A September 5 announcement of new iPods is the current tip from the Apple rumour mill.

The chatter is not completely consistent, but it seems that replacements for the current nano and ‘full size’ iPods may be on their way.

A key feature of the new models is that they are tipped to run a cut-down version of the OS X variant that drives the iPhone. The idea of a touch-screen simulation of a click wheel has been circulating for months, but it seems likely that at least one iPod will retain the traditional wheel. That doesn’t rule out the possibility of a full-screen iPod with a virtual click wheel.

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