’t.
As we previously reported, it looked like Apple is planning a media event for September 9th. Well those rumors have picked up even more speed, and now reports are coming in from multiple sources that Apple has allowed stocks of the current models dwindle to non-existent levels, if not allowing them to be completely unavailable.
None of this has come as a really big surprise as Apple has used an early announcement in September for the past four years to announce line refreshes to the iPod family of devices. While last year’s upgrades were pretty disappointing, this year seems to have some definite bite to it. Rumors are all over the place that the iPod Touch and iPod Nano lines will be receiving cameras, and there are even some rumors that the iPod Classic, the last iPod to still use a hard drive, may be getting a camera as well. The Classic rumor seems a bit far-fetched, but we’ll see.
In short, if you are in need of an iPod, wait another week and a half and see what exactly Apple is announcing for this year.
