Apple observers are predicting that the Mac maker's next generation of iPod music players will look very similar to the company's recently released iPhone.
Apple watchers Piper Jaffray released a report on Monday predicting that Apple will soon update its high-end iPod lineup with a wide-screen model that looks an awful lot like the iPhone, just without the phone and data connections. It's been a while since Apple released a new iPod, and rumours have been circulating for a long time that Apple has plans for a wide-screen iPod.
With the launch of the iPhone, Apple does indeed have that wide-screen iPod, but its hefty price and data plan requirements could turn off iPod users who just want that large screen without all the bells and whistles. Piper Jaffray estimates that for around US$299 Apple could sell a phoneless iPhone that runs Mac OS X and uses the same touch-screen interface as the iPhone.
