Next-generation iPod seems to be becoming iPhone-like at next month's release

In short, it seems that it is close if you consider things that pulled out the phone function from the iPhone ...... Is it just a handmade? Although I can not help thinking, since I'm sure about Apple, I do not think it would be enough to just do this, something more surprises should be waiting.

Details are as follows.
TechGear: An iPhone without the phone

According to the above article, according to the information from related sources via Taiwan, the next generation iPod will be announced and released next month, as if it operates like an iPhone Thing. That is, I cut down the phone function from iPhone.

Taiwanese information sources, which are the basis for this, are manufacturers of touchscreen type liquid crystal, which means they are taking orders for touch screen display for Apple's next media player, It seems quite expensive.

Although it is speculation to the last, perhaps this next-generation iPod is supposed to be running Mac OS X, and the price will be less than $ 300 (about 36,000 yen or less)? ... apparently ...